Figure in Sofa


2011 l Being Series l Solo ExhibitionOil on Linen
154 x 140cm
To Whom It May Concern - BeingHOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
I explore my everyday life, observe the connection between 'steel' and 'life'. These works depicted the contradiction on the will of a life which restricted by the surrounding object and space.

- Selected Works of Being Series -

Figure in Sofa II l 2011Oil on linen168 x 182cm
Figure in Treadmill l 2011Oil on linen183 x 183cm
Figure on Chair l 2011Oil on linen140 x 154cm
Click l 2011Oil on linen152 x 191cm
Study Chair l 2011Acrylic on Study Chair70 x 40 x 40cm
I try to revisit this standardized elementary school's study chair - the container of a leaner, by painting over with classic layered method to revise my learning path, about the hidden agenda behind the norm.
Figure in Bag l 2011Oil on linen100 x 90cm
Falling Figure from Stairs l 2011Oil on linen100 x 90cm
Falling Figure in Bathroom l 2011Oil on linen110 x 90cm
Falling Figure in Pool l 2011Oil on linen100 x 90cm
Nothing Happended Here l 2011Oil on linenTriptych 200 x 390cm
This set of paintings recorded my experience and sensations as a participant in Bersih Rally 2.0, a civil society movement happened in Kuala Lumpur, the city I live and work.
With black paint as base, I painted what I experienced during the rally. Next, I covered or rub off everything with white paint to make an allusion on how the mainstream media whom under government react on the next day news - like nothing happened here.
Timer 339 (2) l 2012~Present
Figure in Train l 2009Oil on linen140 x 122cm
Figure in Washroom l 2009Oil on linen140 x 122cm
Figure in Toll Booth l 2009Oil on linen140 x 122cm
Figure in Plane Seat l 2009Oil on linen140 x 122cm
Unknown l 2012Paper ModelSet of Photograph (9 pieces)

- Works exhibited in -


2012 l Freedom Under Construction - Group Exhibition l HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur2012 l Members Only - Group Exhibition l National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur2011 l To Whom It May Concern : Being - Solo Exhibition l HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur2010 l VAA Award - Finalist l Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur2009 l MEA Award - Finalist l Gallery Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur

- Catalogue -


2011 l To Whom It May Concern : Being - Solo Exhibition l HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur