Yeo Chee Kiong | 杨子强
Artist introduction 艺术家
Yeo Chee Kiong (b. 1970) is a contemporary sculptor and installation artist who is fascinated with the language and spatial relationship between object, space and authorship. His work destabilises the familiar notions of spatial proportions and perspectives, whilst examining the human conditions in the construction of an extended surreal world.
Yeo Chee Kiong (b. 1970) 是一位当代雕塑家和装置艺术家,他着迷于物体、空间和作者之间的语言和空间关系。他的作品打破了人们熟悉的空间比例和视角概念,同时审视了构建扩展超现实世界的人类状况。
As an alumnus of the Glasgow School of Art (UK) and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore), his list of conferred awards and commendations include the NAFA Distinguished Alumni Medal for his outstanding achievement in Singapore art scene (2016)
SG50 Commemorative Public Sculpture Competition, National Museum of Singapore (2015),
JTC Green Core Public Sculpture Open Call (2014),
the LTA Downtown Line Art Competition, ExpoStation (2012), Legacy Sculpture for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Village Sculpture Competition,
Grand prize for the APB Foundation Signature Art Prize (2008),
NAC Young Artist Award (2006),
14th Asian Artists Award, VSC Fellowships (2006 – 2007),
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 68th Founder’s Day Commendation Award (2006)
Grand prize for the 2nd CDL Singapore Sculpture Award (2005).
He was the recipient of the Dr. Mary Doughty Smith Scholarship at Glasgow School of Art and John Kinross Scholarship at Royal Scottish Academy.
Yeo was also short-listed as one of the 25 outstanding finalists amongst a total of 574 international entries whilst participating in the International Competition for Young Sculptors in Milan, Italy in 2006.
作为格拉斯哥艺术学院(英国)和南洋艺术学院(新加坡)的校友,他获得的奖项和表彰包括在新加坡艺术界的杰出成就的 NAFA 杰出校友奖章(2016 年)
SG50纪念公共雕塑比赛,新加坡国家博物馆(2015),
JTC Green Core 公共雕塑公开征集(2014),
LTA Downtown Line Art Competition, ExpoStation (2012), Legacy Sculpture for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Village Sculpture Competition,
APB 基金会签名艺术奖大奖(2008 年),
NAC青年艺术家奖(2006),
第十四届亚洲艺术家奖,VSC Fellowships (2006 – 2007),
南洋美术学院第68届创始人日表彰奖(2006年)
第二届CDL新加坡雕塑奖大奖(2005年)。
杨子强是格拉斯哥艺术学院 Mary Doughty Smith 博士奖学金和苏格兰皇家学院约翰金罗斯奖学金的获得者。
杨子强在 2006 年参加在意大利米兰举行的国际青年雕塑家大赛期间,还入围了 574 名国际参赛作品中的 25 名优秀决赛选手之一。