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Introduction

Thomas Yeo (b. 22 April 1936, Singapore -), winner of the Cultural Medallion in 1984, represents one of Singapore's second-generation artists who studied in the West. His work became infused with Western ideas, though at the same time he never completely abandoned the images and impressions of Asia, and these featured prominently in his work. He has been described as one of, if not the first Singaporean abstract artist, and abstraction has been an abiding feature of his work since the 1960s. However, landscape, too, is a prominent and continual aspect of his work, portraying images gleaned from his many travels. He gradually gravitated towards mixed media collages in which he used recycled ideas from his landscape paintings, and incorporating a multitude of available materials.

This Resource Guide serves as a guide to help you locate resources on Thomas Yeo available at the National Library Singapore as well as the following organisations: LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Arts Museum (SAM).

For titles available at NLB libraries, you can search for them on our catalogue. The catalogue is available at all libraries and on the National Library Singapore website (http://www.nl.sg). For contact details and locations of the libraries, please visit http://www.nlb.gov.sg.

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