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?
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