By Professor Quan Zheng Huan, 1993
A fine art graduate from Beijing Central Academy of Arts & Design, Aw Tee Hong has successfully held 14 exhibitions over the last two decades featuring works of a wide variety viz., water colour, oil painting, portraiture, mural, wood carving and sculpture.
Whatever the medium Aw Tee Hong's works have always been very well received. His paintings have not only adorned the offices of many government departments and private corporations, they have also been presented to foreign dignitaries as gifts. Apart from these, Aw Tee Hong's sculptures and murals also occupy pride of place at major MRT stations, government buildings, commercial complexes, schools and stadiums across the island.
Aw Tee Hong has produced masterful works in a broad spectrum of art forms that are indicative of his versatility and inventiveness. These qualities mutually nourish and fuel Aw Tee Hong's untiring mission to bring forth new and more exciting breakthroughs for the art-`loving public. His forthcoming exhibition will be another opportunity to catch a glimpse of Aw's pioneering spirit.
High on the summit of Huangshan where the pine-lined majestic peaks merge seamlessly with the rolling clouds to form a picturesque panorama, Aw Tee Hong traveled with seven Singapore artists in May this year to fulfill a lifetime aspiration to witness and capture through his own brushstrokes the stunning majesty of Huangshan.
One glimpse at Aw's Huangshan paintings, his patrons will quickly come to the appreciation that Aw Tee Hong has once again successfully broken new grounds for Singapore art. (Aw Tee Hong Water Colour Exhibition in Beijing).
