Teh Siew Joo is one of Malaysia’s foremost pioneer watercolourist and floral painter. His illustrious career spans from the early 50s when he first embarked on his calling in fine art. Since then, Teh Siew Joo has received numerous accolades. Between 1955 and 1961, he worked as a cartoon animator at the Shanghai Art and Film Production Studio. He was involved in the production of many cartoon films such as `A tadpole looking for its mother' which won the People's Republic of China, the Silver Yacht Award in the Cannes Film Festival, France. He has since taken part in numerous art exhibitions locally and overseas with an impressive list of collectors in private and public hands.
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Teh Siew Joo’s works are known for his vibrant and harmonious depiction of tropical flowers as well as birds and domestic animals. Flowers in Bloom, is a landmark exhibition for the almost octogenarian artist. His love and devotedness for flowers, is skillfully reflected in his art,capturing the beauty, elegance and fragility of flowers in bloom. In this exhibition he will present a variety of flowers which will include a variety of species such as the sensuous orchids, our national flower the Hibiscus,roses and many others that have caught his attention. There is no denying the appeal of flowers in everyones life as they brighten up the day with their scent,their colour,and their natural beauty.
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