Pop and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Singapore

Pop and Contemporary Fine Art is located in the heart of Orchard Road at Palais Renaissance, one of Singapore’s premier shopping venues.  We aim to provide a more personal and bespoke service and only specialize in original paintings, limited edition lithographs, screenprints, etchings and sculptures in the Pop and Contemporary Art genres. 

Several years in the art industry has helped to shape our philosophy and business ethos whereby we try to treat people in the way that we would like to be treated ourselves.  We therefore aim to offer private and corporate clients the finest quality artwork and advice, thereby looking to ensure customer satisfaction.  Everything that we showcase in the gallery we actually own as this gives us much more control over the quality, care and pricing of our pieces.  

We also offer additional services such as:

• Hanging solutions
• The sourcing of specific pieces of art on behalf of our clientele
• Fine artwork placement and selection consultancy

Our featured artists include Andy Warhol, Burton Morris, Keith Haring, Robert Longo, Yayoi Kusama, Damien Hirst, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, Roy Lichtenstein, Takashi Murakami and a few select others.

Should you require any further assistance or information then please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you and serving you in the near future.

Palais Renaissance 03-12, 390 Orchard Road, Singapore 238871

Tel: 6735 0959 Fax: 6738 3776

contact@popandcontemporaryart.com 

www.popandcontemporaryart.com

Pop and Contemporary Fine Art proudly presents the grandfather of Pop Art…Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928 of Czech immigrant parents.  After studying pictorial design and art history, sociology and psychology at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, he moved to New York in 1949.

Andy Warhol Pine Barrens Tree Frog

There he began a very successful career as a commercial artist working with department stores and advertising agencies as well as for Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Glamour and The New York Times.

After his first individual show at the Hugo Gallery, exhibiting fifteen drawings based on the Writings of Truman Capote Warhol`s work was exhibited in several other venues during the 1950’s, including his first group show at The Museum of Modern Art in 1956.

Andy Warhol Balck Bean Soup

The 1960’s had been an extremely prolific decade for Warhol and in 1960 came his first pictures of comic strips and company logos. Between 1962 and 1964 he produced over 2,000 pieces at his workshop know as “The Factory”.  Taking images from popular culture, Warhol created many paintings that remain icons of 20th-century art, such as the Campbell’s Soup Cans, Disasters and Marilyns.

During the early 1970’s, Warhol began publishing “Interview” magazine and renewed his focus on painting and in particular commissioned portraits. Warhol began the 1980’s with the publication of POPism, The Warhol ’60’s and with the exhibitions of Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, the Retrospectives and Reversal series.

Andy Warhol Volkswagen

After surviving being shot and seriously wounded by Valerie Solanis in July 1968 the flamboyant Andy Warhol died in 1987 during a routine gallbladder operation. In 1994 The Andy Warhol Museum was opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Andy Warhol will be best remembered as the inventor and most famous exponent of Pop Art where he took the technique of silk screening to a completely new level.  Warhol also had the gift of understanding “defining moments” and important people of a generation and the ability of bringing people together with every day icons and household items. For any collector or enthusiast to begin to appreciate Pop Art, its origins, its development and its soul, Warhol`s works are a must see!

Andy Warhol St George and the Dragon

Pop and Contemporary Fine Art are very happy to give yet another fifteen minutes of fame to a true legend, a troubled genius who has inspired thousands, if not hundreds of thousands in their pursuit of art. All pieces from the exhibition will be available for sale.

Pop and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Singapore

Pop and Contemporary Fine Art

390 Orchard Road

Palais Renaissance #03-12

Singapore 238871

Tel:          (65) 6735 0959 

Website: www.popandcontemporaryart.com

Tue-Sat: 11:30 – 6:30, Sun: 12:00 – 5:00

Mon: Closed

Andy Warhol - Marilyn 1967

A collaboration of six local emerging artists from different backgrounds and unique artistic styles, the exhibition aims to showcase a diverse blend of artworks in a variety of painterly styles including oil, acrylic, watercolour and mixed media.

The artists featured are Rosihan Dahim, a surrealist artist known for his Matchstick series since the late 1970s; engineer-turned-artist Vincent Chow who creates abstract paintings which showcase his process of self-exploration, reinterpreting what he observes and feels; William Sim who portrays happiness through nature and mechanical objects that depict scenes of reality within the realm of fantasy; Jenny Sim whose light hearted interpretations of certain Singaporean characteristics are creatively expressed through watercolour and acrylic; and Khai a Fine Arts graduate from La Salle College of Arts who uses metaphoric animal imagery to express his artistic vision.

Singapore, Our Heritage runs from 4 March till 21 March at the fill-your-walls gallery, which is located at 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #04-02. The exhibition is open from 10.00am to 10.00pm daily except Wednesdays and Public Holidays. Admission is free. For enquiries, please call 6222 1667.

Chankerk’s fascination with Chinatown, its rich cultural heritage, commercial activities and blend of new and old architecture was the inspiration behind this series of 15 paintings. Capturing the changes around Chinatown, Chankerk aims to demonstrate the contrast between the desire and demand for progressive growth and the pursuit of culture and heritage conservation in Singapore.

Depicting both the new high-rise buildings and old conservation shop houses, each piece in this series symbolizes an energetic development of urban space and nostalgia. Chankerk explores shifting of images, gestural strokes and layering of paints to create a sense of tension, uncertainty and melancholy, a reflection of the social, physical and spiritual phenomenon of a rapidly changing Singapore.

“Chinatown – Horizon of Changes” by Chankerk runs from 4 February till 23 February 2010 at the fill-your-walls gallery, which is located at 21 Tanjong Pagar Road #04-02. The exhibition is open from 10.00 am to 10.00 pm daily except Wednesdays and Public Holidays. Admission is free. For enquiries, please call 6222 1667.

Vincent’s exhibition  of 20 paintings showcases his process of self-exploration, largely influenced by contemporary fashion styles and trends. Reinterpreting what he observes and feels, this series reflects the aspirations and passion of his generation, who are now at the prime of their lives.

Vincent views this series as adventurous and playful experiments. His approach to painting is one of destroying what is on the canvas to seek new directions and ideas, largely inspired by jazz music  where ‘improvisation often creates unexpected outcomes’. Having come from a background in music also inspires him to create abstract painting with lyrical effects.

Being inclined to present his art in an unpolished manner, Vincent keeps it natural and unpretentious,  as he feels it mirrors human frailties and vulnerability in a poetic and spiritual manner. With the paintings’ composition extending beyond the boundaries of  the canvas,  Vincent manages to capture the viewers’ imagination and invites them to roam beyond what they see and form their own version of completeness.

“In The Mood For Love” by Vincent Chow runs from 17 November till 6 December 2009 at the fill-your-walls gallery, which is located at 21 Tanjong Pagar Road #04-02. The exhibition is open from  10.00am  to 10.00pm daily except Wednesdays and Public Holidays. Admission is free. For enquiries, please call 6222 1667.