eric khoo is a hotel magnate

Posted: September 23rd, 2009 | Author: Sonny Liew | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | 13 Comments »

2 paintings from the series, currently up at Mulan gallery as part of the Lucky Plazas show.

Oil on canvas. 36×48 inches and 72×96 inches

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13 Comments on “eric khoo is a hotel magnate”

  1. 1 drewscape said at 7:30 pm on September 23rd, 2009:

    good exhibition. You shld explain the title of your pieces here too.

  2. 2 mindflyer 小飞人 said at 7:39 pm on September 23rd, 2009:

    Wah!! Is this some kind of social commentary??

    Nice!! :)

  3. 3 sokkuan said at 12:13 am on September 24th, 2009:

    OMG!! i love these!!!

  4. 4 Sonnybunni said at 4:00 am on September 24th, 2009:

    thanks sokkuan! :) no explanation la, i'm going with 'it is what it is' :p

  5. 5 kuanth said at 11:29 pm on September 24th, 2009:

    i'm so gonna buy it if i have money. Pls print into postcards!

  6. 6 nice car said at 10:01 am on September 25th, 2009:

    FANTASTIC SONNY!!!!!

  7. 7 adeline said at 12:25 pm on September 25th, 2009:

    lerffff!

  8. 8 Amanda said at 12:41 pm on September 26th, 2009:

    It's really good! Nice work! :)

  9. 9 pins said at 5:03 pm on September 26th, 2009:

    hi sonny,

    i love the pieces and the painterly feel.
    i was just wondering why you used
    "eric khoo is a hotel magnate"
    as the title.

    i'm quite partial to his films tho' not a big fan
    and i know he comes from a rich family.
    maybe tts why he can become a film director?

  10. 10 Sonnybunni said at 4:46 pm on September 28th, 2009:

    thanks all! pin – hmm the pieces touch on issues like the gap between public and private personas of politicians; many from privileged backgrounds but having to appear men/women of the people( not just in singapore) – i thought something similar goes on with eric khoo – rich background, but always making films about heartlanders. doesn't mean its wrong/hypocritical – just seems an interesting phenomena :)

  11. 11 pins said at 1:38 am on September 29th, 2009:

    interesting.
    i never thought about that.
    thanks for the insights.
    i like it.

    it makes me look at the paintings now again
    with a different angle.

    and makes me want to watch
    royston tan's films again somehow
    hehe.

  12. 12 Christine Lim Simpson said at 9:34 am on September 30th, 2009:

    Love your take on politics. I hope you sell all! fantastic paintings.

  13. 13 Skull Leader said at 8:57 pm on October 29th, 2009:

    Master piece!