Ho Ho Ying is a reputable abstract artist in Singapore who started to explore abstract art as early as in the 1950s. His abstract works embodied new aspirations, reflecting the dynamism and innovative spirit prevalent in a rapidly modernising urban environment. He is a founding member of the Modern Art Society, which he led from 1964 to 1970s. Throughout Ho’s artistic career, calligraphic aesthetics has continued to be a major inspiration for his exploration of abstract art. In 2012, Ho was awarded the Singapore Cultural Medallion, in recognition of his artistic achievements and contributions to the local art scene.“Homage to Colourism” represents Ho’s artistic evolution during the 1970s when he developed paint-dripping technique. Apart from the visual references to hard edge painting, the work also reveals that calligraphy aesthetics has always been the core inspiration of Ho’s artistic evolution.
