Mosque in Kuala Lumpur by Georgette Chen in 1957 ` Oil on canvas
This painting depicts a mosque in Kuala Lumpur with warm colours, such as tones of orange, browns and yellow. The artist has used oil on canvas, resulting in a very textured and realistic painting. She has painted the skies blue and the mosque golden, and the allows the viewer to assume that the area painted is rich and prosperous. There is no particular focus point in this painting, and the palm trees 'frame' the image, creating a balanced and harmonious landscape. Infact, that should probably have been her intended purpose of this painting, as mosques are a place of worship, a symbol of religion. She has painted in such a perspective that allows the viewer to view the landscape as though as they were there themselves, without the need to travel and spend money!!!! Hence, I think Georgette Chen has conveyed the message of her painting with great success.
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