LOT 14
KELVIN CHAP
B. Indonesia, 1975
Waterfall, 2015
Signed and dated “Chap KELVIN 2015” on lower right
Artist, title, date, medium and dimensions inscribed on the reverse
Mixed media on canvas
131 x 131 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 2,000 – RM 5,000
Kelvin Chap grew up in Sabah, despite having been born in Indonesia. There, he developed an intense fascination for the Borneo tribal culture and symbolisms, which are always present in all his artworks. The masks, totem poles and everything iconic from Borneo is present in this artwork, in muted browns.
Kelvin Chap Kok Leong graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Fine Art in 1994, after majoring in print-making. He has won many art competitions such as the Pilihan Negeri Sabah 1993, 1994, 1995 and the Philip Morris Art Award Honourable mention in 1995.