Name: Lucia Cordeschi Year: 2015 Thesis Title: Roberto Chabet’s Influence in Philippine Contemporary Art Thesis Abstract Conceptual artist Roberto Chabet has been a pivotal figure in the transition from modern to contemporary art in the Philippines. He was also a curator and for over thirty years he taught and mentored hundreds of aspiring artists, providing them with an alternative way of thinking Read more....

Name: Woo Fook Wah Year: 2014 Thesis Title: “I Paint What I See.” Looking at the Art of Wee Shoo Leong from a Nanyang Perspective and Beyond Thesis Abstract This thesis analyses the art of Wee Shoo Leong produced between 1990 and 2011. It focuses on his still life paintings and traces the evolution of his art as works that mirror the Nanyang style and its development beyond this genre. These Read more....

Name: Rachel Choo Year: 2013 Thesis Title: Unlocking the Art of War: Prisoner-of-War Art in World War II in Singapore Thesis Abstract This thesis is an overview study of the little-known field of prisoner-of-war art from World War II Singapore. It argues that the art is worth studying for its value as art. This approach, which is applied in this study and involves the understanding of the art through Read more....

Name: Kong Yen Lin Year: 2012 Thesis Title: Rise of Modernism in Singapore Photography, 1950s to 1980s: Aesthetic Negotiation through an Ethnic and National Identity Prism Thesis Abstract: This thesis traces the development of modern photography in Singapore alongside the crucial decades of socio-political and economic growth of the nation ever since attaining self-governance in 1959 till the Read more....

Name: Gerald Tan Year: 2011 Thesis Title: Buddhist Art and the Development of Neo-traditionalism in Thailand Thesis Abstract This thesis sets out to chart the development of traditional Buddhist art through the course of Thai history to the contemporary period. It aims to show how the original didactic practice of Buddhist art has deviated into neo-traditionalism, where Buddhism is used in art Read more....