Extending the impact of Solamalay Namasivayam (1926–2013) as a pioneer of figurative art and honouring his generosity as an arts educator at LASALLE, the McNally School of Fine Arts presents a showcase that amplifies the pedagogical resonances of life drawing and the continuing relevance of this foundational practice in artistic cultivation and creation.
Echoing Namasivayam’s thinking and making, as epitomised by his artwork and sketchbooks in Earl Lu Gallery’s Points of Re-articulation: On Life Drawing in Singapore, this complementary exhibition refracts intergenerational currents of teaching and learning enabled by life modelling and figure drawing in fine arts at LASALLE.
By featuring a selection of sketches and compositions by undergraduate students who recently completed their first semester alongside the drawings of seasoned Singapore-based alumnae-artists who also educate—that is, to lead out through judicious expression and patient mentoring—we invite you to appreciate the dynamism of exchange and critique in our studios and to contemplate the powers of observation and juxtaposition that prefigure contemporary aesthetic and social sensibilities in and beyond the arts.
Student artists
Cadence Koh
Seehan Ayden Ansel
Diamond Mission
Siti Nur Batrisyia
Gwen Leo Yuhan
Sun Chia Ni
Lee Nakyung
Tan Guan Bin
Nur Istiqamah Binte Abdullah
Teh Zhi En
Nguyen Gia Toan Phu Hieu
Veronica Minji Kim
Professional artists
Dahlia Osman
Susan Olij
Image: Courtesy of Yeo Workshop. Excerpt from Solamalay Namasivayam’s sketchbook (1997)
