'Go Block' in Penang Internation Print Exhibiton 2010 (PIPE)

Go Block models sitting in the trishaw at the front of state museum and ready to go.

Trishaw drivers are wearing Go Block sign t-shirt printed by me.

Gathering at the state museum again for photo shooting after the tour around the street.

Models wearing my screen printed red and black design.

Models with my design in a trishaw.

For this year's Penang Internation Print Exhibition (PIPE), Go Block group came out with quite a few ideas rather different from conventional approach towards print making. After much discussion, meeting and brain storming, we decided to have a "print making event" rather then just having our printed art work hanging at the wall space, we bring our ''print'' go to the street and to much wider audience as possible.

Each members (five of us) of the Go Block produce an image for printing on Sarong, which then to be wear by models (20 male and female models), and the trishaw drivers are wearing the printed Go Block sign t-shirt, all models are sitting in the trishaw then patrolling down to the busy street in George Town, Penang.

It starts from Penang State Museum and Art Gallery, strolling down to the near by street, passing through the markets and shops, local residents and tourist are curious and suprise by this act. After an hour long journey the tour was then heading back to the state musuem again.

"What You Want From Me"

Acrylic screen print, water-based paint, pencil, drawing collage, colour threads, graphite powder with varnish on canvas. 106.8x132 cm. 2010.

''The Still and The Swift"

Acrylic screen print, water-based paint, pencil, collage, colour threads, and graphite powder with narnish on canvas. 106.8x132 cm. 2010.

''Your Life. Our History''

The site before it has been installed with artwork.

The site where the artwork has been installed. Woodcut on PDF with oil based printing colour.

A community art projects organized by Lost Generation Space at Pudu, KL., where I produced a wood cut work to fit in particular site at one of the main entrance at Pudu Plaze, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"Heads Up", a portrait group show at Weiling Gallery.

'Portrait of Jor'. Waterbased paint, acrylic, pencil, colour threads and varnish with graphite powder on canvas, 92x73cm, 2010.

'Portrait of xian'. Waterbased paint, acrylic, pencil, emboss-paste, colour threads and varnish with graphite powder on canvas, 92x73cm, 2010.

"Yes Sir...One Step" -- Mixed media, size varied, 2009.

"Yes Sir..One Step". Plywood, paint, pencil drawimg, plaster cast, wood stick with carved textures, transfer print on paper with collage, old shoes covered with plaster with pencil drawing, spray paint. Size varied. 2009.

"Yes Sir...One Step" (side view)

"Yes Sir...One Step" (details 1)

"Yes Sir...One Step" (details 2)

"Yes Sir...One Step" (details 3)

''One Voice''. -- 14 individual clay objects with carved texture on sand, unglazed and fired to 1180'c. Size varied. 2009.

"One Voice"
''One Voice"

''One Voice" (section)

"One Voice" (details)

'One Voice" (details)

"Postcards to Melaka"--art work for MAPFest (Melaka Art and Performance Festival, 09). St. Paul's Church, Melaka.

Plaster cast from old postcards, 5 individual blocks.

Sculpture

'White soul', recycled paper & casting slip,fired at 1000c, 1996.

'Untitled', wine glass, dead bees cover with porcelain slip fired at 1000c.

'Untitled', rcycled paper & semi porcelain casting slip,fired 1000c, 1996.

'Touch Can Bring Blossom To Things that Decay, recycled paper & casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1997. (I)

'Touch Can Bring Blossom To Things that Decay, recycled paper & casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1997. (II)

'Touch Can Bring Blossom To Things that Decay, recycled paper & casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1997. (III)

'Line of Fire', recycled paper, cotton fabric, wire & semi porcelain casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1996.

'Dry Land', steel wool, semi porcelain casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1996.

'Deep Peace. Great Darkness', polythene bags, water, 1997.

'Deep Peace. Great Darkness', polythene bags, water, 1997. (detail)

'Boxes', steel wool & semi porcelain casting slip,fired at 1000c, 1996.

'Aged', recycled paper & semi porcelain casting slip, fired at 1000c, 1996.

Bangun-Penang Clan Jetties Arts Project 2009

Bangun-Penang clan Jetties Arts Project is an ongoing series of contemporary site-specific art project focusing on history, heritage, community and culture.

My intended concept for this site-specific work is to introduce the art work into the environment, to merge with the living space of the community; and the installed work would have the function of revamp and replacing the old and damaged plank from the bridge, and hence become a permanent art work which belongs to the community.

The plank was requested from local resident and carved with relevant images taken from the site and return; five pieces in total were completed and installed along the end of the bridge.


The view after all carved sections have been installed.

Cutting off the damaged plank from the bridge.

Replacing a new section with carved image back to the bridge.

Work I

Work II

Work III

Work IV

Work V

An idyllic Space

I have always been interested in our living spaces, where buildings and houses are structured systematically, and streets and roads meander through them and plants, objects and signs are spread all around. All these 'things' are situated within a particular space and become 'Places' which humans accommodate.

My work explores the notion of' 'existence' of place and space. Each 'place' has its own identity and significance. From each journey I have photographed and recorded the places that I have visited, and the events and activities which have occurred during my time spent there.

Selected images were then combined or juxtaposed to construct a 'new place' in my art work; thus carrying within its symbolic gestures which reveal our social structure and human activities.

My approach involves applying common and familiar images, together with other unidentified marks and textures onto paper or canvas. Colours and the contrast of its visual tactility are important in my work as it stimulates ones perception towards the interpretation of the artwork when confronted.

In an attempt to construct an idealized place/space through images taken from the surroundings in my artworks, I destruct the true identity of the actual place in the visual form.

My objective is to confront my audience with the tension between place and space, between reality and idealization; making use of the images to investigate the boundaries between inside and outside, of place and non-place. Therefore, a new 'place' is created using images form various different places derived from the real world, and they become a 'landscape' exit of sorts within ones perception.

'Best Wishes', water-based paint, pencil, bitumen & silkscreen print on canvas, 162.5x129.5cm.

'The Way Things Are Seen', water-based paint, pencil, transfer print collage, graphite powder with varnish, and silkscreen print on canvas, 147.5x153cm.

'Polo Ground-Ipoh', water-based paint, pencil, resin and silkcreen print on canvas, 162.5x129.5cm.

'Untitled', water-based paint, object print collage, and silkscreen print on canvas, 61x147.3cm.

'Street Walker XIV' (Seeking), bitumen, pencil, charcoal, transfer print and silkscreen print on paper, 70x100cm.

'Street Walker II' (Indication), bitumen, pencil, charcoal and transfer print on paper, 35x70cm.

'Street Walker VII' (Looking into the Void), bitumen, charcoal, pencil and transfer print on paper, 35x70cm.



'Residue' (detail), plaster cast from silkcreen print, 6x6x8cm.