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Carbon-based life form | Singapore
Abstraction, rhythm & relational systems
Exploring how uncertainty shapes form
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Ritalin In Dub 2m x 2m Acrylic, Chalk, Enamel, Palo Santo, and Aerosol on Linen 2024 ___ Finally sharing this piece before my next adventure! I had the honour of creating a 2m piece for @misfits.space in Narrm/Melbourne in March this year. It means so much to me to give back to a city that has shaped my journey since I studied here in the late ’90s. Huge thanks to @operativejp and his wonderful crew for all the positive energy while I was putting this up before the spot opened. If you ever find yourself in Narrm, this place is an absolute must-visit—always top vibes! Until the next time ✨👌🏽🙏🏼 taken in Misfits Melbourne by @kiat_studio
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2 years ago
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October tings, which also includes my next @kiat_studio art show 😁    Much love to all  @rasaspace  @mrgoldie  @dbridge  @nezsenja  @danstezo  @artoutreachsingapore  @deborah.lim  @thefakecherry   @angie_and_fatbird_conspiracy  @goodmanartscentre  @thecoup.sg  @nothappycallpolice  Halia  @sideo   @revisionmusicsg ✨I do hope to see you somewhere somehow. Take care in the meantime ✨ taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @kiat_studio
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6 days ago
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Staying in the void of the unknown. Recently I’ve been exploring gelli plate printing, courtesy of a Christmas gift from my better half @thefakecherry 🫰🏽. It’s pretty much a contemporary evolution of monotype techniques dating back to the late 1800s, when artists experimented with gelatin surfaces to capture spontaneous marks. Today’s plates continue that lineage, inviting chance into the process filled with tactility. Not knowing how each layer will turn out has become part of the work itself. I love the strange paradox where a modern tool carries an old philosophy: surrender control and let the unexpected lead. A real test of patience this is. 😅 #GelliPrint #AbstractProcess #ArtExperiment taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @kiat_studio
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7 months ago
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Contributing a little piece to a show with a big cause that’s always been close to my heart. This work features a collaboration with my studio intern, Larry, during his short stint. Thanks to @toko__noma @kentansg for pulling this amazing gang together ✨ — ‘Host’ Year: 2023 Size: 63x63cm Framed Medium: Acrylic, Plaster on Linen ‘Host’ considers the surface as a site of reception. An unfinished painting is altered through an unanticipated encounter, where contact leaves a permanent trace. The work shifts from an authored image to a recorded event, where presence is embedded rather than depicted. The surface functions as both host and record, holding the residue of an intervention that was neither planned nor resisted. by @kiat_studio
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6 months ago
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Recently, a little pleasant surprise came in the form of a note a physicist friend wrote to me after seeing this little experiment. She studies cold atoms in systems where lasers arrange atoms into neat square lattices. In theory everything sits in orderly rows. In practice, the atoms refuse to behave so simply. They can share information across the lattice through entangled states, blurring the boundary between one point and another. ✨✨✨ Just staying with this thought for a moment. #contemporaryabstraction #processbasedart #materialresearch taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @kiat_studio
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7 months ago
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Grateful to Deborah Lim for the invitation and trust to explore ‘Untitled Residue’ within AURA during Singapore Art Week. This installation was an experiment in slowing down. A way of connecting through resonance, and the things we don’t always see but still feel. To hold space for that kind of quiet attention, especially during the intensity of art week, felt both generous and rare. A deep appreciation as well to everyone who attended the session. Your presence, stillness, and openness were an essential part of the experience itself. At its core, Untitled Residue reflects on what remains after technology falls silent. By working with materials marked by use and time, the installation suggests that residue can be a place of possibility. Where forgotten structures are brought back into focus to offer a renewed sense of awareness, care, and connection. Thank you to the fellow artists Tuck Muntarbhorn @tuckbkk and Samantha Lee @samanthadotcom for shaping evenings (and the video) that invited reflection rather than urgency. And thank you to Syadiq, Cherry and Bryan for your assistance, patience and discussions as this came to life. To Marc and the Mandala team for the openness, and support throughout. These moments are never made alone. Have a good one. ✨ taken in Mandala Club by @kiat_studio
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8 months ago
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‘Untitled Flight’ 👉🏽 Current mood this season. What a year it’s been👾🥳🐓 taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @kiat_studio
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a year ago
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“AS-IS” — Where Art Meets Raw Authenticity 27 June - 27 July 2025 Singapore 🎨 The Artist Unfiltered Step into the unfiltered world of Singaporean artist Kiat, where perfection takes a backseat to emotional honesty. His latest solo exhibition at @artitudegaleria isn’t just a showcase—it’s an invitation to explore the complex beauty of identity and vulnerability. 🖼️ A Canvas of Contradictions With bold pigments and mixed-media mastery, Kiat bridges his roots with a universal vision—one that resists polished narratives and instead embraces the unfinished, the fractured, and everything in between. 🎵 Sound Meets Stroke From the DJ booth to the canvas, Kiat’s dual life as a renowned DJ pulses through his art. His brushstrokes carry rhythm and movement, forming a vibrant dialogue between sound and sight. This unique fusion of musical and visual artistry recently found new expression through his collaboration with @bataviacollective, who brought their own creative energy to Salon 10 in Hong Kong, where Culture Hub Asia also hosted the talented Gabriele Poso. “I invite all viewers to be interrogated, challenged, and perhaps even reconfigured by AS-IS—to engage with art as a lived experience, where process and presence are inseparable.” -Nicholas Yau More Than Just an Exhibition It’s a conversation, a mirror, and a moment—one that will move you, question you, and stay with you. 📍 ARTitude Galería, Dempsey Hill 📅 Until 25 July 2025 🎫 Free admission Swipe to witness the magic ➡️ 📸 : @djulianchng by @kiat_studio
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a year ago
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From 19 January onwards, step into AURA—Mandala Club’s Singapore Art Week presentation and a curated journey bringing together art, technology, ritual and reflection. Curated by @deborah.lim, the series unfolds across light, sound, sculpture and discourse, featuring installations by @tuckbkk, @samanthadotcom and @kiat_studio, alongside a public talk by anthropologist Ashley Chin and an intimate dialogue on how art shapes spaces, experiences, and the way we gather, in collaboration with @theartling. Together, these works invite audiences to slow down and attend to the unseen forces—spiritual, technological and cultural—that shape presence, memory and connection, offering a quiet pause amid the intensity of the art week calendar. Swipe for key dates & more. Bookings available via the Member App from Monday, 12 Jan. #MandalaClub #MandalaClubPresentsAURA taken in Mandala Club by @kiat_studio
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9 months ago
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𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝟶𝟷⁣ 76x76cm⁣ Acrylic, Palo Santo, Graphite, Oil on linen⁣ 2021-2024⁣ ⁣ Just a sneak peek ahead of the official announcement of my next show I’m working on at Artitude Gallery/Singapore, opening late June. ⁣Inspired by Jeffrey Kripal’s Authors of the Impossible, this piece explores those in-between spaces where feeling and the physical worlds overlap. Archives Of The Impossible isn’t meant to explain anything but a way of holding onto those moments that don’t quite make sense. 👉🏽Music on this clip by @markpritch✨ and @thomyorke 👾 taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @kiat_studio
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a year ago
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‘Tender Fracture’ & ‘Breaking Light’ 18x18” each Paper, acrylic, charcoal, palo santo, ink on canvas Feeling really grateful to be part of SG60 at The Private Museum, curated by @michelleishappy alongside a host of other amazing curators and artists. She’s someone who always plants seeds of curiosity and reflection in the work. Always appreciate the mental gymnastics ✨ Towards Happiness, Prosperity & Progress: Reflections on the Singapore Spirit 2 Oct – 7 Dec 2025 Such an honour to be included in this show that celebrates 60 years of Singapore stories through art. taken in The Private Museum by @kiat_studio
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a year ago
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Work available at @ipreciation / curated by @vincentleow 1 )Flanging Breaths 1.5 x 1.5m Acrylic, Oil, Palo Santo on Linen 2)Eternal Impermanence 1.2 x 1.2m Acrylic, Oil, Palo Santo on Linen 3) In Motion, Still 1.2 x 1.2M Acrylic, Oil, Palo Santo on Linen 4) Solaris (Acquired)
1.8 x 1.8M Acrylic, Oil, Palo Santo on Linen 5) Layers of Silence 1.5 x 1.5M Acrylic, Oil, Palo Santo on Linen taken in iPRECIATION by @kiat_studio
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2 years ago
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