About Andre
Like a funnel, Singaporean artist Andre Tan acts as a filter to channel multiple disparate images from all that he sees around him into singular visions upon canvas. Cartoon superheroes, advertising copy and real-life photographs are distilled into attention-grabbing tableaux of the bold and the beautiful,which function as eye-catching retablos for the worship of mass consumption and popular culture. The irony is not lost on the artist, but his purpose is not so much critique as creative composition: he appropriates images randomly and reinterpretes them using his own colours and aesthetics.He blurs the boudaries between reality and the unreality project projected by the mass culture and questions our negotiation of self- identity in the context of a mass- media economy that remain largely driven by Western culture. Welcome to Andre's world of Pop.
Andre Tan - b. 22nd Sept 1978 (Singapore)
ARTIST BIO
Andre Tan obtained his Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting)from Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore in 2000.He continued his study at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University and obtained Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art with Honors 1st Class in 2004.Later in 2005, he continued study at Lasalle- SIA College of the Arts and obtained his Master of Arts in Fine Arts in 2006.Andre is the recipient of the Judge’s Choice for UTGP08-Kenichiro Mogi Prize (2008, Japan), Studentship Scheme (2005) in Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, and also received the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship (1999). Andre’s work is often viewed in relation to the sensibilities of Pop Art, of reproduced images from pop culture, in the commercial style of advertising and mass communication .While his deliberation upon Pop Art’s obsession with the everyday and its critique of popular culture is seen in his selection of content for his work, his focus is less the concerns of commercialism per se as its effects and the reflective process engendered. His artworks are collected by private collectors in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and UK.
EDUCATION
2005 – 2006
Master of Arts (Fine Art) Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2003 – 2004
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with Honors 1st Class Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)University, Singapore
1997 – 2000
Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITION
2019
BRANDS AND FRIENDS: VOL 3 (OCT) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
2018
BRANDS AND FRIENDS: VOL 2(June) @ Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
2017
BRANDS AND FRIENDS (Sept) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
2016
FEMMES CHINOISES (Sept) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
CHINOSERIES (Jan) @ Singapore Contemporary Art Show,
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
2015
国父 Father of the Nation(Aug) @ ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2014
RE(Nov) @ Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
POPcorn Combo(Oct) @ The Cathay Gallery, Singapore
2013
Oops! I did it again!(Sept) @ Utterly Art, Singapore
2012
PEEP.SHOW (NOV) Artist-in-Residency @ Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
In Mood for Luxe (Jul) Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
3 SOLOS (Apr) Ion, Singapore
2011
Idols and Icons (Nov) @ Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
The Luxurious World (Nov) @ AAF 2011, Singapore
Superstars (Jan) @ Utterly Art, Singapore
2008
Hello Welcomes Goodbye @ AFC Studio, Singapore
2007
Truth, Money, Fame @ Knoll and Dream Interiors, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP PRESENTATIONS/EXHIBITIONS
2019
Yo'Hood 2019 (Aug) , Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai
The Popeye 90th Anniversary Art Exhibition (Aug), Hi Art Center, Beijing
Affordable Art Fair 2019 (May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
artCONVEX( Mar), The Annex, Hong Kong
2018
Culture Cartel, F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2018(Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Beijing Toy Show (BTS) 2018 (Sept), Beijing National Convention Center, Beijing
Yo'Hood 2018 Yo! Art (Aug) , Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai
The Golden Age 1928-2018(Aug), Joy City, Beijing
Affordable Art Fair 2018(May),Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Apart 10th Edition (Jan), Goodwood Grand, Singapore
Instant Fame (Jan), Visual Arts Centre, Singapore
2017
Affordable Art Fair 2017 (Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2017(May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Singapore Contemporary Art Show(Jan), Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
2016
Affordable Art Fair 2016 (Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2016(Sept), Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City
Affordable Art Fair 2016(May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2015
Affordable Art Fair 2015 (Nov),F1 Pit Building, Singapore
Art Expo Malaysia (Sept), MECC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Transcending Gold (May), ION Sky, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2015(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Apart Fair (Jan), PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel, Singapore
2014
Affordable Art Fair 2014(Nov), F1 Pit Building, Singapore
Kwerkee Art Launch Exhibition(Aug), Mandarin Orchard, SIngapore
Affordable Art Fair 2014(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2013
Affordable Art Fair 2013 (Nov), F1 Pit Building , Singapore
We are Twelve, ION Art Gallery(May), Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2013(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2012
Affordable Art Fair 2012 (Nov), F1 Pit Building , Singapore
Showcase @ First Storey (Nov), First Storey, Singapore
Remaking an ICON: Kopitiam Cups (Oct), Home & Decor Fair, Singapore
POP COLORS! (Jul), ION, Singapore
LA LA Land (Jun), One East Artspace, Singapore
New Year Goodies (Jan), ION, Singapore
2011
Hungry for More (May), ION, Singapore
I Am Dynamite (April), CK Tangs, Stylespace Singapore
2010
Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (Aug), Meritius Mandarin, Singapore
Child’s Play (April), 48, Niven Road, Singapore
2009
OH! Open House (Dec) 48, Niven Road, Singapore
Proxies (Dec) D’Peak Art Space, Singapore
Asia Auction Week in Hong Kong (Nov) Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Asia Modern and Contemporary Art (Oct) HT Contemporary Space, Singapore
Modern Contemporary Asian Art Auction Shangri-La, Jakarta
Blackout Q Square, Singapore
Asia Auction Week in Hong Kong (May) Conrad, Hong Kong
Asia Modern and Contemporary Art (Mar) HT Contemporary Space,Singapore
2008
We Are contemporary Art! AFC STUDIO, Singapore
Picture Of Asia (Oct) Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Picture Of Asia (April) Raffles Hotel, Singapore
2006
Want – need Front Row, Singapore
The Second Dance- New Contemporaries
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made In Singapore Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
Degree Show Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made 2 Order The Arts House, Singapore
2005
Below 500 Plastique Kinetic Worms, Singapore
Artist Lockdown Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
New Contemporaries
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
2004
Erotica Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
MultifariousEarl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made in Singapore Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2000
The 5th Ericsson Scholarship Exhibition 2000 Wetterling Teo Gallery
No Dead Space, No Wasted Motion
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Gallery, Singapore
1999
Surface LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Gallery, Singapore
ARTIST BIO
Andre Tan obtained his Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting)from Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore in 2000.He continued his study at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University and obtained Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art with Honors 1st Class in 2004.Later in 2005, he continued study at Lasalle- SIA College of the Arts and obtained his Master of Arts in Fine Arts in 2006.Andre is the recipient of the Judge’s Choice for UTGP08-Kenichiro Mogi Prize (2008, Japan), Studentship Scheme (2005) in Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, and also received the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship (1999). Andre’s work is often viewed in relation to the sensibilities of Pop Art, of reproduced images from pop culture, in the commercial style of advertising and mass communication .While his deliberation upon Pop Art’s obsession with the everyday and its critique of popular culture is seen in his selection of content for his work, his focus is less the concerns of commercialism per se as its effects and the reflective process engendered. His artworks are collected by private collectors in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and UK.
EDUCATION
2005 – 2006
Master of Arts (Fine Art) Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2003 – 2004
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with Honors 1st Class Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)University, Singapore
1997 – 2000
Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITION
2019
BRANDS AND FRIENDS: VOL 3 (OCT) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
2018
BRANDS AND FRIENDS: VOL 2(June) @ Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
2017
BRANDS AND FRIENDS (Sept) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
2016
FEMMES CHINOISES (Sept) @ Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
CHINOSERIES (Jan) @ Singapore Contemporary Art Show,
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
2015
国父 Father of the Nation(Aug) @ ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2014
RE(Nov) @ Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
POPcorn Combo(Oct) @ The Cathay Gallery, Singapore
2013
Oops! I did it again!(Sept) @ Utterly Art, Singapore
2012
PEEP.SHOW (NOV) Artist-in-Residency @ Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
In Mood for Luxe (Jul) Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
3 SOLOS (Apr) Ion, Singapore
2011
Idols and Icons (Nov) @ Galerie Belvedere, Singapore
The Luxurious World (Nov) @ AAF 2011, Singapore
Superstars (Jan) @ Utterly Art, Singapore
2008
Hello Welcomes Goodbye @ AFC Studio, Singapore
2007
Truth, Money, Fame @ Knoll and Dream Interiors, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP PRESENTATIONS/EXHIBITIONS
2019
Yo'Hood 2019 (Aug) , Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai
The Popeye 90th Anniversary Art Exhibition (Aug), Hi Art Center, Beijing
Affordable Art Fair 2019 (May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
artCONVEX( Mar), The Annex, Hong Kong
2018
Culture Cartel, F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2018(Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Beijing Toy Show (BTS) 2018 (Sept), Beijing National Convention Center, Beijing
Yo'Hood 2018 Yo! Art (Aug) , Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai
The Golden Age 1928-2018(Aug), Joy City, Beijing
Affordable Art Fair 2018(May),Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Apart 10th Edition (Jan), Goodwood Grand, Singapore
Instant Fame (Jan), Visual Arts Centre, Singapore
2017
Affordable Art Fair 2017 (Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2017(May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Singapore Contemporary Art Show(Jan), Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
2016
Affordable Art Fair 2016 (Nov), F1 Building, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2016(Sept), Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City
Affordable Art Fair 2016(May), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2015
Affordable Art Fair 2015 (Nov),F1 Pit Building, Singapore
Art Expo Malaysia (Sept), MECC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Transcending Gold (May), ION Sky, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2015(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Apart Fair (Jan), PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel, Singapore
2014
Affordable Art Fair 2014(Nov), F1 Pit Building, Singapore
Kwerkee Art Launch Exhibition(Aug), Mandarin Orchard, SIngapore
Affordable Art Fair 2014(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2013
Affordable Art Fair 2013 (Nov), F1 Pit Building , Singapore
We are Twelve, ION Art Gallery(May), Singapore
Affordable Art Fair 2013(Mar), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2012
Affordable Art Fair 2012 (Nov), F1 Pit Building , Singapore
Showcase @ First Storey (Nov), First Storey, Singapore
Remaking an ICON: Kopitiam Cups (Oct), Home & Decor Fair, Singapore
POP COLORS! (Jul), ION, Singapore
LA LA Land (Jun), One East Artspace, Singapore
New Year Goodies (Jan), ION, Singapore
2011
Hungry for More (May), ION, Singapore
I Am Dynamite (April), CK Tangs, Stylespace Singapore
2010
Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (Aug), Meritius Mandarin, Singapore
Child’s Play (April), 48, Niven Road, Singapore
2009
OH! Open House (Dec) 48, Niven Road, Singapore
Proxies (Dec) D’Peak Art Space, Singapore
Asia Auction Week in Hong Kong (Nov) Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Asia Modern and Contemporary Art (Oct) HT Contemporary Space, Singapore
Modern Contemporary Asian Art Auction Shangri-La, Jakarta
Blackout Q Square, Singapore
Asia Auction Week in Hong Kong (May) Conrad, Hong Kong
Asia Modern and Contemporary Art (Mar) HT Contemporary Space,Singapore
2008
We Are contemporary Art! AFC STUDIO, Singapore
Picture Of Asia (Oct) Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Picture Of Asia (April) Raffles Hotel, Singapore
2006
Want – need Front Row, Singapore
The Second Dance- New Contemporaries
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made In Singapore Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
Degree Show Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made 2 Order The Arts House, Singapore
2005
Below 500 Plastique Kinetic Worms, Singapore
Artist Lockdown Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
New Contemporaries
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
2004
Erotica Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
MultifariousEarl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Made in Singapore Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2000
The 5th Ericsson Scholarship Exhibition 2000 Wetterling Teo Gallery
No Dead Space, No Wasted Motion
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Gallery, Singapore
1999
Surface LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Gallery, Singapore