Yong mun sen biography of martin

Yong Mun Sen is one of the most iconic Southeast Asian artists of the 20th century, Yong Mun Sen (1896-1962), also an instrumental figure in the academy’s founding history. Yong Mun Sen in Nanyang 楊曼生與南洋 traces Yong’s story and role as a visionary artmaker and educator. A luminary who took life as a source of daily inspiration, he was keenly observant of his surroundings, and acknowledged the beauty of where he dwelled through his practice. His works display technical finesse, compellingly reflecting the cultural, societal, and economic progress of his time . This book is a 224-page publication with over 100 full-colour images of the works and accompanying essays that provide insights into the life and work of Yong Mun Sen. Articulated through a collaborative effort that is both about art and education, the research, reflections and thoughts by Southeast Asian art historians and academics including Yeo Mang Thong, Simon Soon, Bridget Tracy Tan, and Lok Tok feature in this seminal tome.

  • Yong Mun Sen in Nanyang

    • Yong Mun Sen, b. 1896, d. 1962 Untitled [Self-portrait] Malaysia (undated) Oil on canvas LASALLE College of the Arts Collection, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore [Source]

    The Edge Galerie sums up his career as follows:

    “Father of Malaysian Painting” Yong’s birth name was Yong Yen LangSchooled in China at the age of 5 years, where he learned calligraphy Painting style is a combination of Chinese ink brush painting and a Western color palette. Competent in Chinese ink, oil and watercolour Moved to Penang in 1920 and lived there for the rest of his life Founding member of the Penang Chinese Art Club and helped set up the Singapore Society of Chinese artists (elected Vice President), 1935 Set up Tai Koon Art Studio (Chulia Street) in 1992 to display paintings and as a studio for photography, which he later moved and renamed in 1930 to Mun Sen Studio (Penang Road) Proposed setting up the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1937. The Singapore Society of Chinese Artists accepted this proposal and NAFA was set up in 1938 Patronised by governors and commissioners (inc. Mr Malcolm MacDonald) Inspiration was mainly from nature and people
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    chocolate chip banana muffins and Yong Mun Sen

    Hanifa Haris

    Muffins complete me. you can have them for breakfast, as a snack, and my fav: add some ice cream and you've got dessert. mama bear had some bananas lying around that were ready to be baked, I had been craving banana bread, so my chocolate chip banana muffins came to life. 

    I’ve paired these chocolate chip banana muffins with Yong Mun Sen. Yong Mun Sen is widely known as the Father of Malaysian Painting he trained in formal Chinese brush painting and calligraphy. He was one of the founders of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, then Malaya.

    prep time: 15 min

    cook time: 1 hr

    yields: 12 muffins

    ingredients: 

    • 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed

    • 1/3 cup melted butter

    • 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)

    • 1 egg, beaten

    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    • 1 teaspoon baking soda

    • pinch of salt

    • 1/2 cup of chocolate chips

    • 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

    directions:

    • preheat the oven to 350° F

    • in a bowl, mix butter and mashed bananas 

    • add in sugar, egg and vanilla

    • sprinkle the baking soda and salt

    • mix in the chocolate chips

    • pour mixture into muffin tray

    • bake for 1 hr

    • cool and serve!

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