Lot 072
Goh Lye Hock
b. Kedah, 1963
Guava, 2001
signed and dated (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
56 x 56cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 4,000 – 8,000
PRICE REALISED RM 3,920.00
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The artwork illustrates a number of guavas in a plastic bag. The crumpled texture on the plastic bag is almost realistic looking, coupled with its transparency, is proof to the artist’s impeccable skill in portraying his subject matter.
Goh Lye Hock, who is now based in Johor, graduated from the Kuala Lumpur College of Art. He has won several awards in competitions such as Saksi at the National Art Gallery in 2003, and Pemandangan Malaysia in 1994. His first four of six solos were held at the City Art Gallery in 2005 (Kuala Lumpur and Malacca), 2008 and 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. The others were at the New Straits Times’ Balai Berita in 2002 and the Sentosa Department Store in 2000. Goh was included in the Malaysian art exhibition in Beijing in 1996, and took part in Art Expo Malaysia from 2012 to 2016, besides the Asian International Art Exhibition all over Asia from 1997 to 2013. |