CHEN Wen Hsi (Dr) 陈文希
Visual Arts,
Accession Number 000369
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 17
Total Reels
- Pitt Kuan Wah
Interviewer
- 07:55:37
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 17
Metadata
- 24 Nov 1983
Recording Date
- 00:28:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. His childhood. Received primary education in birthplace. Attended secondary school in Swatow. Why he decided to go to Shanghai. He became a student of Shanghai Art Academy. What he learned at the academy. His lecturers at the academy. Why he decided to transfer to Sin Hua Art Academy in Shanghai.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 17
Metadata
- 24 Nov 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:26
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Why he rejected offer to stay in Thailand. Prices of his works at palace exhibition. Returned to Singapore, became lecturer at Chinese High School. His teaching methods. Why oil painting was unpopular. How he helped students with potential. Exhibition of Chinese High School students' works was very successful. Some of his outstanding students. Retired after teaching for 20 years.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 17
Metadata
- 1 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
His method of painting pictures. Types of brushes and Chinese ink. Correct way of rubbing ink stick against inkstone to obtain Chinese ink for his works. How he mixed colours. Ingredients used in making colours. Process of making Xuan paper. Types of paper used for drawing paintings. Type of paper which he liked to use when drawing paintings.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 17
Metadata
- 5 Jan 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His views on shortcomings of Chinese paintings; how to improve on them. Famous artists whom he admired for figure paintings. How to paint the four limbs of human beings. Details on how to paint birds. His advice for young artists - there is no short cut to success. Points that he paid attention to when painting animals.
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