HO Ho Ying 何和应
Visual Arts,
Accession Number 002060
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 23
Total Reels
- Yap Wee Cheng
Interviewer
- 11:34:28
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 23
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- 13 Oct 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:20
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Childhood experiences that moulded his character. Mother's death when he was young made him independent. Life in Hainan, China. Japanese attacked Hainan. Fled from Hainan. Stayed in St. John's Island upon arrival in Singapore. Stayed with a relative who worked for the Governor-General before joining father in Kuala Lumpur. First impression of Singapore. Studied in a private Confucian secondary school.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 23
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- 13 Oct 1998
Recording Date
- 00:29:01
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Elaboration on his Confucian secondary school in Kuala Lumpur during Japanese Occupation. Terrifying experiences during the Occupation. Japanese surrender. Looting in his village after the surrender. Swimming experiences. A drowning incident. Was known as the fighting king in the village when young.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 23
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- 20 Oct 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:33
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Art lesson in the Confucian secondary school. Followed father to Singapore. First impression of The Chinese High School. Great influence from art training in The Chinese High. Outdoor painting lessons on Sunday. Encouraged by Chinese High's Art Exhibition in Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Inter-school arts competition in 1955 which he won first prize. Academic subjects. Taught in Fu Hua School in Jurong after Senior Middle School. Outdoor painting at Tuas. Bought a motorbike. Chen Wen Hsi's influence on him. Members of Chinese High Art Society.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 23
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- 20 Oct 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:26
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Art talents in The Chinese High School. Learnt art theory and developed his own theory. Discovered his talent in painting. Relationship with siblings. Mother passed away when he was young. Never wanted to be a professional painter. Urge to receive university education. Was enrolled into Department of Modern Languages and Literature in Nanyang University. Financial status. Ceased study for a year to teach in Kuala Lumpur. Did not get involved in student demonstration. Different art ideologies in the 60s. Art students were divided into two schools of thought in Chinese High.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 23
Metadata
- 27 Oct 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:03
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Continuation on the criticism he faced in the 60s for his abstract painting. Importance of creativity in modern art. Criticism from the papers. Painting was vandalised during the exhibition. Support from some other groups. Modern art was only accepted by the public in the 90s. Recruited by National Community Leadership Institute as an instructor. Objective of the Institute. Reason for not becoming a teacher. Training at the Institute.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 23
Metadata
- 17 Dec 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Mentioned Director R.A Ravi, who was supportive of his painting. Was given two classrooms to be his studio in the National Community Leadership (NCL) Institute. Painted lots of expressionist kind of painting during this period. Thought that painting and theory should merge. Activities in the art scene in the 80s. Difference between English and Chinese educated instructors at NCL. His work at NCL. The change in teaching medium in NCL. How he met his wife.
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