Kecik kecik group art exhibition opens at Hin bus depot I have 1 artwork there for sale. More than 150 artworks are for sale at RM2000 and below. This is our equivalent of the affordable art fair where there will be something for everyone. This is a great opportunity to own a piece of original art from your favourite artists.
On top of the world.(The hungry red eyed tree frog) Size 1ft x 1ft Acrylic in canvas Price Rm 1200 (USD 270)
On top of the world
This art work titled on top of the world is the opposite of our local saying Katak dibawah temperung (frog under the shell)
Official launch of Kecik kecik group show A huge turnout at the Official launch of Kecik kecik group showKecik kecik group show
The official opening of Belang was last Sunday at the Penang State gallery.
It’s the first time I’ve been invited to exhibit there, and it is an honour to be part of the movement to create awareness for our critically endangered Malayan tiger, which makes it even more meaningful for me.
We didn’t have much time to come up with an artwork for this show as the green light came quite close to exhibition date. I had a full week to come up with the concept, finish the artwork and get it delivered to Penang from Kuala Lumpur. It was a challenge indeed. My mindset was to make the tigers proud and to help them in every way possible.
Selling the painting and raising funds is not enough for me. I really want my artwork and all the other artists work to make an impact, otherwise what is the point of the exhibition. A lot of hard work and sweat has been invested in putting this exhibition and campaign together.
The question is how to stop the killing and how to stop the habitat destruction. It is always easy to take a back seat or to play the blame game. It is more challenging and more effective to come up with solutions that are effective. Admittedly I do not have the answers but I definitely do want to start this important conversation.
What do you think, what are your ideas and what can you do to help save the Malayan Tigers, and for that matter all wildlife and nature?
The Historical Vessel Vega, run by an inspiring couple, Shane and Meggi, delivers roughly 20 tons of donated educational and medical supplies to isolated island communities in Indonesia.
They have dedicated their lives to this mission since 2004 and even helped deliver supplies to the Indonesian islands after the Tsunami.
Earlier in the year, in March 2014, I wrote about meeting the couple behind the Historical Vega Humantiarian Mission. Captain Shane Granger and Meggi Macoun were the most inspiring and passionate people I have ever met. I met them when they docked at Straits Quay Penang to collect donations for schools in the remote areas of Indonesia and East Timor areas. They were looking for school bags, school supplies, musical instruments and medical supplies. They had a list of things that people could donate. They didnt want money, they wanted specific things which involved people having to go out to buy or donate from their homes or schools. It gives people a sense of involvement. It surely did for me. I got a few of my friends to donate money so that I could go out to buy musical instruments for the school band.
School and medical supplies aboard the Historical Vessel Vega.
offloading the supplies onto the small boat
When I spoke to them and asked them why they are doing this instead of giving to charities, they replied that by the time big NGOs finish their meetings and talking, they would have have done much more themselves, and true to their word, they have indeed accomplished that.
Every year they collect about 20 tons of school and medical supplies from Penang, Singapore and Jakarta. Ports along their sailing route. They pick up and then they deliver to all the schools that they have identified over the years. They have been doing this relentlessly for 10 years. The whole trip takes almost a year depending on the winds and repair works on the boat. Then they sail back to Thailand where they are based and they start all over again.
It is so heartwarming to see the faces of the kids receiving their school bags equipped with a set of school supplies inside. It’s so emotional for me to look at the photos it makes me want to cry. I know how hard it has taken them to reach E. Timor. All the things that went wrong along the way, but still, they made it. Eliza, one of the volunteers onboard told me she was going to leave in July to go back to work, but I am so happy to see that she saw it through. I’m slightly jealous that I wasnt there with them. I asked Shane if I could go the day I met him, he said no. I went to see them almost everyday for the whole week and a half they were docked in Penang and by the end of their stay, Shane actually said yes to me coming onboard as a volunteer, but I chickened out for fear of being sea sick, which is such a lame excuse for because I was too scared I couldn’t heck the trip. It is gruelling. I know. I’ve followed them all the way through on facebook.
The photos are of the school supplies being delivered to Biamaraem primary school. One of the many schools that will receive school supplies that have been donated.
Thank you to Historic Vessel Vega. Hope to see you all on the journey home xx
All the photos are taken from Historical Vessel Vega. Photo credit Meggi Macoun and Shane Granger
“Aidabaslala school is in Bobonaro District and consists of a Pre school & Primary School section. The average family in that area has 6 children. That means a lot of children want to start their education now. Support for the very young is a priority, they are the next generation. Due to financial problems too many children drop out of school. Over 70% of children leave school before reaching year 9. The highest rate of dropouts occurs in the first two years of primary school.
On the day of our visit there where 85 students present. All received Kits-4-Kids bags.The Vega team had prepared special supplies bags for the teachers. 2 large boxes with general school supplies and footballs which where handed over to the head mistress. This year we had volunteers from the East Timor Maritime Police and Customs helping with the schools visits. The Kits-4-Kids Schoolbags were donated by students from the GESS German European School Singapore and students from Penang Malaysia. School-supplies were donated by Montessori kindergarten, Uplands, Dalat and CGL international schools and Tinker Bell couture Penang. Many thanks also to all the individuals who contributed, especially the nice folks in Singapore and Penang, Malaysia. As always if you like what we are doing please do share these pics with your friends.” ~Historical Vessel Vega
Eliza handing out schoolbags and toothbrushes
For more info do follow their journey on facebook. They will be doing more deliveries. Maybe you would like to donate or be a volunteer.
Happy Chap Goh Mei. Today is the 15th and final day of Chinese new year celebrations. It falls on the snow moon and this auspicious day is also our Chinese Valentine’s day.
Today was such a joyful day chasing lions and dragons with Chelsia Ng 🤗
I’m so sad that the lunar new year celebrations have come to an end, but I do hope the year of the pig will be a whole year of celebrating happiness, success and love for us all.
I recently attended an Art exhibition by talented British artist Ben Henriques at Jonathan Cooper gallery in London and had a conversation with the artist. It is always interesting to meet and to discuss works with other artists. For that I am grateful. I have yet to learn so much about the art world and every opportunity I get is important to my personal growth as an artist.
Exhibition date: 19 APRIL – 5 MAY 2018
The exhibition, which includes over thirty works, will be the artist’s first solo show since 2014, and his first devoted purely to still life since 2012.
Robustly painted yet meditative in tone, Henriques’ paintings find beauty in the everyday objects that populate and document our lives. Under the painter’s eye root vegetables freshly harvested from the garden, soil still clinging to their roots, become a painterly symphony of colour and form, their outlines blurring into abstraction.
Elsewhere the artist’s tools, his oil paints and brushes, become the focus of his gaze, in a reflective work depicting the very materials with which its surface is constructed. Edges soften, forms dissolve, and colours sing. Non-narrative in tone, Henriques’ paintings nevertheless seek to express emotion, whether moments of stillness and calm, or an awareness of the passage of time and the fleeting nature of beauty.
Painted over the course of three years, this subtle yet confident body of work marks an important turning point in the artist’s development and style.
Opening night of Treasures of a Straits Chinese art exhibition with the GM of G Hotel and his team
1 February 2018
Opening night of Treasures of a Straits Chinese art exhibition at G Hotel Gurney Penang
Treasures of a Straits Chinese, my first solo art exhibition opened on a very auspicious day, the day after the extremely powerful super blood blue full moon eclipse.
It was a full house and I am extremely thrilled by the turn out. Many of my friends travelled from Singapore and from KL. Friends from my childhood days, new friends and the media.
I have compiled a short video so you can have a glimpse of the event.
I am truly grateful and it has been an honour to be able to share my work with such a beautiful audience.
I had been so stressed leading up to this big day but finally i can breathe again. I learnt many things this week and i had to give a speech in front of a crowd which made me panic into sleepless nights. I was in denial not wanting to write the speech but luckily my best friends who were staying with me the few days leading up to the show sat me down the night before to write the speech which I thought I could get away by winging it! Clearly not cos I am not a natural speaker.
Here’s part of the speech
A little story…
On the day of my opening a Malay Muslim security guard walking by his rounds was drawn to the butterfly painting. I gave him a few moments to contemplate on the work and to read the description as he was about to move on, I walked over and introduced myself and asked him what he thought of the painting.
He replied, “i understand what you mean. We have the same in our culture.” Thank you i said and he walked away.
I was moved because of all the paintings that is the one that connects me with my mother. He picked that one probably because it connects him with his loved one.
The description reads:
I dream of you. Butterflies symbolise love and long life. I was once told that the butterfly carries the soul of our departed loved ones.
I was moved by this interaction. The artwork has served its purpose. It connected two complete strangers from different backgrounds to share a moment of reflection, uniting two cultures and hopefully it has made his day a little happier, like he made mine.
Treasures of a Straits Chinese art exhibition at G hotel Gurney art gallery, Penang
Treasures of a Straits Chinese.
My long awaited first solo exhibition opens in 2 days at the prestigious G hotel Gurney Penang.
The journey has taken a long time. I had to wait for the sun, moon and stars to align. It’s been exciting, exhausting, nerve wrecking, a roller-coaster of emotions and to top it off, it’s going to be full moon.
I don’t know about you but the full moon drains my energy, in a good way.
Last night, I took some well needed time off from preparations for my upcoming solo exhibition to have some fun. Despite the rain, what a fun night out it was at 1 Utama E official launch party…
I will have to go back another day to try the Flowrider and AirRider when no one’s watching or filming ;p
The vision of 1 Utama is to develop this new wing of the shopping mall into a sports and entertainment outlet and to attract sports tourism into the country via competitions.
At the launch of HP Spectre x Lifestyleasia KL Spectre-Cular night
About last night. HP launches Spectre at Tamarind Hill, Kuala Lumpur.
This second generation all poweful Spectre laptop is the slimmest and lightest in the market and weighs just slightly over 1KG. Now, the question is….can I have one please…;p
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