Malaysian MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART ACADEMY: Sia Boon Chuan

SIA BOON CHUAN

Born in 1936, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

ART EDUCATION

1963 – Taiwan National Normal University,
Taipei, Taiwan.

ART SOCIETIES

1964   – Founder and Adviser of Negeri Sembilan Art Society
2002-2006 – President of the Contemporary Malaysian Watercolourists Association.
2007   – Member of World Watercolour Painting Federation (WWPF).
2008   – Member of Japan Modern Fine Art Association (JMFAA).

AWARDS

2003 – Bestowed First International Chinese Calligraphy & Painting Exhibition Accolade.
2007 – Honorary member of the Jiangsu Watercolour Research Institute.
2010 – Adviser of the Chinese Culture Promotion Society of Jiangsu Province, China
2010 – Osaka Mayor's Award at the 29th Exhibition of the Nippon Modern Fine Arts
Association, Osaka, Japan.

Sia Boon Chuan graduated with a degree in education from National Taiwan Normal University in 1963 and was a former president of the Contemporary Malaysian Watercolourist Association.

He says, “I have been leading an artist’s life for 40 years, starting from drawing scenes to indulging deeply in watercolour. To me, painting starts “from drawing the scene” to “creating the scene”. The real scenery does not matter but the expressed feelings and spirits of the artist do.”

The subjects of Sia’s watercolours are far and wide, ranging from Gold Coast in Australia to Bali, Indonesia; the wild willows of Taipei; the Guanyin Mountain in Taiwan; the White Lotus Town of Tainan; the Zhou Village in Jiangnan; the lotuses of the West Lake and the The Bright Summit of Huangshan as well as the Yuping Pavilion.

He also paints local scenes such as the Red House of Melaka; the Komtar Tower of Penang; fishing boats of Terengganu; the coast of Kuantan and the fishing villages of Sarawak, each work exuding tranquillity and beauty.

Artists like to use the force of water and the spreading effect of colours to create their works. Sia specialises in the colour mixing and the technique of leaving blank spaces to create special characteristics of eastern and western art forms, exhibiting the mysterious effects of watercolour as well as the spirit of harmony in nature.

Sia hopes that while enjoying the latter years of his life, he can still expand his horizon and use his free and relaxed approach to create and promote watercolour paintings. He also hopes that the public would treasure such artworks.

画家谢文川，1963年毕业于台湾师范大学教育系，曾任马来西亚水彩画会会长。

“我渡过40年的绘画生涯，从素描入手，继而沉湎于水彩画。绘画艺术，对我而言，从‘对景写生’发展到‘对景创作’，它不再是景物的再现，而是创意与精神的表现。”

谢文川的水彩绘画创作，内容涉及甚广，远至澳洲黄金海岸、印尼巴厘岛、台北的野柳、淡水的观音山、台南的白荷镇、江南的周庄、西湖的荷花以及黄山的光明顶和玉屏楼；近为马六甲的红屋、槟城的“光大”地标、登嘉楼的渔船、关丹海岸和沙拉越的渔村。他的作品，无论是乡村或城市，山峦或海洋，都让人享受了宁静和美好。

画家善用水的张力和扩散特性来表现水彩的美感，他擅长渲染、留白技法，揉合了东、西绘画的特色，把握色彩水分交融的奥妙，兼具写实与寓意的精神。踏实而自然地创造了美好的绘画人生。

画家说，在享受暮年之余，冀望自己以更宽阔、从容和自由的心境，去创作、去弘扬水彩画的艺术，同时也希望大家珍惜从写生创作中长出来的花朵。

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