Lot 073
Gan Tee Sheng
b. Johor, 1984
Red Cupboard, 2012
signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
155 x 147cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 7,000 – 14,000
PRICE REALISED RM 7,840.00 |
A cabinet of curiosities along with secrets is set to unravel. Figures, plants, and still life objects are positioned in a surreal, dream like state. The large wood cabinet adds grandeur, painted in a rich brown hue. Bright geometric patterns on the floor draw attention to the figures, who seem to be commemorating someone from the past.
Gan Tee Sheng is a rare double winner of the UOB Painting of the Year Award (Malaysia), winning the Established Artist Major Award in 2013 and the Gold Award in 2016. His other major accolade is the Malaysian Emerging Artists Award in 2011. He took part in the artist’s residency at Fukuoka Asian Museum, Japan (2014) and the HOM’s Artist-In-Residence. He had taken part in art fairs like Art Gwangju (2015), Art Kaoshiung (2015, 2016), Art Stage Singapore (2016), Art Busan (2016) and Art Expo Malaysia for consecutive years. He held his solo Withdrawn at Taksu Kuala Lumpur in 2014, and Delusions at Taksu Singapore in 2017. Tee Sheng obtained his Fine Art Diploma from the Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur. |
