Post on 11-Aug-2015
ALIASES:LOO LOK CHERN
A.K.A. CLOAKWORK
BIRTHPLACE: KUALA LUMPUR
EDUCATION: DASEIN ACADEMY OF ART
WORKS LOCALLY & INTERNATIONALLY
ARTIST’S BACKGROUND
CHARACTERISED BY3 DIMENSIONAL EXTRUSIONS
BRIGHT VIBRANT COLOURS
EDGY DESIGN
A FUN, JARRING JUXTAPOSITION OF PLAYFUL IMAGERY INTO DEPTHFUL MESSAGES
ARTIST’S BACKGROUND
ALIASES:KENJI CHAI
BIRTHPLACE: SANDAKAN
PRIMARILY PRODUCES COMICS & CARTOONS. KNOWN FOR HIS CUTE & VIBRANT STYLE
GRAFFITI ARTIST BASED IN KUALA LUMPUR
CHARACTERISED BYA TENSE AND DYNAMIC IMAGE
THE ORANG UTAN SWINGING IN FROZEN MOTION
THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE ORANG UTAN AGAINST AN URBAN SETTINGTHROUGH HARMONY WITH IMMEDIATE SETTING
AN IMPOSITION THAT IS “LARGER THAN LIFE”
ARTIST’S BACKGROUND
ALIASES:
TANG MUN KIAN
EDUCATED MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ART
WAS AN ART DIRECTOR IN SINGAPORE FOR 10 YEARS
CURRENTLY BASED IN KUALA LUMPUR
ROTAN SCULPTURE
● Chulia Street ● 11 May 2013 ● Lee Soo Kee Rotan ● Thickness● Punishment
A RATTAN SHOP
CHARACTERISED BYA JOVIAL COMIC-LIKE DEPICTION
A WIRY FRAME TYPICAL OF STEEL ART
DESCRIBES A SCENE IN WHICH A MOTHER HOLDS A REPORT CARD, PRESUMABLY BELONGING TO THE STUDENT ON THE LEFT, ASKING HIM WHICH TYPE OF CANE HE WOULD LIKE TO BE CANED WITH.
ARTIST’S BACKGROUND
ALIASES:
BABA CHUAH
FIRST DEBUT INTO COMIC SCENE WAS IN 1991 IN THE PUBLICATION, “FALSAFAH BATU”
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED, AND HAS PRODUCED WORKS IN THE U.S.A.
VERY LOW PROFILE ARTIST
-CHARACTERISED BYEXAGGERATED PROPORTIONS
A DEPICTIVE SCENE SHOWING TWO PROUD PARENTS IN ADMIRATION OF A YOUNG JIMMY CHOO.
A COMMEMORATIVE SCULPTURE IN HONOUR OF JIMMY CHOO’S HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AT HONG KONG SHOE STORE, WHERE HE BEGAN HIS TRADE
REFERENCES 1) Timothy, T. (2014). "Jimmy Choo" Sculpture, Muntri Street, George Town. Retrieved May 9, 2015, from http://www.penang-traveltips.com/jimmy-choo-sculpture.htm
2) Timothy, T. (2014). "Rotan" Sculpture, Chulia Street. Retrieved May 9, 2015, from http://www.penang-traveltips.com/rotan-sculpture.htm
3) Baba Chuah George Town Caricature Sculptures. (2014). Retrieved May 9, 2015, from http://www.penang-traveltips.com/baba-chuah-george-town-caricature-sculptures.htm
4) Kevin, Y. (2014, July 6). Interview: Cloakwork & Nestwo, Nando’s Art Initiative Graffiti Winners | GUMBALL. Retrieved May 9, 2015, fromhttp://gumballmag.com/culture/features/interview-cloakwork-nestwo-nandos-art-initiative-graffiti-winner
5) 10 Things You Didn't Know About Kenji Chai (Black Fryday) - Straatosphere. (2013, September 19). Retrieved May 19, 2015, from http://straatosphere.com/10-things-didnt-know-kenji-chai-black-fryday/
6) Chern, L. (2013, September 20). 10 Things You Didn't Know About Cloakwork (Chern Loo) - Straatosphere. Retrieved May 9, 2015, from http://straatosphere.com/10-things-didnt-know-cloakwork-chern-loo/