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CHOOKUAN YEOH&SEAH ZELIN
TWO-MANEXHIBITION BY
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“Equal parts, Equally different”
TAKSU
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“Choo Kuan’s figurative-based works also circle around themes such as love, sex, and death, and there’s a European fancy in his monochromatic works, referencing a gilded era when painting was the highest form of expression.”
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Choo Kuan Yeoh / Duo / oil on canvas / 213 x 170 cm / 2013
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Choo Kuan Yeoh / Duo / oil on canvas / 213 x 170 cm / 2013 Choo Kuan Yeoh / Solo / oil on canvas / 213 x 170 cm / 2013
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“Elements are removed one bit at a time until what is eventually left behind are abstract figures and gestures fuelled by the artist’s feelings and thoughts.”
Kuan’s Approach to Abstraction
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Choo Kuan Yeoh / Fragility & Strength /oil on canvas / 170 x 150 cm / 2013
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“Deluge.A word that’s often used in reference to natural disasters like floors or tsunamis, Zelin relates this keyword to the economic and political ecology; terms like ‘financial turmoil’ and ‘political tsunami’ aren’t unheard of in the mass media, and Zelin’s works point to a threatening swell that’s about to erode our identities.”
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Seah Zelin / Deluge/ oil on linen / 100 x 330 cm / 2012
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“Underneath the swirls and the confusion, his mise en scenes are based on images found in IKEA catalogues – those tomes where pages present perfectly-composed kitchens or living rooms, and where happy families tease you with the promise of a blissful life.”
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Seah Zelin / Collapse / oil on linen / 205 x180 cm / 2013
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Seah Zelin / Rise / oil on linen /180 x 205 cm / 2013
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Seah Zelin / Into The Flood 1-3 / oil on linen / 140 x 123 cm each / 2013
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Seah Zelin / Into The Flood 1-3 / oil on linen / 140 x 123 cm each / 2013
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“Everyone follows the same trends, reads the same news”~ Seah Zelin
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“Take out the information”~ Choo Kuan Yeoh
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Left to right: Choo Kuan Yeoh & Seah Zelin @ TAKSU KL, 2013Words excerpt from Rachel Jena’s essay for 50/50, ‘Equal Parts, Equally Different’