Lot 127
Kelvin Chap
b. Indonesia, 1974
Market Scene, Bayon, 2007
signed and dated ‘Kelvin Chap 2007’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Market Scene, Bayon’ (lower middle)
pencil on paper
70 x 100cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 2,000 – 3,500
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Bayon is a richly decorated state temple of Jayavarman VII (reigned c.1181–1218), a powerful ruler of the Khmer empire. The temple sat at the center of Angkor Thom, a walled city that served as the capital of the Khmer Empire. Illustrated with exquisite detail, this work captures a scene from a series of bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the everyday life of the Angkorian Khmer.
Kelvin Chap received his education majoring in printmaking at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1992-1994). He won first prize in the Swatch Street Painting Competition based on the theme, Spirit Of Our Times (1994). He was honoured the Juror’s Choice at the Philip Morris Malaysian Art Award (2001). His solo exhibitions include Belawing and the Great Mamat (Totem and the Great Hunter) at Pelita Hati (1996), Idea 9 at Pelita Hati (2000), and Old Masks, Modern Man at Maison of Malaysian Art (MoMA) (2011). His group exhibitions include Innenseite, Kassel, Germany (1997), Gema: Resonance, A Malaysian Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic (1998), and RUPA Malaysia: A Decade of Art at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London (1998). He has also exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in the Malaysian Pavilion in China. His work can be found in public collections such as the National Art Gallery Malaysia, Galeri Petronas, Sabah Art Gallery, Chamalires, France as well as private collections in Malaysia, Singapore, Chile, Japan, USA, France, Germany and China. His works have been published in Masterpieces from the National Art Gallery by Redza Piyadasa (2002), Arts of Southeast Asia by Fiona Kerlogue (2004), and Atlas of World Art by John Onians (2004). |