What do you see? A reflection on Benjamin F. Cruz's painting
What do you see in this painting? The earthy colours and organic patterns seem recall the hue of our famous teh tarik! There is a deeper meaning that Artist Benjamin F. Cruz wants to reflect upon - and the beauty of it is that we can all "see" different things, based on our unique life experiences.
Born in 1954, Mr Cruz is a multi-award winning visual artist both in The Philippines and Singapore. He was recognised as the Singapore winner in the 2015 UOB Painting of the Year (Established Artist category). In his paintings, familiar landscapes morph into surreal worlds on canvas. The realistic-abstract painting techniques convey the distorted images of real-life objects and actual locations, which are layered with depictions from a different realm. Mr Cruz’s play on dimensionality and layering invites the viewers to familiar yet strange surroundings. Swirled up in a mix of colours, shapes and lines, we see common landmarks and objects, and human forms. Viewers are invited to step away from reality and dive into wondrous imaginary worlds of his paintings.
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