The images of Djulian Chng are beautiful. Often times bereft of people or objects. His images tend to explore our vernacular or the familiar, places that we have all been or seen somewhere before. At a glance, his images seem to suggest that something is out of place, yet the sense of oddity juxtaposed with [...]
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For our new landing page, Commonpeople is proud to present the photography of Ronald Leong. The images featured are part of a series titled Fibonacci/ Rorschach, which explores the cognitive dissonance between fascination and preconceived notions of beauty. The emotional connection to ‘the face’ as we understand it changes, stimulating an emotional, perhaps even primordial [...]
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For our new landing page, Robert Zhao hooked us up with one of his winning pieces for this year’s UOB painting of the year competition.
Robert’s photographs examine the curiosity and increasing disconnection that exists between humans and the natural world. His work explores simulation, spectacle, and reconstruction. His practice looks at points of intersection with [...]
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We are very pleased to welcome our first contributing artist for Common People’s landing page, Lim Shengen.
Both works are from his series, Boxed, a metaphorical series of photographs that reference daguerreotype portrait prints, and are a commentary on seeking to establish personal space in a world where that has become increasingly scarce.
Shengen’s creative journey and [...]
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