But instead of thread, the piece is 'woven' together with layer upon layer of paint, each long squiggle applied with a syringe filled with paint.

Raw Canvas' stunning visual lines appear all the more dramatic as sunlight bounces on it from the windows on the ceiling.

The massive painting, the 44-year-old artist's largest to date, is now on display at City Hall for the Singapore Biennale, which opens to the public today. It takes up a huge wall and is the size of a badminton court.

She says: 'Creating this has been physically and emotionally challenging. For over two months I've worked non-stop from 9am till past midnight.'

What pushed her to work so hard was her drive to create something different.

She says: 'When the organisers showed me this space, I knew I didn't want to just do a painting. The idea was to create some tension in the work, to push the boundaries of painting while using materials and tools that may seem commonplace.'

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times Life!