1. Society and culture: Ways of life
Tan Tee Chie 陈世集
Society and culture:
Ways of life

2. Tan Tee Chie 陈世集 1928-2011 Born in Hainan Graduated from NAFA in 1951
Lectured there
Art critic, calligrapher, painter, seal carver

3. Tan Tee Chie - Brobak Birds Competition, 1966, woodcut, 48x63 cm

4. Woodcut Carve away unwanted parts of wooden block
Cover with pigment, and print
Tan Tee Chie was inspired by woodcut movement in China (1930s-40s)
Li Hua – Roar, China!, 1935, woodcut

5. Depicting a bird singing competition
Tan Tee Chie - Brobak Birds Competition 1966 Woodcut 48x63 cm
Depicting a bird singing competition
Bird cages hung from poles in field
Spectators of all races, as seen from clothes/skin
Judges at table with trophies
Some vegetation in background

6. Does not follow linear perspective
Tan Tee Chie - Brobak Birds Competition 1966 Woodcut 48x63 cm
Clear outlines
Variations in thickness and spacing of lines to create tones, textures, patterns etc. (e.g. leaves, fabric etc.)
Does not follow linear perspective
But still has sense of space and depth – Objects recede into space

7. We follow the gaze of the crowd
Tan Tee Chie - Brobak Birds Competition 1966 Woodcut 48x63 cm
Contrast between
Tightly packed crowd at bottom, almost a grey mass
Birdcages at top, strong outlines standing out strongly from white background
Contrast and space
We follow the gaze of the crowd

8. Depicting common pastime of that period
Tan Tee Chie - Brobak Birds Competition 1966 Woodcut 48x63 cm
Ways of life back then
Depicting common pastime of that period
Simple lifestyle conveyed through straightforward composition and simplification of details

9. Tan Tee Chie – Cigarette Seller/Transaction, 1953, woodcut

10. Tan Tee Chie – Family, 1961, oil on canvas, 76x61 cm

11. Tan Tee Chie – 2 Carps, ink on paper

14. References http://tfcsea.nafa.edu.sg/artist_biography.aspx?id=33