Artist: Andy Yang (Singapore)

Andy starts his creative process with first composing a different set of colors based on the emotions and feelings of the day along with soundscapes and music playing in his subconscious mind. Totally led by inspirations generated from the emotions, music and color fields all taking place in his subconsciousness, Andy then translated these onto the canvasses via energetic air blown strokes, bold splashes of paints, interspersed with sudden burst of colors, all working together in a rhythmic flow which sometimes seem to carry on indefinitely beyond the confines of the canvasses.

Often times, meditation on the music and feelings will inspire a sudden burst of creative energy and this is evident is some pieces where you see focused areas of 'activities' on the canvasses. As apparent in Andy's works, bright colors are used sporadically with darker colors or vice-versa to depict a dramatic effect on the paintings.

About Andy Yang

Andy has been working as a professional Illustrator/Artist over the last 11 years, supporting advertising and design agencies both locally and internationally and has garnered quite a number of prestigious advertising awards under his wings, from D&AD UK to Communication Arts US and the latest, Cannes Lions. The visual impacts of his works are derived from his expressive techniques of mixing mediums and clashing colours. Sometimes they also escape the formal confines of the canvas and extend onto the frames, highlighting the capriciousness of his thought process. Influenced by the exuberance of everyday life, music (especially) and fascination in nature and its landscapes, it’s his need for exploring his personal style and interest in unexpected juxtapositions that has led Andy to push his craft progressively, a trait he has come to be well-known for.


Always the passionate Artist, Andy is constantly exploring new mediums and pushing boundaries. His latest fascination in human emotions and nature has led him to his latest series of oil/ acrylic paintings interpreting emotions, strongly rooted in abstract expressionism. In his ongoing passion to paint with music using a wide array of musical instruments, Andy composed a piece of music for each of the artwork he has in mind. Each artwork was then created with the music that he has recorded looping in the background. Each brush stroke that he transferred onto the canvasses was a reaction of his emotions to the pieces of music created.

'Inter-Connectivity', A January Exhibition and Opening Reception Featuring Gan KC and Noel De Guzman

Dear friends,

You are cordially invited to the Opening Reception of 'INTER-CONNECTIVITY", a F A T Gallery Sculptures Exhibition by KC Gan (Singapore) and Noel De Guzman. The opening reception of the January exhibition will take place on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, from 6.30 to 9.30pm, while the exhibition will run from 14 January to 10 February 2014.

INTER-CONNECTIVITY feature a series of wall and floor sculptures by two artists, K.C. Gan from Singapore and Noel De Guzman from the Philippines. Inter-Connectivity centres on the theme of connectedness, its place in our life’s journey, and its relevance in modern 21st century. 

Guzman’s work embodies the spirit of connectedness and its healing properties on people. As social beings deeply rooted in the need to find joy and fulfillment, connecting with another in the mind, body and spirit creates a sense of enlightenment. The intersecting natural fibres made of cotton; the centre feature in Noel’s sculptures symbolizes how as individual (fibres) we retain our own identity while yet as a collective race we are connected to one another in the bigger scheme of things. In this universe, everyone understands their role – with personal agendas intertwined into the common agenda – in working towards a common goal. Taking this into perspective, the differences in racial, social, cultural and human belief become a celebration of diversity rather than a source of conflict – all in the spirit of connectivity. 

Collecting domestic objects that have outgrown their primary function, K.C. repurposes these forgotten articles of old, breathing into them new life. A series of assemblage mixed media artworks created by K.C. reconnects the aged with the current; inducing comfort and nostalgia in familiarity in the midst of one’s sojourns. Common items such as telephones, lamps and flowerpots are pieced together and stylized with symbolic motifs; epitomizing the essence of wanderlust while retaining (and reminding one of the) vague memories of their past. A metaphor for many things, these exquisite artworks touch on the connectivity of human experiences in a playful yet different way. The exhibited artworks are the manifestation and connection of all that we ourselves set out to achieve – the seeking of adventure while longing for home. 

Your presence is greatly appreciated!

Artist: Noel De Guzman (Philippines)

Noel’s work embodies the spirit of connectedness and its healing properties on people. As social beings deeply rooted in the need to find joy and fulfilment, connecting with another in the mind, body and spirit creates a sense of enlightenment. The intersecting natural fibres made of cotton; the centre feature in Noel’s sculptures symbolizes how as individual (fibres) we retain our own identity while yet as a collective race we are connected to one another in the bigger scheme of things. In this universe, everyone understands their role – with personal agendas intertwined into the common agenda – in working towards a common goal. Taking this into perspective, the differences in racial, social, cultural and human belief becomes a celebration of diversity rather than a source of conflict – all in the spirit of connectivity.

"Connectedness to oneself brings understanding. Connectedness to family brings joy. Connectedness to community brings belonging. Connectedness to the planet brings awareness."- Noel De Guzman

About Noel De Guzman

An artist living abroad, Noel’s works revolves around the concept of Diasporas and the creation of networks. In his years of travelling to distant countries away from home, Noel was connected with familiar and not-so-familiar faces. This enlightening experience has spurred him to create and bridge those new mental, emotional and creative connections of past, present and future.

Currently based in Hong Kong, Noel is well-travelled and has held exhibitions in Hong Kong, Dubai, Philippines and Singapore. Noel is also the person behind Visual Arts Calendar, an online hub that feature the latest visual arts news and events with a growing presence in Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Macau, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Hanoi.

Artist: KC Gan (Singapore)

Collecting domestic objects that have outgrown their primary function, KC repurposes these forgotten articles of old, breathing into them new life. A series of assemblage mixed media artworks created by the young, budding Singaporean artist, KC repurposes and reconnect the aged with the current; inducing comfort and nostalgia in familiarity in the midst of one’s sojourns. Common items such as telephones, lamps and flowerpots are pieced together and stylized with symbolic motifs; epitomizing the essence of wanderlust while retaining (and reminding one of the) vague memories of their past. A metaphor for many things, these exquisite artworks touch on the connectivity of human experiences in a playful yet different way. The exhibited artworks are the manifestation and connection of all that we ourselves set out to achieve – the seeking of adventure while longing for home.

About Gan Kwang Chuen (KC)

In his own exploration of life and adventure, KC’s works depict his own narrative diary of the said, his struggles and the chase of romanticized freedom. Often using found objects both collected and scavenged, and further conjuring them into sculptural forms and paintings, KC reintegrates the discarded, the neglected, and the forgotten into poetic visuals that serve a higher purpose.

Each created sculpture is unique and created from the heart; laced with personal memorabilia such as handwritten notes, journal entries and personal gifts from friends, invoking different meanings to different people. KC graduated from LaSalle College of the Arts, Goldsmith University with 2nd Class Honors in Fine Arts and was also a recipient of the prestigious Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship awarded by the National Arts Council.

Artist: Yoo Sun Tai (South Korea)

Yoo Sun Tai depicts an idiosyncratic universe in which objects shrink down and dimensions combine. Many of the canvases include a toy-like bicycle – crossing a carpet into a painted landscape or becoming belittled by potted plants. 

The images are perhaps inspired by a life that has intersected different cultures and an art education that has crossed mediums. “While studying in Germany, and then Paris, I became deeply fascinated with matiere,” recalls the Korean artist. “I tackled both two and three-dimensional art at the same time. I placed wire on paper to explore the disparate qualities of the two materials. I also worked with ink and focused on the black-and-white contrast that is derived from paper and ink.” 

Yoo’s paintings blend East and West and old and new in what he describes as a “forest” that provides a fertile environment for ideas to flow into each other. This convergence forms a window onto different perspectives about objects, the spaces they inhabit, and images even without volume, smell or weight – can mirror and influence the world by connecting with memory and perception; but in Speaking & Writing, Yoo’s visual discourse questions the power of words. “What you say disappears the moment it is said,” says Yoo, “but is also final once you say it. Meanwhile, the texts are erasable and rewritable.” 

Artist: Soegiono (Indonesia)

Soegiono’s paintings, in a glance, show a classic depiction of the human picture. Although created in photographic realism with perfect attention to details, with a well developed colour composition crafted from many layers, his paintings are not portraits merely chasing the precision of form. The human figures and the surrounding scenery is no longer mere reality, but also a metaphor. His clear, succinct, easy on the eye prose also hides a poem. It hides a deep meaning unseen by the naked eye, a meaning that must be captured by the heart.

Artist: Dadi Setiyadi (Indonesia)

Dadi’s art revolve around the concept of the mix cultural influences, playing with the notions of the east and west, modern and traditional, universal and contextual as well as global and local. He has created the most amazing and captivating pieces through playing with famous painting, departing from traditions and old legends. To him, these are the ‘traditions’ he has to further develop in order to survive and keep going.

He creatively introduces changes to meanings, enabling new metaphors to develop. Dadi believes that artworks are a medium that contain or carry cultural values, the live on discussion, experimentation, curiosity, alternative thinking and comparing viewpoints, all of which highly affected by frankness, openness and sincerity.

For him, it is not too important about cultural origins, which are not what determine creativity; instead, the real point is how much we have been able to assimilate the learning points from our sources.

About Dadi:

Born 1977 in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Dadi Setiyadi graduated from Indonesia Institute of Art in 2004, working with paintings, sculptures and installation works. With particular interests in fantasy, science fiction and art culture, Dedi studied the symbols of the Archipelago - Garuda from Java, Lembuswana from Borneo, La Galigo from Sulawesi - through a project on Indonesian folklore called Kisah Nuisantara. This brought him to discover a connection to a fantastical and mythical world, the influences creating a particular syncretism in his art. He combines traditional local elements inspired from the environment, full of living traditions, with modern and contemporary subjects.