Yong Look Lam : Ashore
Venue: PINKGUY® Gallery, Marc Service Residence
16 Oct 2010 - 28 Oct 2010
PINKGUY® Malaysia Art & Frame’s relentless support for local artists continues with Yong Look Lam’s sixth solo show, Ashore.
Ashore reveals the painterly brilliance of watercolor techniques and sensuousness. In this series Yong explores Malaysian culture and traditions through the depiction of fishing boats, rural life, local flora and fauna and other indigenous aesthetics. His elegant composition and multifaceted design brings charm to community life while keeping the watercolor tradition alive and reputable.
Yong Look Lam’s contribution to watercolor paintings is considerable. He showed the way towards the evolution of a distinct representation based not only on the subject matter but on the artists’ particular reflections conditioned by his environment and traditions.
Yong seems to have a mystical bond with fishing boats which never strays far from reality in his landscapes. He crafts pictures which are indubitably Malaysian in a genre style which reflects aspects of Malaysian sensibility. To create such representation, he escape from the alienation of the urban landscape, to find contentment and inspiration in a simple way of life, travelling to fishing villages and being with rural people to share their joys and anxieties in search of that elusive Malaysian “soul”.
Join us for a breathtaking artistic experience of Ashore accentuated by our exclusive frames as we continue our support for local artists while we strive to make Malaysian art accessible to all. We would also like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of this exhibition.
