{"id":3493,"date":"2015-07-08T12:50:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T04:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3493"},"modified":"2015-07-29T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T04:25:12","slug":"chen-wei-meng-20-days-in-northwest-china-part-1-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/chen-wei-meng-20-days-in-northwest-china-part-1-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Chen Wei Meng &#8211; 20 Days in Northwest China (Part 1) &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3493'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 CURRENT\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/exhibition-past\/\">PAST<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Chen Wei Meng \u2013 20 Days in Northwest China (Part 1) \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/chen-wei-meng-20-days-in-northwest-china-part-1-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Chen Wei Meng \u2013 20 Days in Northwest China (Part 1) \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/chen-wei-meng-20-days-in-northwest-china-part-1-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">20 Days in Northwest China (Part 1)<br \/>\nChen Wei Meng<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Contemporary is pleased to present 20 days in Northwest China (part 1), a solo exhibition by one of Malaysia\u2019s most prominent contemporary artists, Chen Wei Meng, to begin showing on the 2nd of September until 1st October 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Chen Wei Meng is largely known for his photo realist landscape depictions. As a visual artist, Chen views the medium as merely a tool in portraying the authenticity of a subject along with the pure elements which can easily go unnoticed. In an aesthetic sense, complete visual purity is what he strives to showcase.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the artist has drawn inspiration from his love for his homeland of Malaysia, with the portrayal of landscapes of the terrain of Ulu Selangor and more popularly the coast of Terengganu, as seen in his last solo exhibition in 2012 entitled Silent Monsoon. To the artist, his paintings are his statement, a reflection of the various transitions in his life.<\/p>\n<p>In this exhibition, Northwest China plays the source of inspiration for his latest body of work. 20 Days in Northwest China (part 1) represents the recount of a traveller, an artist, observing the landforms both geographically and artistically.<\/p>\n<p>Chen Wei Meng embarked on a 30 day journey exploring landscapes he has always dreamed of such as Xinjiang, Dunhuang and Qinghai Lake. His travels began in Urumqi on the 29th of August, concluding in Xiamen on the 27th of September 2013. This new series of work is an illustrative documentation of the first 20 days of his journey within the northwest region of China. Although the artist has ventured the landscapes of China in the past, he was not quite driven to paint them then and shied away from doing so knowing that it would reflect unfavourably on the canvas. On this recent trip however, finding himself in total amazement of the awe-inspiring landforms, he knew that this time was the right time.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Chen Wei Meng has participated in exhibitions in Malaysia, Korea and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>20 days in Northwest China (part 1) will be showing from 2nd September until 1st October 2014 at Wei Ling Contemporary. We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wei-Ling Contemporary is located at G212 Ground Floor, The Gardens Mall, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is open Daily from 10am-9pm. Admission is free.<br \/>\nPlease call 0322601106\/0322828323 or email weiling.shaz@gmail.com for more information.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20daysinNorthwestChinapart1catalogue.pdf\"><strong>View online catalogue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release 20 Days in Northwest China (Part 1) Chen Wei Meng Wei-Ling Contemporary is pleased to present 20 days in Northwest China (part 1), a solo exhibition by one of Malaysia\u2019s most prominent contemporary artists, Chen Wei Meng, to begin showing on the 2nd of September until 1st October 2014. 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