A unique piece created through the special collaboration between Marvin Chan and Izan Tahir, both dynamic artists who have prolific experience in design. In mesmerising purple and mauve shades, the work emphasises on the flesh and contours of the human body, expressed with a sculptural quality. The title hints towards modes of self-acceptance and openness, by trusting and embracing the self.
Marvin Chan has made the transition from an advertising practitioner to a visual artist in his first solo called First Harvest at a2 Gallery, Penang in 2007. He was also selected for the Commonwealth Connections art residency in 2009, the year in which he also won the BP Portrait Award. He has exhibited in numerous group shows, including Presenting The F KLUB, Chan + Hori Contemporary, Singapore (2019), MASIF 2011 at Galeri Petronas and a solo show at Wei-Ling Gallery in 2010 titled Inconsequential Consequences Of Hope. His solo exhibition Serpents In The Sun was held at Suma Orientalis Fine Art in 2019.
UK and Malaysia based printmaker, Izan Tahir, has practised and refined her craft for decades. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the London College of Communication, now a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Her artmaking is an intersection of studio-based work with graphic design sensibilities. She was formerly responsible for corporate and national portfolios.