Capturing emotions in pandemic


(From left) Guey Syuen briefing Yeoh and Lee about her winning artwork called ‘Dreaming Encircled By isolation’.

REIMAGINING a classical painting with contemporary pandemic themes was the stroke of genius that won Choong Guey Syuen the Spotlight 2021 art competition by Penang Art District.

The 22-year-old fine art student’s ‘Dreaming Encircled by Isolation’ work was based on the 1856 oil on canvas painting ‘The Death of Chatterton’ by English artist Henry Wallis.

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