Lot 18
WONG CHEE MENG
b. Perak, 1975
BACK TO THE GOOD MEMORIES, 2009
Signed and dated ‘Wong Chee Meng 09'
on side of canvas and reverse
Acrylic on canvas
122cm x 183cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 12,000 - 15,000
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Wong Chee Meng attained a Bachelor of Arts (2006) as well as a Master in International Contemporary Art and Design Practice (2010) from Curtin University, Australia. Chee Meng is an artist that represents depth perception in unconventional ways. This is mainly due to being stereoblind, resulting in difficulties with viewing perspective. This disability causes Chee Meng to see multiple images at the same time. He uses this to his advantage to create aesthetically stimulating artworks that show different perspectives in ways that others cannot see.
Chee Meng has been involved in numerous exhibitions locally as well as internationally. Apart from being a practicing contemporary Malaysian artist, he also lectures at Lim Kok Wing University College of Creative Technology in Malaysia. He has had solo exhibitions at Taksu Gallery (2008) and Reka Art Space (2003) and his group exhibitions include ‘Feed Me’, a WWF Charity Show at Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia (2006), ‘Kata di Kota: A Malaysian Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Cuba’ in conjunction with the 9th Havana Biennale (2006), ‘Exhibition #3’ at One Menerung, Malaysia (2008), ‘Fab 4’ at Taksu Gallery, Malaysia (2009) and ‘Anniversary Show 2009/2010’ at Pace Gallery, Malaysia (2010). Awards that Chee Meng has garnered include the Merit Award from Malaysian Institute of Art, a residency in ABN AMRO-Malihom Art programme in Penang in 2007 and at One Merenung in Kuala Lumpur in 2008.
Fragmented, unpredictable colours and complicated shapes come alive in this painting by Chee Meng. Through his peculiar technique, ambiguous spaces are generated without the use of three dimensionality. Back to the Good Memories, like most of his pieces, works as an optical illusion and uses layering and juxtaposition of multiple images to devise an ‘afterimage’ effect. Overlapping imagery and shapes that are used as camouflage aims to elicit viewers to use their imagination while the different shades of colours and hues cause the impression of a perspective and creation of intriguing yet obscure spaces.
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