Paper Pulp/Water Collages
Goh Beng Kwan’s one-month residency at STPI produced 40 new paper pulp works in collaboration with master paper maker, Richard Hungerford, using the ‘water collage’ technique to float materials that eventually settle down to make the work. This method of collage-making marked the artist’s experimentation in print-making processes by playing on the idea of ‘renewal’ through the giving of new life to discarded materials, using the transformative potential of art. The works produced combine Goh’s intuitive and spontaneous qualities with his sensitivity to materials that resonate with his experiences of nature and its propensity for renewal in the continuous cycle of life.
Grass by the River, 2006, 130x104cm
Listen to the Drops of Rain, 2006, 130x105cm
Red Chamber, 2006, 105x130cm
Neon Lights, 2006, 101x129cm
Transformation, 2006, 136x146cm
Paper Pulp - Japan Series
A new exclusive 2023 Japanese paper pulp series.
Beauty of Spring, 2023, 66.5x97cm
Cherry Blossom Petals, 2023, 80x104.5cm
Early Spring, 2023, 97x66.5cm
Great Earth Blue Mountain (大地蓝山), 2023, 80x104.5cm
Spring Blossom, 2023, 66.5x97cm
Learn how these beautiful Paper Pulps were made in Japan
Working with a traditional paper house in Japan, Mr Goh produced this exclusive series of paper pulp artworks using different raw paper materials and traditional Japanese paper making techniques.
He creates the beauty of Spring using shapes from small pieces of hand torn paper, lines and horizon from different types of paper shreds and colours from various coloured paper pulp. We see Spring flowers, trees, cherry blossoms and charming Japanese mountain landscape in this special #madeinjapan paper series.