{"id":4707,"date":"2015-07-16T17:35:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T09:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4707"},"modified":"2020-08-29T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T07:27:29","slug":"choy-chun-wei-here-and-now-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/choy-chun-wei-here-and-now-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Choy Chun Wei &#8211; Here and Now &#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-4707'><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\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/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=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Here and Now \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/choy-chun-wei-here-and-now-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Here and Now \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/choy-chun-wei-here-and-now-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;\">Here and Now<br \/>\nChoy Chun Wei<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>It has been four years since Chun Wei\u2019s first solo exhibition \u2018Kaleidoscopic Landscapes\u2019 made it\u2019s debut at Wei-Ling Gallery.Over the last few years the artist has spent his time exploring and investigating his visual language through the bold use of found objects and the incorporation of multiple layers onto the surface of his works,to create a wonderful textured, tactile finish.<\/p>\n<p>An awardee of the prestigious Freeman Foundation Residency in Vermont, USA Chun Wei\u2019s much awaited new series entitled \u2018Here and Now\u2019 sees a journey which has taken him beyond the confines of the canvas into an investigative study of 3-dimensional pieces, which allowed him to physically \u2018feel\u2019 the space, and resulted in him seeing his artworks in a whole new light. This enlightenment of sorts has given rise to the title of this exhibition and dwells on issues of materialism and the relationships people living within an urban environment, have with consumerism.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Here and Now\u2019 is reflective of the environment we are living in today as it highlights issues of social ills and how city-living can rob one of real values in life yet at the same time creates an artificial environment that we can escape into when we want to run away from the realities of life.<\/p>\n<p>A much anticipated exhibition on the local art scene, Here and Now is the culmination of four years of work and shows Choy Chun Wei taking his artistic journey to the next level.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Wei-Ling Gallery<\/span><br \/>\nWei-Ling Gallery is housed in an award-winning building in the historic area of Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Formerly known as Townhouse Gallery, it was set up by Lim Wei-Ling and Yohan Rajan in 2002 to showcase the best of contemporary Malaysian art.<br \/>\nSince its inception, the gallery has mounted exciting exhibitions including solos by Malaysia\u2019s leading contemporary artists and the gallery\u2019s steadfast commitment to promoting contemporary Malaysia art to the wider public is shown in the numerous publications it has produced, as well as its participation in international art events such as Art Stage Singapore and the China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Wei-Ling Contemporary<\/span><br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is Wei-Ling Gallery\u2019s new space at\u00a0The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur.<br \/>\nOpened in April 2011, the gallery has already been busy with an exhibition calendar that has seen solo exhibitions like Ivan Lam\u2019s Together Alone, Stewart MacFarlane\u2019s Inheritance, The Garden of Hidden Desires aqnd Anurendra&#8217;s Finding Graceland.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary enriches the main gallery\u2019s committed goal of reaching a wider public with contemporary art.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2018Here and Now\u2019 by Choy Chun Wei features at Wei-Ling Contemporary, The Gardens Mall from 10th October- 2nd November 2011 and continues at Wei-Ling Gallery, 8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields from 8th Nov &#8211; 23rd Nov 2011<br \/>\nFor media inquiries, contact +603 2260 1106 or weilingart@gmail.com<\/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 title=\"Here and Now by Choy Chun Wei, The Star, 19th October 2011 by Willy Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/here-and-now-by-choy-chun-wei-the-star-19th-october-2011-by-willy-wilson\/\">Here and Now by Choy Chun Wei,\u00a0The Star, 19th October 2011 by Willy Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Here-and-Now-Choy-Chun-Wei.pdf\">&#8216;NEW&#8217; by Gina Fairley<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/han-catalogue.pdf\">View online catalogue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release Here and Now Choy Chun Wei It has been four years since Chun Wei\u2019s first solo exhibition \u2018Kaleidoscopic Landscapes\u2019 made it\u2019s debut at Wei-Ling Gallery.Over the last few years the artist has spent his time exploring and investigating his visual language through the bold use of found objects and the incorporation of [...]","protected":false},"featured_media":4689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[20],"class_list":["post-4707","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-exhibitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/4707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/4707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4714,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/4707\/revisions\/4714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4707"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=4707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}