In
this week, we been inform that will be only have a tutorial session with Mr.
Charles. In this session, he corrected our questions to better
proper instructions and he did asked us that is better that we could look for
an animator to interview. Then, Mr. Charles suggested us to look for Mr.
Martin Chong. Nick so then emailed Mr. Martin Chong. Surprisingly, he replied in
a quite short time. After his reply us, we found out that he is not an
animator, unfortunately, he is just a video producer. In between, he did
introduce us to other lecturer which is actually teaching animation.
Again, Nick emailed Mr. Ng Kim Boon to ask for the time for interview
unfortunately, Mr. Ng Kim Boon did not reply our next email due to time
crashes.
Here are the list of questions:
Is being an animator sustainable in
today's Malaysian society?
What inspired you to dive into the
world of animation?
What is the toughest challenge
you've gone through into becoming who you are today?
What made you change your mind to
work for Taylor's?
You've taught several graduates and
do you think that they have the capability to succeed? Is the TGC actually
fulfilled?
Do you think that the concept of
prioritizing the possession of a degree certificate instead of a person's
capability advisable?
Between being an animator, graphic
designer or interior designer, which is the most profitable of them all?
Are designers considered artists? Is
there a difference between those two labels? Do you consider yourself as an
artist?
Here's the revised version of last
week's questions:
What inspires you the most to create
such a personalized style for your bronze sculptures?
What sort of criticism have you
received from your bronze sculptures?
What made you change from porcelain
dolls to bronze sculptures and then finally to abstract painting?
What are you trying to prove or show
through the creation of your bronze sculptures?
What is one of your most memorable achievements
as a fine artist?
What is Malaysian art?? Is there
such a thing? Are we too influenced by the western art industry until we have
lost our identity?
Do you think it's advisable to major
in fine art in today's society?
Which is more important, profit
money or knowledge?
Are art centered jobs of today such
as graphic designers complement fine artists?
What do you think determines the
success of an artist? Is it the amount of money they make? or how famous they
are? or maybe it's the level of how skillful they are in their profession?
Ch'ng Huck Teng born in 1972 is a revolutionary Malaysian artist who holds on to a sole purpose to spread the awareness of the beauty and significance of Malaysian art today. Being an avid art lover particularly the ones who are heavily cultural orientated and a very successful artist he has gained international popularity. Having solo exhibitions at countries such as Indonesia, Singapore and the United States plus winning awards over Eastern countries, he should be admired by many. Ch'ng is an artist who exudes skill in creating abstract impressionist paintings and a creator of bronze sculptures that has piqued the interest of many with oddly shaped features and figures. He is also the founder of CHT network and has acclaimed the position of President of the Penang Art Society.
Here are a list of his awards and solo exhibitions:
Award
2010 London International Creative Competition (LICC), Shortlist Winner, London, England
2010 Asia Art Award, Seoul, Korea
2005 Nokia & Le Prestige ‘Malaysian Top 40 Under 40’
Solo Exhibition
2010 “Brain Imaging : What You See and What You Want to See”, Pace Gallery, Malaysia
2010 “The Solo Exhibition by Malaysia Ch’ng Huck Theng”, Seoul Metro Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2008 “The Journey”, Linda Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2007 “The Journey”, (Educational) Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
2007 “The Journey”, Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang, Malaysia
2007 “The Journey”, Artseni Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004 “L’Art et la Maiere”, Alliance Fracaise de Penang, Malaysia
2002 “An Evening with Cartier and ABN AMRO Private Banking”, Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Penang, Malaysia
Here are a few samples of his sculptures:
Dragon-i
Angle of love
Black Knight
I was interested in what he sees or what he wants people to understand about his sculptures since they were aesthetically odd in a way and you know me I adore oddities. I thought it was also a good chance to ask him about the flaws of Malaysian art today and the challenges he faces when trying to promote it's own cultural beauty towards others.
Below are the list of questions that I have thought about:
What inspires you the most to create such a personalized style for your bronze sculptures?
What sort of criticism have you received from your bronze sculptures?
What made you change from porcelain dolls to bronze sculptures and then finally to abstract painting?
What are you trying to prove or show through the creation of your bronze sculptures?
Do you think that the Malaysian art industry can be spread internationally?
What are the profound differences between Malaysian art and Western art?
What are the aspects that are hindering Malaysians growth in terms of art?
Do you have any words or advices for young Malaysian to be designers and artists?
Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci -The "greatest European mathematician of the middle ages" -Fibonacci's Mathematical Contributions
Leonardo da Vinci -He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. -He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war,
yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly
weapons. -He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.
Throughtout this lecture, said by Bulent Atalay, himself a scientist and artis "eyes was window to soul" already provent by Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci and Leonardo da Vinci. They combined mathematics + science and art in all of their artwork. Everything was done preferably and accurate. They did interpreter with mathematics and science. I have really no idea with how could they did so through the century that time.
Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci live 3 hundred years before Leonardo da Vinci.
Back to the Mathematics...
Let's look at the ratio of each number in the Fibonacci sequence to the one before it:
This ratio was used by architects and artists throughout history to
produce objects of great beauty (like Michelangelo's "David" and
the Greek temples.)
The Parthenon in Greece. The ratio of the distances indicated is the Golden Ratio.
Phi (Φ) is like pi (π) in the sense that it is an irrational number. There is no equivalent fraction for Φ and its decimal keeps going
and never stops.
The Golden Ratio also occurs in nature, in the patterns we see in
sunflowers, pine cones and so on. This is largely because one of the
best ways
to efficiently pack things tightly together is using the Fibonacci
sequence.
here is the video that we had explained what we study through in class ..
The artist that we went to gellary the other day ..
SamsudinWahab
Biography:
•Born
in Perak
•Samsudin
Wahab majored in printmaking, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor (Hons.) Fine
Arts from UiTM, Shah Alam
•He
regularly exhibits paintings in group shows in Malaysia, and in 2008 held a
solo entitled Enough! in Kuala Lumpur.
•In
2009, Samsudin was granted the Rimbun Dahan 15th Australia-Malaysia Visual Arts
Residency, which culminated in an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, and a
performance piece. Samsudin was also a 2009 winner of the Malaysia Emerging
Artist (MEA) Award.
•Education
–2005
-2007 : Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts,
Majoring in Print Making, UiTM Shah Alam.
–2002
- 2005 : Diploma in Fine Arts, UiTM Seri Iskandar, Perak.
What he does?
•Using
oil paint, bitumen, stencil and linocuts as his materials, Samsudin managed to
portray the people, the culture, the society and the politics surrounding him
into surreal editorial cartoons that emulate propaganda posters. There are
chimpanzees in party hats and business suits juggling balls (‘Powerless’), and
having boxing competitions in the ring (‘Lightweight vs Heavyweight’). There
are plump clowns playing marionette (‘The Dalang’) and men in prim suits arm wrestling
with cocked guns as heads pointing at each other (‘Boneka’).
•Samsudin
Wahab blends influences from comic subculture, graphics and graffiti with such
great dexterity that his visually stunning artworks carry with them a high dose
of fantasy. On surface they may look like comics for adults, but underneath
that layer of theatrics is a dark and satiric sense of humour documenting our
world’s current affairs and historical events that are often sad, tragic and
overlooked. It’s tongue-in-cheek and it’s high entertaining. By borrowing
visual references from the circus such as juggling chimpanzees, playful monkeys
and terrifying clowns, Samsudin Wahab managed to make his politically conscious
works easily approachable and relatable to almost anyone. And that is his
trademark.
Exhibition :
•2009
–Locals
Only! Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
–MEA
Art Award 2009, Sokagakai Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
–Peace,
An International Art Exhibition, Niko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
–Imcas,
Malaysian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Danga Mall, Johor Bahru
–Tanah
Air , Art for Nature, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor
–Fab
4, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
–B.A.C.A,
RA Fine Art Gallery, Ampangt, Kuala Lumpur
–ART
Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Show 2009, Santec City, Singapore
–2008
–The
70th Mokwoohoe Members Exhibition and combined with the Malaysian Figurative
Artist, Korea.
–SPACE,
Emerging Young Artist, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
–Peninsula
& Island, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
–Young
and New, House Of Matahati Gallery, HOM, Kuala Lumpur
–Di
Dinding, PTL, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
–Shifting
Boundaries, Art for Nature, WWF Malaysia, Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Selangor
–Peninsula
& Island, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
–ART
Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Show, Santec City, Singapore
–Exhibition
X, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
•2007
–Print-Print,
Kebun Mimpi Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
–Mana
Batik, Annext Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
–Flora
Fest Art Exhibition, Putrajaya Conference Hall, Putrajaya, Kuala lumpur
–Mekar
Citra, Shah Alam Gallery, Selanggor
–Global
Logistic Art Exhibition, Gothe Inst. KL City Library, Kuala Lumpur
–Pack
Max Art Award Exhibition, Gurney Plaza, Penang
–Salon
Meet Art, Gothe Inst. Elle Six Gallery Kuala Lumpur
–Weird
Art Exhibition, Rantai Art Evnt. Kuala Lumpur Chinese Hall, Kuala Lumpur
–Degree
Show, Segitiga, Tunku Nur Zahirah Gallery, Shah Alam, Selangor
–The
Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co.,
Maxis Tower, Kuala Lumpur,
–My
Wildest Dream Logistic Competition, Gothe Inst. Kl City Libry, Kuala Lumpur
–Word
Aids Day ( Pepaktaklumat Art Group ), S.U.K Shah Alam, Selangor
•2006
–Open
Show Shah Alam Gallery, Shah Alam, Selangor
–Open
Exhibition, Sri Pinang Gallery, Penang
–2005
–The
Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co.
-consolation prize, Watercolour, at Saloma Teathere, Kuala Lumpur
•2004
–Metal
Sculpture exhibition show - Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar, Perak
–USM
Penang public sculpture exhibition, USM Galllery, Penang
•2003
–Open
exhibition , Shah Alam Gallery Selangor
–`Estetika
Perak` exhibition - Perak Art Gallery, Perakk
–Digital
Artworks Exhibition - Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak.
Solo Exhibition:
2008 –
Enough!
Taksu
Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
Activities :
•Art
Performance, SOsound, “Boneka”, Friction Show, Kebun Mimpi Gallery, Bangsar,
Kuala Lumpur 2008
•Art
Performance, SOsound, “Aku Adalah CCTV”, Prologue, Threesixty Art Development
Studio, Desa Park City 2008
•Art
Performance, SOsound , “CCTV : Episode 1”, Telu Tau, Lookiss Gallery,
Manjalara, Kuala Lumpur 2008
•Art
Performance, Pepaktaklumat, “ Mirror Mirror”, Bukak Mata, Ruang Kala Gallery,
Shah Alam Selangor 2007
•Art
Performance, SOsound, “Destroy”, Pati Satu Gallery, Puncak Alam Selangor 2007
•Caricature
Demonstration, ‘Sehari Di Sini’ event, organized by the Graphic & Digital
Media Department, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor 2006
•Printmaking
Demonstration, Opening of Badan BALKIS, Shah Alam, Selangor 2006
•Printmaking
Demonstration, LACRAFT, Langkawi Art and Craft Festival, Langkawi, Kedah ( Art
and Design Crew ) 2005
•Printmaking
demonstration, `Hari Bertemu Pelanggan`, Art & Design Faculty, Dewan Seri
Budiman, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor 2005
•Art
& Design Faculty’s stall, demonstration crew, Laman Bistari, UiTM Perak,
Seri Iskandar, Perak 2004
•Drawing
demonstration, Art & Design Faculty, Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar,
Perak 2004
Awards :
•Winner,
Malaysian Emerging Artist ( MEA) Art Award 2009
•Rimbun
Dahan 15th Residency Programs, April 2009
•House
Of Matahati HOM Residency Programs, April- June 2008
•2nd
prize, Saloon Meet Art, Gothe Inst. Elle Six Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2007
•Finalist
Pack Max Art Award, Gurney Plaza, Penang 2007
•Consolation
Prize The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public
Ltd. Co. Mixed Media 2007
•2nd
and 3rd prize, My Wildest Dream Global Transportation, Global Logistic Art
Exhibition, Gothe Inst. KL City Library, Kuala Lumpur 2007
•Consolation
Prize The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public
Ltd. Co. Watercolor 2005
