ESTHER PHUA

Puah Ting En Esther studied art at the NAFA Junior Arts from the age of eight. She completed her primary and secondary education at St. Hilda’s School of Singapore. In 2005, Esther was awarded the Best in Art in Secondary 3, and subsequently graduating with the Best in GCE ‘O’ Levels Art. Currently a third year student majoring in western painting at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Esther Puah had just been awarded the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Scholarship. She has meanwhile also decided to work for the Junior Arts Department at NAFA as a part- time art assistant to gain some working experience. Esther hopes to develop her skills through this experience.

Artist’s statement
Using representational painting to address my personal feelings and thoughts regarding human relations and surroundings, I am focusing on and exploring how living in an urban society affects people, both positively and negatively.  It is through the choice of colours and composition in my paintings, that I hope to convey these concepts. Basically, it is about how the surroundings and events in our lives affect self and others in various ways.