Artist Yip Yew Chong finishes 60m-long masterpiece of Singapore

Artist Yip Yew Chong finishes 60m-long masterpiece of Singapore

Asia One·2023-01-16 12:12

Singapore artist Yip Yew Chong, famed for his detailed murals and lifelike paintings, has completed his 60m-long artwork — that's the length of five double-decker buses.

Inspired by '清明上河图' ('Qing Ming Shang He Tu' or 'Along the River During The Qing Ming Festival') by the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Ze Duan (1085-1145) — a panoramic scroll painting that captures daily life and characters from all strata of society — the 54-year-old accountant-turned-artist began this passion project in Aug 2021, intending it to be 50m in length.

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