LOT 79
YAP CHIN HOE
B. Selangor, 1970
Still Life, 1999
Signed and dated “Chin Hoe 99” on lower right
Mixed media on paper
19 x 20 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 1,800 – RM 3,000
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.
His delicate brushstrokes reveal a meticulous quest to capture the ethereal quality of the antique porcelain, while brilliantly coloured Nonya and batik fabric serve as a counterpoint to the austerity of the blue and white china.