Almost Mirror: MBS and Gardens

PAULINE PHOON

Ink on Bristol Paper (Framed)

Original, 35.5 x 43 cm (Prints Available)

2023

Gardens By The Bay and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) are part of Singapore's famed cityscape, depicting the city as a futuristic and cosmopolitan haven. What is less well known is that the Marina Bay precinct was only recently built on reclaimed land from the sea, and it was opened to the public just 13 years ago. It was a challenge for the artist to complete this sketch as her dog was ill then. However, while painting the Gardens, she was reminded of a passage from the bible, which says that even trees are capable of rejoicing! It was in this moment that she found joy amidst her anxiety, and it carried her through until the sketch was completed.

[This work has been pre-framed, and the pricing indicated below for both original and prints are inclusive of the framing cost.]