{"id":6448,"date":"2015-08-15T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T08:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=6448"},"modified":"2020-04-14T12:13:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T04:13:19","slug":"chin-kong-yee-the-flower-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/chin-kong-yee-the-flower-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Chin Kong Yee &#8211; The Flower &#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-6448'><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=\"Chin Kong Yee \u2013 The Flower \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/chin-kong-yee-the-flower-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Chin Kong Yee \u2013 The Flower \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/chin-kong-yee-the-flower-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;\">The Flower<br \/>\nChin Kong Yee<\/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 The Flower, a solo exhibition by one of Malaysia\u2019s most prominent painters, Chin Kong Yee.<br \/>\nFeaturing ten paintings, predominantly on paper &#8211; a new medium for the artist, this exhibition marks the artist\u2019s seventh solo exhibition with the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The artist is exploring a new medium and new ways of looking at calligraphy and Chinese painting. The variations of tonal effects and his use of this new material emphasise the transience of the moment. His exploration continues to involve the rotation of the world on an axis where it can be viewed in a 360\u00b0 perspective. The objectives of the artist is accentuated through the eyes of the viewer as he transports them into his multifaceted world.<\/p>\n<p>For Chin Kong Yee, it has always been about presenting multiple perspectives to his viewers, to capture that moment in time, the place, its smells, everyday life as it happens before us (once passed, gone forever). Taking us into his \u2018world\u2019, as he has lived and experienced it. Unfolding for us, the details in the everyday that we see but don\u2019t always register. Opening new vistas and surprising and inspiring us, as each metamorphosis occurs before our eyes. Initially using the fish eye lens from the camera as his reference point, over the years he has explored and played with the myriad of ways in which a painting can be seen in turn, magnifying the viewing experience.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA minute\u2019s worth of an experience can equate to an incredible mass of data and what we choose to filter is what then remains as a memory. When we recall that particular moment, what we tend to remember of it is usually incomplete or has been recomposed in our minds into something a little different.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The world is special and uncertain.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> That which we have never experienced only becomes \u201creal\u201d once we have actually experienced it for ourselves.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Art is like a vessel. It can transport us to different worlds and this sequentially reshapes our lives.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I have been a practicing artist for 16 years now. From \u201cUndulating Spaces\u201d to this latest solo exhibition, I have been on a continuous exploration of space and time and I have finally figured out that time is not linear. The past, present and future are all happening simultaneously. The past continues to change as our state of mind changes, in turn affecting how our future plays out.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Akin to a flower in bloom with its petals opening up unhurriedly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chin Kong Yee Chin Kong Yee (b.1973) lives and works in Kuala Lumpur.<br \/>\nHis works have been widely exhibited internationally and are within the collection of both public and private institutions.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Flower will begin showing at Wei-Ling Gallery on the 12th of August and will continue until the 30th of September 2015.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Gallery is located at No. 8, Jalan Scott,<br \/>\nBrickfields, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<br \/>\nPlease call 0322601106 or<br \/>\nemail 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\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tf-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click to view e-booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-flower.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Closer Look at \u2018The Flower\u2019 &#8211; Essay by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release The Flower Chin Kong Yee Wei-Ling Gallery is pleased to present The Flower, a solo exhibition by one of Malaysia\u2019s most prominent painters, Chin Kong Yee. 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