Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Birds Singing Contest (Pertandingan Suara Burung)
2005, oil on canvas, 21 x 19 in
Subject
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
This is the largest of Tan's worlds, and the most varied. On one side lies the observed countryside: padi fields and farm mornings, buffalo and cowherds, the slow work of planting and harvest. On the other are the symbols he carried from Chinese painting into oil, doves and carp, lotus and roosters, orchids and sparrows, painted for their old associations of peace, prosperity and purity. Together they are the two engines of his art: memory of a vanishing rural life, and continuity with a tradition that does not vanish.
112 works
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Duck Farm (Before USM was built in Sungai Dua, Penang)
1983, oil on canvas, 75 x 124 cm
Mr Goh Choon Eng
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Feeding Ducks No. 1
c. 1981, oil on canvas
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Feeding Ducks No. 2
c. 1981, oil on canvas
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Feeding the Ducks / Untitled
1966, oil on canvas, Framed approx. 27 x 22.25 in; image approx. 18.5 x 23.23 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Feeding Time (Waktu Makan)
2003, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Feeding Time (Waktu Makan)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Frolicking Pigeons
c. 1981, oil on canvas
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus (Bunga Teratai)
1998, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus (Bunga Teratai)
2002, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Mating Season (Musim Mengawan)
2002, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Morning Dew
2010, oil on canvas, 38 x 48 cm
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Morning Glow (Cahaya Pagi)
2005, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Orchid & Sparrow (Bunga & Burung)
1998, oil on canvas, 14 x 21 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2001, oil on canvas, 19 x 21 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2001, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2005, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2005, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1995, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Prosperity Carps (Ikan Karp)
1998, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Prosperity Carps (Ikan Karp)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Prosperity Carps (Ikan Karp)
2004, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Returning Home (Kembali Ke Rumah)
2005, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Sparrows and Orchids
2009, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Sparrows Haven (Sekawan Burung)
1992, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Year of Roosters (Tahun Ayam)
2005, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature