Painting Our World

Aidan and Ling are two friends who live in the same kampung. A day spent exploring allows them to meet different artists painting everyday scenes from the 1960s and ’70s. See how Ling and Aidan explore their world through five prominent Nanyang artworks from the National Gallery Singapore collection.

Is their world like yours? What are the differences?

If you were to make a painting, what would you show?

Contemporary children get to view the world, artworks and artists’ perspectives from the National Collection. The story line and characters allow a non-didactic and gentle introduction to art and its importance.

Beautiful bold illustrations throughout.

A “Did You Know?” page at the back, showing how people still frequently encounter these artworks – even if they don’t realise it – helps make the artworks and story relevant to today’s children.