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| Title : | Portraits of Paradox |
| Venue : | Wei-Ling Gallery 8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields Kuala Lumpur Opening Hours : Mon - Fri: 12noon - 7pm; weekends by appointment. URL : http://www.weiling-gallery.com |
| Date & Time : | Mon 14 Jul - Sat 5 Aug 2008 (Mon-Fri: 12noon - 7pm; Sat: 10am - 5pm; closed Sun) |
| Tickets : | Free Admission |
| Phone : | 03-2260 1106/ 07 |
| Email : | weiling@weiling-gallery.com |
| URL : | http://www.weiling-gallery.com |
| Synopsis : | Artist Yau Bee Ling is well-known for her vibrant, expressive works that revolve around the subject of family issues. Born in Klang in 1972, Bee Ling studied painting at the Malaysian Institute of Art(MIA), graduating in 1995. Her works are executed in a colourful, layering on/scrapping back, oil paint process which has now become synonymous with her. ‘Portraits of Paradox’ revolve around the her struggle with the superficiality of human relationships and communication, where sincerity and honesty are non-existent values. These new paintings presented here reveal a new level of maturity in the way Bee Ling approaches her works - in 2006 she became a mother for the first time and had to learn how to juggle life as an artist, wife and mother. The paintings are multi-layered in more ways than one, with the portraits of people emulating that of a photograph, where everyone appears at ease with one another, yet beneath that calm façade lies a web of unresolved issues, deceit, and jealousy. In her bid to avoid co-existing within this hypocritical grouping she finds herself alone, yet when caught up in it she finds herself bound and claustrophobic. This series of works seek to express her real feelings and thoughts, for in her struggle to communicate effectively to those around her, the only way for her ‘voice’ to be heard is through these paintings. Yau Bee Ling has been invited to exhibit her works in Japan, Singapore and Bangladesh, and was included in the 2nd Fukuoka Triennale in 2002 and were exhibited at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan. In 2004, her paintings travelled to the Hokkaido Museum of Contemporary Art as part of the “Soul of Asia: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Collection” exhibition and in 2005, she was awarded the Rimbun Dahan, Malaysian – Australian Artist-in-Residence programme. |
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