Artist Information:
Chin Konyit
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia
Member Since: Mar 2001
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Artist Statement:
Malaysia is a paradise for
artists as her beauty and
wealth provide endless sources
of inspiration for painters.
To me, the colonial
architecture and the rustic
shophouses in towns and the
rural areas are fascinating
subjects. With progress and
development they are fast
disappearing.
I also have a special love ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
• 12th Solo Exhibition -
“Postcard Stories”, 2 April -
15 May 2010, at The Art Room
of G Hotel, Penang, organized
by Shalini Ganendra Fine Art,
KL, Malaysia.
2008
• 11th Solo Exhibition - “Gems
of Heritage”, 17 Oct - 30 Nov
2008, at Shalini Ganendra Fine
Art - The Private Gallery,
Petaling ...
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Artist Galleries:
http://www.theprivategallery.co
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http://www.nngallery.com.my/
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Artist Reviews:
Media Interviews & Feature
Articles / Write-up
2010 • Feature Artist of the
Magazine “The Expat”, article
by Marybeth Ramey, July 2010
Issue, cover page and pp30-31
2010 • Feature artist of award
winning magazine "Senses of
Malaysia", article by Willian
Citrin, Issue May-June 2010
Vol 13. pp 84- 85
2009 • ...
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Collections:
OVERSEA PRIVATE COLLECTION
America (Florida, New York,
Northern MA, San Diego, San
Francisco, Washington D.C.)
Australia
Canada
England (London), France
(Paris), Germany, Sweden,
Holland
Hong Kong (China), Taiwan,
Japan, Korea
Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore
CORPORATE/PRIVATE COLLECTION
IN MALAYSIA
Antah Holdings Bhd, KL, M'sia.
Art Deco & Frame, KLCC, KL,
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Commissions:
COMMISSION WORK
2006
• Commissioned to do all
paintings use in the book
“Malacca Sketchbook” for
Edition Didier Millet
sponsored by The Dutch Embassy
of Malaysia and The Tourism
Board of Malacca.
2005
• Commissioned to do 175
paintings use in the book
“Landmarks of Perak” for RNS
Publications & Edition Didier
Millet, ...
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Chin Konyit's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Chin Konyit's Portfolio.
Malaysia is a paradise for artists as her beauty and wealth provide endless sources of inspiration for painters. To me, the colonial architecture and the rustic shophouses in towns and the rural areas are fascinating subjects. With progress and development they are fast disappearing.
I also have a special love for the traditional trades like old provision stalls, coffee shops, roadside bookstands and backlane food corners. For sentimental reasons, bicycles and tricycles/trishaws also occupy a major portion of my paintings. These vehicles carried me to and fro from school during my childhood and I treat these subjects with a sense of nostalgia.
Besides traditional watercolor paper, I like to use paper with different texture and colors for example brown paper, fancy colored paper, handmade paper, etc. because I wish to emphasize and enrich the texture of the general appearance of the painting and to deliberately create a sense of antiquity in my work. This style has now become characteristic of my watercolors.
Pointillism is another distinctive character of my watercolors. Ever since I first rediscovered this unique technique in 1989, I use it constantly in my works especially on trees and greenery sometimes even apply to the entire painting ... |
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