Take a stroll in the Painting. Immerse your senses in a colourful Southeast Asian market by the sea. Listen to the bargaining. Smell the salted fish, Taste the Nasi Tumpang. Play Congkak with the kids. Peek into the attap house but beware of a grumpy cat! This roving installation is a collaboration with National Gallery...Continue| Art + Travel of YC
Once upon a time, the legendary fish with red heads and dark bodies thrived in the clear waters of the Singapore River. Many years later, migration boats arrived. Many immigrants settled on the river banks. Villages, quays and bridges were built. Soon, the River was crowded and polluted. The fish was soon rarely seen and people forgot about them. An old man who missed the fish. He was also inspired by the firewood he carried on his boat. So he decided to paint his boat with a bright red head...| Art + Travel of YC
The Mural at Lau Pa Sat at Boon Tat Street, painted in Feb 2024. This mural marks the 200th year of the establishment of the ‘Old Market’, and the 130th year of the building now known as Lau Pa Sat. From a fish market by the sea, it has evolved into an iconic day and night hawker market in the middle of Singapore’s business district, all which sit on reclaimed land. The panorama morphed whimsically across two centuries. From shoreline to skyline, from day to night, from local to interna...| yipyc.com
The Kampong Gelam Mural, located at 92 Arab Street, depicts the history and culture of Kampong Gelam. It was painted in a span of 25 days in Aug 2023. On one wall, it depicts Kg Gelam’s early days by the seafront. Then, the Sultan Mosque had a Nusantara-style pyramidal-roof. The Istana was the Sultan’s palace....Continue| Art + Travel of YC
The mural is at the back alley of 58 Arab Street (off Baghdad Street). For a very long time, the units were filled with wicker and rattan basket shops. They were iconic and very photogenic. They all closed just before Covid hit. To remember the iconic sight, the house owner who commissioned the mural, requested...Continue| Art + Travel of YC