Artist Biography
Brian Gothong Tan was born in the Philippines in 1980 and grew up in Singapore, where he trained in fine arts, multimedia and animation. Working extensively with multimedia for theatre productions, he received the Singapore Young Designers' Award for Multimedia in 1999 and 2000. His first solo exhibition, Heavenly Cakes and Sentimental Flowers, was held at the Singapore Art Museum in 2003. Hypersurface, a multimedia installation in collaboration with Vince Ong Choon Hoe was held at Sculpture Square, Singapore, 2004. Tan graduated in May 2005 with a BFA in Experimental Animation at the California Institute of the Arts, USA, and continues to develop projects both there and in Singapore.
http://www.briangothongtan.com
Works
Instant Asia! (A psychoanalytical neo-feminist film; The ephemeral body; Sublime monsters and virtual children) 2004–05
Artist Statement
Transformation, connection, transience and lightness are themes I constantly explore. My works have always been about making sense of place and trying to find visual metaphors to summarise and encapsulate my observations. Art, to me, has always been about challenging and pushing boundaries, to see things in new ways.
