reproduce this colour treatment when the mural was being produced in the United Kingdom. Through experimentation, the specialist company in Birmingham adopted a seven-colour process to closely match the original's colours on the final artwork in vitreous enamel. The poetry, composed in a semi-cursive calligraphic script, employs the couplet – a pair of complementary verses set side by side. The calligraphy was first written in ink on rice paper before being scanned onto a computer and reproduced on the granite tiles. Each of the Chinese characters was cut out from grey slabs and inlaid into slabs of a darker tone, hollowed out for the characters. Placing the work on the floor, however, was considered unusual, as calligraphic works were usually placed on walls in auspicious positions. Tan explained that since life comes from earth, the earth is as auspicious as the sky. The artist intended to lay the characters on the same earth the first settlers had set foot on. Flying Colours The DTL concourse level features Flying Colours by Cheo Chai Hiang. The artwork depicts several clothes lines, a scene representing Singapore's high-rise HDB flats. The clothes lines changes slightly when viewed from different angles (i.e. a lenticular print). The artist sought to transform the "mundane" aspect of the scenery into something "festive and celebratory", while creating an illusion of clothes "flying in the wind". The angle of the clothes lines directs commuters to the platforms. The DTL artwork has drawn mixed reactions from other artists. Jeremy Sharma, the artist of Holland Beat at Holland Village station, regarded the work as "original and attractive with a lot of playful humour". On the other hand, Yek Wong, the artist who created the artwork at one-north station, felt that the work did not quite deliver the concept and suggested it could be more "visually engaging". Notes and references Notes References Bibliography External links Official website Changi Airport to Chinatown by MRT 2003 establishments in Singapore Chinatown, Singapore Outram, Singapore Railway stations opened in 2003 Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations