{"id":8415,"date":"2015-12-24T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T05:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=8415"},"modified":"2015-12-24T13:14:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T05:14:08","slug":"spirituality-body-soul-by-dennis-chua","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/spirituality-body-soul-by-dennis-chua\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spirituality, Body &#038; Soul&#8221; by Dennis Chua"},"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-8415'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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;\">New Straits Times, 2 August 2006<br \/>\nSpirituality, Body &amp; Soul<br \/>\nby Dennis Chua<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>INTERNATIONALLY-renowned metal sculptor Amin Gulgee will be showcasing his latest works in his solo exhibition \u201cBody And Soul\u201d at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur from Aug 7 to 30.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1969 in Karachi, Pakistan, Amin is the son of legendary Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Yale University in the United States, he has exhibited his works in the US, Europe and West Asia.<\/p>\n<p>This is his second exhibition in Malaysia. His first was \u201cThe Search For Light\u201d in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Amin is an innovator of tradition. His medium is metal, and his inspiration the rich and varied spiritual history of his home country. His work ranges from abstract to Hindu mythology, Islamic calligraphy and Buddhist art. They depict the spirituality of humankind and the common values which unite people.<\/p>\n<p>Amin\u2019s works have been sought by individual collectors, as well as public and private institutions. He has also been commissioned by the Pakistani government to create public sculptures, including Minar at Karachi\u2019s Quaid-e-Azam International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>His latest masterpiece is the 13-metre high Forgotten Text, jointly sponsored by Glaxo Smith Kline, Merck Marker, Pakistan State Oil, Pakistan Tobacco Company and Siemens. It stands at a roundabout in Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Amin was honoured with the esteemed Pride of Performance Award, which is only bestowed upon individuals who have attained iconic stature in their field of excellence, by President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBody And Soul\u201d will bring together his geometric calligraphy and figurative works and also feature Amin\u2019s unique, sculptural jewellery pieces.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wei-Ling Gallery is located at Jalan Scott (Brickfields), Kuala Lumpur.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Opening hours are noon to 7pm, Mondays to Fridays. Weekends by appointment only. Call 017-887-7216 or 03-2260-1106.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Straits Times, 2 August 2006 Spirituality, Body &amp; Soul by Dennis Chua INTERNATIONALLY-renowned metal sculptor Amin Gulgee will be showcasing his latest works in his solo exhibition \u201cBody And Soul\u201d at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur from Aug 7 to 30. Born in 1969 in Karachi, Pakistan, Amin is the son of legendary Pakistani [...]","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[17],"class_list":["post-8415","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","hentry","portfolio_entries-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/8415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/8415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8415"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=8415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}