Career
His Rhythmic Exuberance series of paintings also form the main theme for the interiors of the Farrer Park MRT Station. In 1967, Poh entered the Teacher"s Training College, majoring in art education. Even then, this earnestness to experiment in his art-making followed him through College, which opened up his mind to newer techniques and ideas in art
Poh graduated from the college in 1970 and taught art with various schools in Singapore.
Poh is a self-taught artist and inspired by works of the Impressionists and Cubism, which led him to develop his unique style exploring ideas about nature. His major influence came from the works by Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies and helped to embark Poh"s personal journey into abstract art and free-form expression works of art in ink.