Jalan Besar

This painting depicts Zhu Hong’s impression of Jalan Besar in Singapore. Based on Zhu Hong’s unrestrained and free style of painting, this particular work of art can be considered to be a painting that was carefully deliberated upon and meticulously painted. This is best exemplified in the top half of the painting where the structure of the shophouse is clearly depicted with the drawing lines clearly seen. This trait is hardly found in his watercolour creations. In addition, the characters on the signboards can be clearly made out, reflecting Zhu Hong motive of enabling the viewer to be able to easily identify
its location. In 2006, Zhu Hong held his first ever exhibition as an artist, the show was titled “Passion under the sun”. It was at that important exhibition as the public had a first view of his watercolour paintings of street scenes in Singapore. In 2013, Zhu Hong held an exhibition titled “Portraits of Singapore” at the Beijing Art Museum and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre.