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Widely acclaimed for his works presenting well-known political figures, Stephen Menon exemplifies Lee Kuan Yew’s vision of society and national identity. Despite being known as the little red dot, Singapore remains one of the leading financial centres of the world. The use of screenprint, high colour contrast renderings and perforations in the composition recalls the design of stamps. This work is an expressive and particularly polished piece, demonstrating Stephen’s passion on significant world icons. The wordings in the artwork state: At present, No MP, Chinese, Malay or Indian, can afford to take a communal line because he has to serve a multiracial constituency. Having obtained a Diploma in Graphic Design from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1993, Stephen Menon started his career as a fine artist combining portraiture and spiritualism in a search for meaning. Stephen creates self-portraits that are personal depictions of the state of his inner self. Stephen has taken part in numerous group exhibitions including the ‘Open Show’ at Galeri Shah Alam (2006 and 2007), ‘Malaysian Art Award’ in Penang (2007), ‘Beautiful People’ at Core Design Gallery (2010), ‘Asean Art Show’ in Tokyo, Japan (2010), ‘Winds of Desire’ at Annexe Gallery (2010) as well as ‘Absolut 18@8’ at Wei-Ling Gallery (2010). He won the 2006 Major Award from the Galeri Shah Alam Open Show and was a finalist in the Young Contemporary Art Award held by National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2006 and 2007.