In Singapore, Mr Yip’s murals are popular on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
SINGAPORE – When Singaporean artist Yip Yew Chong got a call asking him to go to a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and adorn its walls with his colourful murals, he jumped at the chance.in places such as Tiong Bahru, Little India and Kampong Glam, went to Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in north India for his honeymoon in 1995.
Measuring 15m by 14m, it features images of daily life, such as a drinks seller pouring tea and a woman making the rice and lentil pancake thosai. Mr Yip said he drew inspiration from what he saw around him. Mr Yip’s mural incorporating a life-sized image of a real pani puri seller who parked his pushcart stall in front of the giant painting every evening. PHOTO: COURTESY OF YIP YEW CHONG
In Singapore, Mr Yip’s murals are popular with people active on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok who use them as backdrops for their video clips, adding a touch of colour and some local flavour to their online content. In 2019, the foundation invited him to paint murals in the Lodhi Art District, in the Indian capital New Delhi.