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TPH Tan Peng Hooi painter of Penang

Works · by style

From realism to abstraction

The 1999 catalogue title From Realism to Abstraction is the artist's own map of this spectrum. His work runs from close observation, through cubist construction, towards abstraction. Style is recorded as a tag, not a folder, so a work can be found here and in its series and subject alike.

Realism

233 works

Close observation: the harbour, the village, the padi field seen and set down. His dominant mode across six decades.

Oil painting titled Ah Quee Street by Tan Peng Hooi, 2009.
Penang and harbour life

Ah Quee Street

2009, oil on canvas, 46 x 51 cm

Private collection

Oil painting of the Ayer Itam temple in Penang.
Penang and harbour life

Ayer Itam Temple

oil on canvas, 53 to 53.5 x 72 cm

Private collection (sold at auction)

Oil painting titled Boat Gathering by Tan Peng Hooi, 2006.
Festivals, figures and community

Boat Gathering

2006, oil on canvas, 46 x 51 cm

Mr Alan Cheng. Singapore

Oil painting titled Bountiful Catch by Tan Peng Hooi, 1990.
Fishing villages and the sea

Bountiful Catch

1990, oil on canvas, 46 x 56 cm

Dato' Dr. Tan Chong Siang

Oil painting titled Bountiful Catch by Tan Peng Hooi, 2009.
Fishing villages and the sea

Bountiful Catch

2009, oil on canvas, 39 x 63 cm

Mdm Yeoh Goay Chye

Oil painting titled Catching Fish by Tan Peng Hooi, 1996.
Fishing villages and the sea

Catching Fish

1996, oil on canvas

Mr & Mrs Loke Gim Tay

See all 233 realism works

Cubist works

12 works

Faceted planes and interlocking forms, keeping the atmospheric warmth of the landscape tradition. The direction his recent series continues.

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2005.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2005, oil on canvas, 48 x 53 cm

Private collection

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2008, oil on canvas, 39 x 43 cm

Dato' Dr. Tan Chee Khuan

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2008, oil on canvas, 39 x 43 cm

Dato' Corry Yeap DIMP

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2008, oil on canvas, 39 x 43 cm

Dato' Dr. Tan Chee Khuan

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2008, oil on canvas, 39 x 43 cm

Mr Tan Kim Oh

Oil painting titled Fishing Village by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Fishing villages and the sea

Fishing Village

2008, oil on canvas, 40 x 43 cm

Mr Ewe Eng Kah

Oil painting titled Lotus by Tan Peng Hooi, 1999.
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature

Lotus

1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in

Oil painting titled Rhythm Of Music by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Festivals, figures and community

Rhythm Of Music

2008, oil on canvas, 48 x 53 cm

Dato' Gillian Teh

Oil painting titled Zoo by Tan Peng Hooi, 2008.
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature

Zoo

2008, oil on canvas, 39 x 43 cm

Mr Tan Kim Oh

Abstraction

2 works

The furthest point on the spectrum, where the motif dissolves into movement and colour.

Oil painting titled India Dance by Tan Peng Hooi, 2006.
Festivals, figures and community

India Dance

2006, oil on canvas, 31 x 41 cm

Dato' Abdul Rahim Isahak