작품 상세

In Durian Season, Tew Nai Tong captured the best way to savour durian - with a group of friends and family. One of the finest paintings by Nai Tong, the scene portrays not only sumptuous local fruits such as mangosteen, rambutan, and durians, but together with portraits of women and children in radiant colours. The exquisite painting from the 1990s suggests the rich taste of the fruits, along with its associated memories. Nai Tong returned to Malaysia and had his first solo at the British Council in Kuala Lumpur in 1964, the year he won 2nd Prize in the Chartered Bank mural design competition. He furthered his studies at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des BeauxArts (1967-1968). The 1980s saw him winning several awards including the Shell Best Award (watercolour, 1981), Esso Best Award (1982) and Dunlop Best Award (watercolour, 1983). He taught at various art academies namely the Malaysian Institute of Art (1969-1980), Central Academy of Art (1982-1985) and the Saito Academy of Art (1986-1988) before he decided to go full time in 1992. In 2007, he had a major survey exhibition at the National Art Gallery Malaysia, called Odyssey. In 2009, he won the Asia Art Award in Seoul, South Korea.