keng
Search
Results
Art
Paper Torsos Covered with Ancient Chinese Paintings by Peng Wei Reimagine Femininity

All images © Peng Wei, courtesy of Tina Keng Gallery, shared with permission Through delicately layered flax and cotton paper, Peng Wei (previously) reconceptualizes common notions of femininity. The Chinese artist casts figurative sculptures depicting only the human torso, which are shapely in front and abstractly gathered in back. Inky […]
Read MoreArt
New Aquatic Wildlife Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye

With the exception of the repurposed containers, almost every aspect of these artworks by Singapore-based artist Keng Lye (previously) has been rendered in acrylic paint, carefully applied within layers of clear resin. A fish in a plastic bag, a tin can of tadpoles swirling under a frog on a lilypad, […]
Read MoreArt
An Octopus Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye

Artist Keng Lye whose work we explored earlier this year recently completed a new painting that blends sculpture and layers of acrylic paint to create this near lifelike red octopus. Lye often uses an egg shell to form the body of his cephalopods which then merges seamlessly with alternating layers […]
Read MoreArt
Alive Without Breath: Three Dimensional Animals Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye

Singapore-based artist Keng Lye creates near life-like sculptures of animals relying on little but paint, resin and a phenomenal sense of perspective. Lye slowly fills bowls, buckets, and boxes with alternating layers of acrylic paint and resin, creating aquatic animal life that looks so real it could almost pass for […]
Read MoreEditor's Picks: Illustration
Highlights below. For the full collection click here.