The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Created by Sonny Liew
Published: November 2015
Winner of Book of the Year for Singapore Book Awards 2016 Winner of Best Book Cover Design for Singapore Book Awards 2016
Winner of Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (English Fiction)
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan’s original illustrations, paintings and sketches, this is a groundbreaking work and labour of love aimed at recapturing the portrait of an artist, whose deep passion for comics and country is given a fitting tribute by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew.
About the Creator: Sonny Liew is a comics artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times bestseller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang (First Second Books), My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey (DC Vertigo), the Jane Austen adaptation Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Comics), and a Doctor Fate series with Paul Levitz (DC Comics).
Format: Paperback
Size: 17cm (W) x 25.5cm (H)
Pages: 308pp
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Details
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Created by Sonny Liew
Published: November 2015
Winner of Book of the Year for Singapore Book Awards 2016 Winner of Best Book Cover Design for Singapore Book Awards 2016
Winner of Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (English Fiction)
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan’s original illustrations, paintings and sketches, this is a groundbreaking work and labour of love aimed at recapturing the portrait of an artist, whose deep passion for comics and country is given a fitting tribute by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew.
About the Creator: Sonny Liew is a comics artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times bestseller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang (First Second Books), My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey (DC Vertigo), the Jane Austen adaptation Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Comics), and a Doctor Fate series with Paul Levitz (DC Comics).
Format: Paperback
Size: 17cm (W) x 25.5cm (H)
Pages: 308pp