Lot 137
Chong Siew Ying
b. Kuala Lumpur, 1969
The Shadow Line, 2004
signed and dated
‘Siew Ying 2004’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
150 x 150cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 35,000 – 60,000
PRICE REALISED RM 31,360.00
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Central to the themes of Chong Siew Ying’s works are the stories of humanity, and the complexities of the world of man. Painted in dynamic flesh tones, the artist has portrayed the figures with graceful contours of the head, arms, chest and back. The human figures seem liberated from the material world, and alludes to a person’s inner mind and space for imagination. Wispy floating clouds, rendered with the effects of light in the sky, predominantly in blue and white, position these meditative figures in a timeless and dreamlike space.
Chong Siew Ying first studied for her Diploma in Graphic Design at the Petaling College of Art and Design but impetuously decided to continue her studies in Paris in 1990, at the L’ Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Versailles (1991-1994) and then L’Atelier 63 (1994-1996), supporting herself by working part time as an au pair. Two artist’s residences — Rimbun Dahan, Selangor (1999-2000) and the Vermont Studio Centre, United States (2001, Freeman Asian Artist Fellowship) proved timely in her taking stock as well as tiding over her financial struggles. In 2002, she won a Special Awards in the highly coveted Young Contemporary Artists (BMS) competition, and she was a finalist in the Hong Kong Sovereign Art Prize in 2009. She was featured in Art Stage Singapore in 2015 (Being Human: Figuratism Of 16 Malaysian Artists). Even before she held her first solo in Kuala Lumpur of her selected works 1996-1997 in 1998, she has had solos in Paris, namely at the Maison TCH’A , Atelier D’ Maraval and Gallery Cafe Panique. Her solos in Malaysia include Crying With Trees (2014), Infinity (2011), Idylle: New Paintings (2008), Many Splendoured Things (2006), and Going Away, Coming Home (2002).
REFERENCE
Chong Siew Ying, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, 2008 |