Drawing inspiration from objects, architecture, urban landscapes and even destructive scenes, Singaporean artist Boo Sze Yang interprets these subject matters as metaphors for symbols of contemporary life. In 1991, Boo graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and became an artist known for his gestural and monochromatic painting techniques. He went on to pursue his postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art from the University of Reading, UK, in 1995 and obtained his Master of Arts Degree at the University of the Arts London in 2004. Boo was the Head of the Fine Art Department at NAFA from 2008 to 2009 before becoming a full-time artist.
Following the House of God series, Boo continues to explore the concept of space in The Mall series. The works in the series demonstrate how the artist draws a parallel between cathedrals and glitzy shopping malls, associating the latter as a new sanctuary for the modern man and woman. The escalators depicted in linear lines create movement in the composition and present a grandiosity almost comparable to that of churches.
