{"id":3519,"date":"2015-07-08T13:16:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T05:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3519"},"modified":"2015-07-08T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T05:26:11","slug":"rajinder-singh-the-ceiling-floats-away-with-a-sigh-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/rajinder-singh-the-ceiling-floats-away-with-a-sigh-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajinder Singh &#8211; \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d &#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-3519'><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'; 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font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Rajinder Singh \u2013 \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/rajinder-singh-the-ceiling-floats-away-with-a-sigh-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Rajinder Singh \u2013 \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/rajinder-singh-the-ceiling-floats-away-with-a-sigh-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;\">\u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d<br \/>\nRajinder Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Contemporary is delighted to present Rajinder Singh\u2019s \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d in the month of July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first solo exhibition by the London based Malaysian artist with the gallery and his first show in Malaysia since 2010.<br \/>\nIn a series of 11 black monochrome paintings, Ipoh-born Singh, re-contextualises his research questions about space, material and knowledge.<br \/>\nThe paintings are directly influenced by the artist&#8217;s studio research and abstract sculptures and installations shown at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in Singapore between the years 2009 to 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The monochromes are constructed using layers of sculpted acrylic paint on large pieces of acetate applied using an elaborate and a highly involved process used in painting automobile plastics.<\/p>\n<p>Rajinder Singh\u2019s current work is based on the notion of perceived spaces that distend from apertures and portals, such as the shrine, the prayer mat, the temple, located in real world spaces and holding the eternal promise of a latent existence of another fold in another cosmos. Rajinder\u2019s work draws upon the physical presence of these transitional spaces which he orchestrates to create incidental and unexpected experiences. In his new paintings, he investigates how the experience of this and the otherworld is framed by built spaces in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>Rajinder&#8217;s background in philosophy and mathematics is the driving force behind his art practice. He is interested in the possibilities of knowledge outside the domain of traditional paradigms. Rajinder&#8217;s research today is based on sculptural interventions situated somewhere between the architectural space and the materials he uses to shape it. &#8220;I am interested in sculptures that are perched in between form and formlessness, either leaking away or resolutely building some potential for site-specific systems of knowings.&#8221; Rajinder sets out to traumatize the body through disrupted, dislocated architectural spaces forcing the viewer to pause and question certitudes, abandoning for a short moment the subjectivity and significance of built space.<\/p>\n<p>Rajinder\u2019s work has seen considerable exposure worldwide. He was recently selected as final worldwide 400 of \u2018100 Painters of Tomorrow\u2019, a London based initiative between Thames &amp; Hudson and curator Kurt Beers. He was also a 2nd round selection finalist for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London in April 2013. He last showed in Buenos Aires Argentina in January 2014. He lives and works between London and Dublin.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d will be showing from 9th July until 4th August 2014 at Wei Ling Contemporary.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is located at G212 Ground Floor,<br \/>\nThe Gardens Mall, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is open Daily from 10am-9pm.<br \/>\nAdmission 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=\"http:\/\/www.artfacts.net\/index.php\/pageType\/exhibitionInfo\/exhibition\/601685\/lang\/1\/\"><strong>Artfacts link<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/m.thestar.com.my\/story.aspx?hl=Life+in+monochrome+A+look+at+Ipohborn+artist+latest+exhibition+&amp;sec=lifestyle&amp;id=%7B5671E00B-AABC-4505-9666-DE08EEE6C5CB%7D\"><strong>Life in monochrome: A look at Ipoh-born artist&#8217;s latest exhibition By ROUWEN LIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ceilingcatalogue.pdf\"><strong>View online catalogue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d Rajinder Singh Wei-Ling Contemporary is delighted to present Rajinder Singh\u2019s \u201c\u2026the ceiling floats away with a sigh..\u201d in the month of July 2014. 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