{"id":11429,"date":"2017-07-01T10:36:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T02:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=11429"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:08:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T06:08:47","slug":"ruzzeki-harris-playing-god-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ruzzeki-harris-playing-god-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruzzeki Harris &#8211; Playing GOD &#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-11429'><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\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Ruzzeki Harris \u2013 Playing GOD \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ruzzeki-harris-playing-god-works\/\">WORKS<\/a> |\u00a0<a title=\"Ruzzeki Harris \u2013 Playing GOD \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ruzzeki-harris-playing-god-press-release\/\">PRESS RELEASE<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/e-brochure.pdf\">e-brochure<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Playing-GOD-essay.pdf\"> Essay<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ruzzeki-Harris-CV.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df 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  '  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;\">Playing GOD<br \/>\nRuzzeki Harris<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to present Playing GOD a solo exhibition by emerging contemporary artist, Ruzzeki Harris. This marks the artist\u2019s 2nd solo exhibition with the gallery, following Gone Viral in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Playing GOD depicts the social conduct of today\u2019s society through the artist\u2019s own observation. Many names have been coined to describe the current era in which we live in; \u201cThe Social Media Era\u201d, \u201cThe Second Depression\u201d, or as Ruzzeki Harris himself puts it \u201cThe Slandering Era\u201d. Day in and day out, we see the \u201celite\u201d class habitually assuming the main role in human hierarchy; discerning themselves quite tenaciously as an oppressor amongst the mediocre class and minorities, subjugating the less fortunate to their feet. Acts of slandering have become all too common, almost as if growing into a necessity in our everyday life; making us turn vile against one another and eventually molding our society into something vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>In his last solo exhibition entitled, Gone Viral, Ruzzeki tackles the ridiculousness of the general people\u2019s obsession with technology; more specifically, smartphones. A gadget purposed into spreading half truths on social media, taking selfies and constant texting. Aptly titled is the exhibition, as this is a phenomena that has indeed; gone viral. The figures portrayed in the paintings are rendered with a surrealistic semi-real quality, posed in a situation that seems to be of mockery.<\/p>\n<p>Ruzzeki Harris provides satirical commentary in his artworks, through his usage of pop culture references and citing inspiration from a wide array of subjects such as street art, social media, fashion, social media and independent music. These themes then come together, forming a dreamy-pop quality whilst also suggesting notions of chaos and franticness. His works have been exhibited across Southeast Asia, America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Playing GOD will be showing from 4th to 31st July 2017 at Wei-Ling Gallery.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Wei-Ling Gallery is located 8, Jalan Scott, Brickfields, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Admission hours are Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Please call 0322601106 \/ 0322828323 \u00a0or email: weiling.johnlim@gmail.com for more information.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WORKS |\u00a0PRESS RELEASE\u00a0| e-brochure | Essay | CV Playing GOD Ruzzeki Harris Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to present Playing GOD a solo exhibition by emerging contemporary artist, Ruzzeki Harris. 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