LOT 60
YAP CHIN HOE
B. Selangor, 1970
The King and His Concubines, 2003
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 77 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur Signed “Chin Hoe’ on lower left
RM 5,000 – 9,000
Yap Chin Hoe became a full-time artist upon his graduation from the Malaysian Institute of Arts in 1991 and also obtained a double major in oil painting and printmaking. He first embarked on his artistic journey in the direction of western oil and acrylic paintings. He develops a series of antique Chinese porcelain that is adopted as the focal subject, where modern touches are used to tease out the nostalgia that the porcelain evokes. This symbolic composition is rendered in the artist’s hallmark delicate brushwork, textures range from porcelain glaze to soft embroideries, achieved with layered acrylics and muted tones of red and burnt ochre. A richly, visually harmonious ensemble that suggests cultural opulence gently balanced with subtle commentary on roles and ritual.