2. Georgette Chen aka ChangLiying Chendana (1906/ 7-1993) Self Portrait, 1946 Collection of Singapore Art Museum
3. Born 1906 Zejiang Province, China Born 1907 Paris 1926-7 Attended classes at Art Students League in New York Education 1928-1929 Academie Colarossi and Academie Biloul in Paris Georgette Chen aka ChangLiying Chendana (1906/ 7-1993) Dispute on the country of birth
4. Looking at the Self Portrait and information provided, what can we gather about her Status, Self, Society/ Culture?
5. Georgette Chen Self Portrait 1946 -Born to a wealthy family -Her education in New York and Paris exposed her to Western culture and art during her early youth. Hence affected her stylistic execution of artwork. -She reflects a serene and sensitive disposition through the choice of harmonious colours - subtle nuances of pink, beige and brown, and to add interest, a dash of vermilion on the lips. -The piercing looks in her eyes expresses her determination with a keen sense of purpose.
6. Georgette Chen Portraits Eugene Chen, 1940 Collection of Singapore Art Museum (Left) 1935-1938 (Centre) 1944 (Right)
7. Georgette Chen Eugene Chen, 1940 Collection of Singapore Art Museum (Right) 1935-1938 (Far right) 1930 Met her husband, Eugene Chen Youren, Chinese Foreign Minister First exhibition, at the Salon d'Automne in Paris Georgette Chen Still Life with Cut Apple and Orange (circa 1928 - 1930) (left) 1937 Exhibited at the Palace of Painting as part of the Paris World Fair, and at the Women Painters Exhibition. 1940s Moved to Shanghai and produced many still life and portraits of Eugene Chen. Couple was imprisoned during Sino-Japanese invasion. 1944 Eugene Chen passed away.
8. Discuss the relationship between Eugene Chen and the artist. Does his posture suggest his affection for the artist?
9. -Eugene Chen is the man behind Georgette Chen’s success. -The posture on the extreme left, an intimate one, expresses how he was the love of her life. -Her artworks is a marker for their marriage and she has indeed documented their mutual affection for each other. -Eugene’s posture was captured purposefully to depict that he was lost in his thoughts, feeling comfortable with the artist’s presence. -His attire and surroundings, suggest that he pursues intellectual concerns instead of materialistic aims. Georgette and Eugene Chen
11. 1949 Moved back to Paris with her second husband, Dr Ho Yung Chi, where she exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Galerie La Licorne 1951 In 1951, they moved to Penang. 1953 she moved to Singapore, having divorced Dr Ho. 1954 She exhibited her work at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1953) and the Singapore Art Society (1954). She began teaching art part-time at Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in 1954, and continued until 1980.
13. Different age groups -Adolescents -Youth -Working Adults -Buyers -Retiree To design a publicity brochure for Georgette Chen’s exhibition entitled: ‘Self and Relationship’. Museum’s patrons of the art Publicity Coordinator Target Format Audience Role
