Description
The painting depicts a moving emotive landscape rendered in broad calligraphic gestural sweeps of rich yellow and green arches blended seamlessly, suggesting a lush tropical paradise. The magnificent luminosity and beauty of the shapes of planes is mirrored elegantly on the surface of the lake. The effects of light on space, and lyrical arrangement of forms are masterfully executed into a single image, imbued with force and movement.
Jolly Koh studied at Hornsey College of Art, London, United Kingdom and received his National Diploma in Design (1962). The vast cultural scene of literature, theatre and music of the period has profoundly inspired the development of his artistic practice. He obtained his A.T.C Art Teacher’s Certificate, London University, UK (1963), M.Sc. (Master of Science) majoring in Art Education, Indiana University USA (1972), and Ed.D (Doctor of Education), majoring in Philosophy of Education, Indiana University, USA(1975). He contributes his research to “art educational theory in educational journals, higher education in art as well as the business of art.” His recent solo exhibitions include Towards the Nebula, The Edge Galerie (2013), and For The Love of Animals, SENI Gallery (2011). His works have been collected by prominent institutions and corporations such as the J.D. Rockefeller III Collection, New York, the National Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia, Herbert F,Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, USA, the Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Japan, Bank Negara Malaysia, Galeri Petronas, and the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore.