An artist based in Singapore
Susan Lui
Susan Lui, has been practising and teaching calligraphy in Singapore for many years. She enjoys calligraphy in traditional scripts (such as Copperplate, Spencerian, Italic, Uncial, Gothicized Italic, Blackletter, among others) and is known for her beautiful flourishing. An avid lover and student of calligraphy, Susan enjoys learning new techniques and combining various styles of calligraphy into a single piece of work.
Susan began exploring the medieval art of gilding and illumination in late 2017. She has had the honour of learning gilding from Rosemary Buczek, Patricia Lovett, Miwako Kawaminami, and Toni Watts, whom she also hosted in Singapore, and now proudly calls her “mentor”. She finds that broad edge work combines especially well with gilded pieces in a classic style.
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Key Interest
Calligraphy and illumination and their combination in a single piece of work.
Copperplate, Spencerian, Italic, Uncial, Gothicized italic, Blackletter, Uncial and more.
ARTISTS | Toni Watts, Susan Lui, Arathi Ayyangar
BASED IN | United Kingdom
TITLE | Across the Oceans
This collaborative piece is based on the theme of ‘Nature’. The centre section was written, painted and illuminated by Susan Lui in Singapore with the central image being inspired by a traditional Peranakan tile. The work was then flown to India, for Arathi Ayyangar to add words, an illuminated border and an Indian miniature painting. Finally, it arrived in the UK to have a border of English oak leaves added by Toni Watts in 24 carat, red, green, green and moon gold on gesso, with acorns gilded with platinum leaf, tooled to create the acorn ‘cups’. None of the artists knew what the previous person was planning to add to the piece so it grew organically – a confluence of styles and cultures with lots of gold.
SIZE | 180 x 180 mm
MEDIUM | Gesso, gold and platinum leaf, gouache on 300g Fabriano HP paper.
STARTING BID (Prices are in USD) | 200
BIDDING PLATFORM | Zoom Exclusive
ARTWORK CODE | Collab_AcrosstheOceans