Warm Nights, Deathless Days: The Life of Georgette Chen

Warm Nights, Deathless Days: The Life of Georgette Chen is Eisner-nominated comic artist Sonny Liew’s response to the legacy of one of Singapore’s most prominent pioneer artists Georgette Chen (1906-1993). The result is a moving portrait of Chen’s life, thoughts, and dreams, a charming chronicle of her days as a precocious young painter to her winning of Singapore’s prestigious Cultural Medallion in 1982. Richly illustrated in a soft, milky palette, the comic captures the quiet space of art and friendship that Chen sheltered amid a turbulent backdrop of political turmoil and personal hardship. This book is the third title in the National Gallery’s Dreaming Art Series, presenting original illustrated stories by contemporary practitioners in the arts in response to key works in the National Collection.

Publisher: National Gallery Singapore
Author Biography: Sonny Liew is a comic artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes titles for DC Vertigo, Marvel Comics and Image Comics. He has received Eisner nominations for his art on Wonderland and for spearheading Liquid City, a multi-volume comics anthology featuring creators from Southeast Asia. His Malinky Robot series was a Xeric grant recipient and winner of the Best Science Fiction Comic Album Award at the 2009 Utopiales SF Festival in Nantes. His latest works include the New York Times Best Seller The Shadow Hero and The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye.
Language: English
Country of Origin: Singapore
Page count: 48
Binding: Paperback
Search words: Graphic novel, Singapore art, art history