Title
Construction Site
Creator
Year/Period
1950
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 126.5 x 85.5 cm,
Frame size: Unframed
Frame size: Unframed
Accession No.
2003-03340
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the artist’s family
Born in Fujian Province, Liu Kang (1911-2004) received his formal training in Shanghai Academy of Fine Art, where he was exposed to Chinese paintings. In 1928, he went to Paris where he was influenced by art movements such as Fauvism and Post-Impressionism. Not only was he one of Singapore’s pioneer artists, he was also a leading figure in the Society of Chinese Artists and the Singapore Art Society. In 1970, he was awarded the Public Service Star for his contributions in the field of art.From the 1940s to 1950s, Liu travelled widely in Malaya to paint the people, their way of life and the landscape. Rebuilding was everywhere in post-war Malaya and here, Liu depicts labourers hard at work at a construction site.
