Kuala Lumpur train station is one of the oldest iconic buildings to date. It is known for its colonial influence on the infrastructure. As represented by the artist using oil on canvas as medium it gives an impression of serenity as a tinge of blueish color scheme is suffused throughout. People are shown in the busy street life of Kuala Lumpur. Some are seen in a group, couple or some are seen alone. It is well composed from the artist’s perspective of the building in terms of balance and rhythm.
Chuah Siew Teng, the eldest scion from the House of Teng, that is batik-art founder and doyen Dato’ Chuah Thean Teng, is well-rounded in Western aesthetics, Chinese art and above all, batik painting. Trained at the Ravensbourne College of Art (1965-1966) and the City and Arts Guild (1966-1969) in London, he had sound foundation. His prizes in the North Malaya Open and national art competitions in the early 1960s attested to his talent. In 1992, UNICEF used his image from his work entitled The Monkey for its greeting card. It was a symbolic tribute to S. Teng, as he is known, for he was born in 1944, the Chinese lunar Year of the Monkey. Despite being low-key in his early career, he had solo exhibitions in London (1969), United States (1971), Australia (1972) and Japan (1975).