In the year of 1999, Tew Nai Tong embarked on an expedition to Paris with the intention of painting historical architectural landmarks, which led to a series of works depicting the charming cultural city. In an article titled The Battle For Identity, Tew Nai Tong: Village Life Series and Fantasy Series, W. Y. Choy wrote “The Parisian paintings of 1999 - 2002, which are in sharp contrast to the prerequisites of the Southeast Asian paintings, will serve as a prominent testimony to Nai Tong’s artistic diversity.” Metro depicts a beautiful winter street scene portraying the movement of crowds along a busy subway entrance in view. Two vertical rows of trees instill rhythm, its curving branches placed against a blue sky, with a plunging view that gives depth. This painting is executed in a sumptuous colour palette with dynamic brushstrokes, reflecting the poetic charm of the city. Tew Nai Tong received his formal art education at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (1956 - 1958), and later at Ecole Nationale Superieuere des Beaux Arts, France (1967 - 1968). Hi solo exhibitions were exhibited at the British Council, Kuala Lumpur (1964), National library Singapore (1978), Art Folio, Singapore (2000), Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore (2008) and retrospective exhibition , National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2007). His awards include Second Prize, Chartered Bank Mural Design Competition (1964), Shell Watercolour Award (1981), Best Award, Esso (1982), Dunlop watercolour Awards (1983) and Grand Prize Asia Art Award (Malaysia), Seoul, Korea (2009).