Title
Horse Drinking Water
Creator
Year/Period
c. 1970s
Region
Acquired in Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 61.0 x 60.0 x 21.5 cm
Accession No.
2018-00769
Collection of
Credit Line
Collection of National Gallery Singapore. This acquisition was made possible with donations to the Art Adoption & Acquisition Programme. © Aw Lee Lang of Aw Pottery
Aw Eng Kwang was born in China and studied art there. He founded Aw Pottery Studio in mid-1940 and developed it into a famous art centre in Machap, Malaysia. His natural creativity and strong techniques in ceramics led to the success of Aw Pottery. This work is a stylisation of the horse with its elongated neck that reaches to the ground to feed. The angular forms are cubistic while the bent hind legs bring a sense of movement and vitality. The horse as a subject matter is unusual for Aw who is more known for his figurative sculptures. The sculpture was cast without metal support that demonstrates the technical ability of Aw as a sculptor.
