LOT 8
LOO HOOI NAM
B. Kedah, 1965
Evening Settles, 2004
Signed and dated “HOOI NAM 04” on lower right
Artist, title, date, medium and dimensions inscribed on a label affixed to the reverse
Oil on board
45 x 60 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Penang
RM 2,500 – RM 4,000
Loo Hooi Nam was born in Kedah in 1965 and has been an artist for more than 27 years. A self-taught artist, Hooi Nam specialises in watercolour and oil paintings and has participated in group exhibitions in Malaysia, Thailand and China. He has also held solo exhibitions in Penang and Kuala Lumpur.
He won the gold award in the SP Setia Art Fair Penang 2001, and is a recipient of Pesta Pulau Pinang prizes in 1993, 1994, and 1997. A member of the Penang Art Society, Penang Watercolour Society, Angkatan Pelukis Kedah, and Central Kedah Art Society.