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0pm to 5 00pm room 29ab sonny liew discusses his eisner nominated the art of charlie chan hock chye his three continent journey to find sources of creativity the comics culture in singapore and his collaborations with gene luen yang american born chinese superman and paul levitz former dc publisher who will moderate the conversation author signing dc comics 6 00pm 7 00pm booth 1915 with paul levitz sunday july 23 panel cbldf live art jam 12 15 1 45 p m room 5ab celebrate creative freedom by seeing art made right before your eyes the cbldf live art jam brings together a variety of comics artists including acclaimed creator of the art of charlie chan hock chye sonny liew award winning march artist nate powell new york times bestselling artist chris burnham zine and webcomics revolutionary liz suburbia and other special guests who will make art on the spot and share their perspectives on censorship and the creative process watch live art being created learn about censorship and bid to win the pieces made during the panel all proceeds benefit the important free speech work of cbldf posted in uncategorized on july 17 2017 by sonnyliew leave a comment charlie chan at the eisners the art of charlie chan hock chye was nominated for eisner awards this year in the following categories best graphic album new best u s edition of international material asia best writer artist best coloring best lettering best publication design which maybe means 6 times the pain in july but what the hey appreciating the dream for now the eisner awards voting is now open till june 16th you can vote if you re a comics creator publisher editor historian educator librarian or comic store owner manager so do go register and vote for your favourite comics and creators at the link below eisnervote com posted in art of charlie chan hock chye eisners uncategorized and tagged eisner awards eisners san diego comic con sdcc sonny liew the art of charlie chan hock chye vote on may 14 2017 by sonnyliew leave a comment when rochore lost its e illustration and essay are created and written to accompany a book collecting photographs by lau eng seng documenting the housing estate before its imminent tearing down eng seng s book and an exhibition will take place from 17 27 aug 2017 at objectifs middle road but he and li li chung of the exactly foundation have given me permission to post the picture and the essay early since part of the message is a shout out to get involved in efforts to help preserve the sungei road market due to be shut down this coming july the essay is below but first please do go join and like the save sungei road market page now as action needs to be taken urgently https www facebook com savesungeiroadmarket when rochore lost its e once it d been known as both rochore and rochor somehow or another over the years rochor has lost its e in 1957 one s ramachandra wrote in to the straits times to express his bewilderment as to why street nameplates in the area that had once read rochore canal road had been replaced with ones that spelt rochor without the e 1 while it is not clear if ramachandra ever got a satisfactory reply to his query an eventual attempt by a journalist to discover the story behind the mysterious disappearance of the e some decades later failed to yield any more real results 2 one instance the journalist did find of the missing e was in the name for the rochore kongsi for the aged a void deck nursing home opened in 1977 at the rochor centre by dr toh chin chye a former deputy prime minister and long time member of parliament for the area in his role then as minister for health dr toh often spoke about the need to address the welfare of the elderly and for a country not run by robots and computers but one with a soul 3 his service to the residents of rochor where he remained mp for nearly three decades from 1959 to 1988 along with his willingness to speak up against his own party after leaving the cabinet in 1981 4 lends a warm glow to memories of the man especially amongst those who feel that the mps of today have long lost touch with the ground and toe the party line much too often a quick look at dr toh s career however throws up some apparent contradictions as one of the core group of the first generation of pap leaders dr toh is widely seen to have been instrumental in forming and implementing an ideology of progressive depoliticization during his tenure as vice chancellor of the university of singapore from 1968 to 1975 he acquired a reputation for being a ruthless autocrat who had sought to overturn the school s british liberal tradition of academic freedom and its focus on the intellectual cultivation of the individual in favour of an apolitical top down culture that would better serve the country s needs 5 so when the senior former party stalwart called on singaporeans to speak up fearlessly against policies they disagreed with and in fact sought to do so himself in parliament whilst effectively labelling those who did not as dumb cows a colleague tan soo khoon mp for alexandra responded by asking why dr toh had not been more receptive to dissent when he was a minister and a university vice chancellor he did not take too kindly to dissent then why is he now so voluble in his views 6 of course shifts and changes can be principled rather than hypocritical as experience brings new ideas and challenges long held notions dr toh called on the people to respond to the changing needs of the country even as some accused him of sour grapes part of his rationale was that where a firm hand might have been necessary to overcome the demanding tests faced during the instability of the nation s formative years more openness and debate was required now that the country was being confronted with new challenges the founding party chairman also pointed out that although the pap had come to power on the basis of its democratic socialist principles it had now changed its constitution completely and that he felt impelled to express the views of singaporeans who dare d not speak up 7 the nostalgia industry change and dislocation have been constant features of the lives of its citizens from the early days of pap rule in singapore resettling from kampongs to densely populated confined hdb flats had been traumatic for many in rochor itself shophouses and street hawkers had given way to buildings like rochor centre and sim lim square before the rochor constituency itself disappeared with the 1988 electoral redrawing of boundaries as the area was absorbed into the jalan besar and kampong glam constituencies a straits times interview with rochor residents when the constituency was scrapped elicited some despondent responses one was reported to have felt terribly let down saying that the constituency should be significant as it had existed since parliament was formed and wondered why the electoral committee did not do away with jalan besar constituency and keep rochore instead another constituency stalwart and cc management committee member described a loss of identity shared with him by some residents 8 we hear the same sentiments expressed today for recent sites slated for redevelopment such as dakota crescent the sungei road flea market area and rochor centre itself there is a shared sense of sadness over the passing of eras a loss of identity community and familiar surrounds usually accompanied by a sense of resignation that this is after all a country of constant change and all we can really do is to bear it and move on the government has responded on numerous occasions that it understands the trade off between development and heritage and the need to strike a balance between the two clearly though the exact nature of this understanding needs to be more rigorously examined so that hard choices can be made with greater wisdom and more public consultation rather than sleepwalked into by a kpi obsessed bureaucracy sometimes too focused on short term results old buildings and communities once gone will never be again if we do not try to reimagine our values and priorities as a nation we will soon be left with little more than colourful keychains tote bags and other designer knick knacks manufactured by the nostalgia industry and the digital databases of the singapore memory project mere representations of our lost heritage and culture rather than the things themselves over the years rochor has lost its e and then its status as an electoral constituency now the beating heart of rochor centre itself is slated to be demolished and replaced by an expressway but dakota crescent and the sungei road flea market might still be saved so if you care go out there and do whatever you can to help spread the word get involved engage the authorities and yes make a fuss you might not get a chance to do so again 1 the straits times man in the street letters section p 8 16 aug 1957 2 in search of old rochore toh yong chuan the straits times p 43 19 feb 2012 3 don t let the country become a city without a soul the straits times p 9 05 nov 1977 4 he was often described as an outspoken critic of the government by the straits times see for example rochore mp dr toh will not stand in next election p 20 18 june 1988 5 eds kevin yl tan and peng er lam lee s lieutenants singapore s old guard st leonards n s w allen unwin 2001 c 1999 p 9 6 we speak up if we have to say eight mps the straits times p 12 31 aug 1984 7 i can t remain a dumb cow the straits times p 2 26 aug 1984 8 voters from three wards regrouped the straits times p 20 20 june 1988 posted in uncategorized and tagged exactly foundation lau eng seng rochor centre sungei road market toh chin chye on april 12 2017 by sonnyliew leave a comment still thumbnails and skecthes for a project from years back that never got done for complicated reasons script by adam rapp posted in uncategorized on march 1 2017 by sonnyliew leave a comment placebo the art of charlie chan hocky chye was one of publishers weekly s best books of 2016 in the comics category the history of singapore and the history of comics are blended in this tour de force that follows the career of charlie chan hock chye an imaginary singaporean cartoonist liew mimics styles from manga to comics strips as chye tries to find his own voice while adapting to the shifting social and political climate meanwhile the singapore writers festival is almost over but i ll be on one more panel with gosho aoyoma on sunday 13 november so do drop by if you re in town https www singaporewritersfestival com nacswf nacswf programme listing festival events two comic icons gosho aoyama meets sonny liew html two comic icons gosho aoyama meets sonny liew date time 13 nov sun 2 30 pm 3 30 pm venue the arts house chamber finally a variant cover for idw s revolutonaries 1 featurong rom the space knight and a mouse hole from tom and jerry posted in art of charlie chan hock chye uncategorized and tagged comics detective conan gosho aoyoma publishers weekly singapore writer s festival on november 12 2016 by sonnyliew leave a comment the repast variant covers for idw s new comics featuring the transformers m a s k and more one g i joe one still to do these have been a lot of fun to work on cartoons i grew up with after all everyday day after school one of the highlights of the day was coming hope to watch the 6 30pm cartoons on t v the opening sequences for the shows still hit the spot many years on though the actual episodes themselves maybe don t quite hold up scott from m a s k was essentially the cartoon equivlent of wesley crusher p links to the titels with the variant covers http www seibertron com transformers news idw optimus prime 1 variant covers by sonny liew andrew griffith 36171 http www newsarama com 31140 idw publishing december 2016 solicitations html http comicsalliance com idw mask 1 covers posted in uncategorized and tagged 1980s cartoons comics covers idw mask megatron optimus prime thunderhawk trakker transformers venom on october 9 2016 by sonnyliew leave a comment winona stranger things comic no 4 ryder s characters reassured us that the meek will inherit the earth if they wait long enough and are pure of heart they promised a life beyond our teenage ennui https www theguardian com commentisfree 2015 aug 14 winona ryder beetlejuice indie girls posted in uncategorized and tagged beetlejuice heathers stranger things winona ryder on august 9 2016 by sonnyliew leave a comment stranger times unofficial stranger things comic 3 inspired by this guardian article s comments one likely reason for this flight to the past is the obstacle that modern technology poses to plot lines mobile phones the internet and widespread cctv have made contemporary mystery stories increasingly hard to write an interesting exercise for viewers of the opening episode of stranger things is to imagine how the vanishing of will byers might have been achieved so mysteriously if he were carrying a cellphone posted in uncategorized and tagged comics stranger things on august 7 2016 by sonnyliew 1 comment stranger danger watched netflix s 80s nostalgia fest stranger things last week and had the sometimes occuring whim to do some comics inspired by the show it was probably joy division and echo and the bunnymen on the soundtrack that gave it the icing and the cherry p posted in uncategorized and tagged buffy buffy the vampire slayer comics friends joy division mutant enemy netflix seinfeld stranger things on august 6 2016 by sonnyliew 1 comment post navigation older posts sonny liew is a eisner nominated comic artist and illustrator whose work include titles for dc comics dc vertigo marvel first second books slg and disney he currently resides in singapore where he sleeps with the fishes contact me sign up for the newsletter sign me up email me sonny at sonnyliew dot com instagram deviant art face book tweets email subscription enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive 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