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A diverse group of international artists from Brazil, France and the Philippines are featured in this unique three-continent exhibit entitled "Convergence," at the Art Space of the Royal Plaza on Scotts from May 7 to June 4, 2009.

The exhibition, a fusion of three different art styles showcases the artworks of Brazilian, chinese brush painter Deise Dias Cavalheiro, French abstractionist Anne Severyns and award-winning Filipino geometric artist Wilfredo Alicdan.

Deise Dias Cavalheiro was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After arriving in Singapore in 1996, Deise became fascinated with Asia's thriving culture and turned her interest to the art of Chinese brush painting. In this exhibit, she featurers her bamboo and flower series, experimenting and exploring with different kinds of paper, new textures and colors showcasing traditional themes in a bright, colorful and unique form.

Anne Severyns is a French artist who has been living in Asia for almost twenty years. She studied graphic arts in Paris and began her career in advertising and clothes design. But painting had captivated her since childhood and remained the primary draw in her life. As a matter of fact she describes herself as “having been born with a brush in her hand”.

Wilfredo Alicdan's works are distinguished by their quaint and geometric folk representations, populated by rounded, stylized figures engaged in traditional and rural genre activities. His canvases display a sense of harmony between contrasting formal elements—while his utilization of solid colors and flat backgrounds reinforces the two-dimensionality of his paintings, his use of subtle modeling imbues his figures with rounded, human plasticity. Willy is the only Filipino artist chosen by UNICEF to work on their Unicef Cards for the benefit of all the children of the world.

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Audacious
Watercolour on Canson paper
92 × 74cm (2008) S$1,300.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Autumn
Watercolour on white rice paper
97 × 155cm (2008) S$2,200.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Cascade
Chinese ink on Japanese paper
77 × 99cm (2008) S$1,300.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Energy I
Watercolour on white rice paper
100 × 60cm (2009) S$1,200.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Jade Lush
Watercolour and Chinese ink on white rice paper
99 × 102cm (2009) S$2,200.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Lanterns I
Watercolour and Chinese ink on white rice paper
92 × 48cm (2008) S$940.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Singapore River - Print
Original work watercolour and Chinese ink on rice paper
61 × 72cm (2000) S400.00

Deise Dias Cavalheiro
Sweet Blossoms
Watercolour and Chinese ink on white rice paper
59 × 72cm (2009) S$1,500.00

Anne Severyns
A Journey in China
Oil on Canvas
170 × 135cm (2009) S$5800.00

Anne Severyns
Adventure
Oil on Canvas
79 × 180cm (2008) S$4300.00
 

Anne Severyns
Corail
Oil on Canvas
122 × 91cm (2007) S$3500.00

Anne Severyns
Le Petit Chemin
Oil on Canvas
122 × 91cm (2008) S$1600.00

Anne Severyns
Silhouette
Oil on Canvas
190 × 93cm (2008) S$5500.00
 

Anne Severyns
Byzance
Oil on Canvas
127 × 102cm (2007) S$3500.00

Anne Severyns
Sunday
Oil on Canvas
110 × 110cm (2008) S$3600.00

Anne Severyns
Perspectives
Oil on Canvas
91 × 91cm (2009) S$3000.00
 

Wilfredo Alicdan
The Dance
Oil on Canvas
24×36 inches (2009)

Wilfredo Alicdan
Angkas
Oil on Canvas
12×48 inches (2009)

Wilfredo Alicdan
Gabay
Oil on Canvas
36×36 inches / 3×3 feet (2008)

Wilfredo Alicdan
Yehey!
Oil on Canvas
18×36 inches (2009)

Wilfredo Alicdan
Kilitian
Oil on Canvas
36×24 inches (2009)

Wilfredo Alicdan
Jubilee Song
Oil on Canvas
36×34 inches (2008)

Where: Art Space. Royal Plaza on Scotts. 25 Scotts Road (adjacent to Duty Free Singapore)
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-7pm.
Price: Entrance is FREE
Enquiries: +65 9734-4839
How to get there: Orchard MRT Station