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Born 1943 in Penang. An Utara member since1978 Hon Yin has
exhibited with Utara from 1978 –1991.Other group shows include
Malaysian Art 1957 – 1987 organized by the National Art Gallery in
1987, Exhibition of Malaysian Contemporary Art at the Pacific Asia
Museum in Pasadena, California in 1988 and Works in Earth Plaza,
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1999. Since 1983, Tang Hon Yin has
held three one-man shows first at the Galeria Penang in 1983, then
at the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur in 1986 and at The
Art gallery in Penang in 2001. His description of his painting
style: ‘I try to reduce the reasoning aspect of my paintings as
much as possible. I let intuition guild the way I paint. I do not
begin with sketches but allow one painting episode to lead me to the
next. I enjoy creating ambiguity in my work. Ambiguity provokes and
puzzles and therefore creates interaction with the viewer. What is
explicit cannot hold my attention for long. Sometimes I stumble upon
something quite magical. Painting is my journey to seek the
magical.’ |
