Chuah Siew Teng, also known as S. Teng, was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1944. He is the son of a famous artist and has developed his own distinctive style that captures the fleeting moments of everyday life and conveys a strong sense of homeland. He is versatile in all types of painting media, including drawing, watercolour, oil, acrylic and batik. His batik art is distinguished by the play of light, with positive-negative elements, and with a stained-glass effect. In 1992, his batik titled The Monkey was selected for the UNICEF Greeting Cards programme. He has won several awards and prizes for his paintings, including a Certificate of Merit in the national art competition in 1964 and a prize in the Malaysian artists competition in 1965. He...