HOM Art Trans: YOUNG & NEW PART V: E-Invite

YOUNG & NEW PART V: E-Invite

YOUNG & NEW PART V

It is indeed a tremendous honour and a great privilege for us to once again be able to host another series of Young & New exhibition. We at HOM Art Trans strongly believe in giving support for new breed of artists to develop their talents, and in providing a real chance for them to kickstart their careers and finally achieve their dreams. Thus, by presenting an array of remarkable works by a select group of fresh young talents in this exhibition, we hope to be able to introduce them and connect them to established networks and important players within the Malaysian art scene.

Out of 40 applications for this year’s exhibition, 11 artists were chosen. They were selected mainly based on their interesting and daring explorations in various aspects of art-making. While some of them seem to focus heavily on the technical side of art production, a few others appear to engage in bolder, unconventional forms, approaches and concepts. Issues and themes related to contemporary politics, society, culture and self seem to dominate this year’s entries. This indicates that current artists are largely becoming more interested in dealing with the social, political and cultural contexts and realities surrounding them. By addressing their views and concerns of the present situations in the Malaysian life, they certainly bring their function as artists in society to a new level of meaning, vitality and visibility. As such, they will not anymore be seen as mere makers of images and pictures but as critical commentators and narrators capable of disseminating ideas, messages and opinions to their audience in art galleries as well as to the general public out there.

Artists selected to participate in this Young & New exhibition have to bear in their mind that this exhibition only serves as a platform to motivate them to reach out into the real world of art in their own unique ways. They have to be reminded again that this and other similar shows are not meant to automatically guarantee their future success and survival. In order to achieve their full potential and eventually reach their aimed destinations, they have no choice but to keep on expanding their talents and skills, maintaining their discipline and bearing, developing their thinking and learning, and keeping in touch with the surrounding realities and changes. Only by doing such things perseveringly can they ever hope to succeed and survive in this long arduous journey, and to realise their dreams and achieve the targets that they have set for themselves.

Nur Hanim Khairuddin

Co-Director

Artwork

Yazid Ismail b. 1985

Katamata / 2013 / Oil on canvas / 153 x 107cm / RM3500

Pause / 2013 / Oil on canvas / 90 x 60cm / RM1500

Woh Jing Hao b. 1988

Accomplice I / 2011 / Oil on canvas / 100 x 140cm / RM2300

Accomplice II / 2011 / Oil on canvas / 100 x 140cm / RM2300

Accomplice III / 2011 / Oil on canvas / 100 x 140cm / RM2300

Khairudin Zainudin b.1987

Force to the Nature / 2012 / Acrylic on canvas / 115 x 152.5cm / RM2500

Inspired by Nature : From Inside to Outside / 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 120 x 180cm / RM3000

Lai Chan Shiang b.1985

NZ Kingdom in Sky / 2012 / Acrylic on canvas / 91 x 13cm / RM7500

Fish Tank / 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 150 x 75cm / RM7500

Sabihis Md Pandi b.1988

Ajari Aku / 2013 / Acrylic & woodcut on canvas / 160 x 86cm / RM2800 / Sold

Ajari Aku Dalam Gelap / 2013 / Woodcut block / 170 x 120 cm / RM2800/ Sold

Aku Dan Diriku / 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 77 x 77cm / RM750

Fadhli Ariffin b.1989

Listen Tragedy / 2013 / Mixed media / 51 x 61cm / RM450

Voice / 2013 / Mixed media / 60 x 42cm /RM400

Izzat Mustapa b. 1989

Creature Series I / 2012 / Ceramic & acrylic on wood / 66 x 43 x 43cm / RM600 / Sold

Creature Series III / 2012 / Ceramic & acrylic on wood / 61 x 22 x 34cm / RM600

Creature Series VII / 2012 / Ceramic & acrylic on wood / 63 x 33 x 33cm / RM600 / Sold

Shahrul Hisham Ahmad Tarmizi b.1985

Mencari Bunga Emas / 2012 / Mixed media on canvas / 75 x 122cm / RM2000

Keluar Ke Negeri Gunung / 2012 / Mixed media on canvas / 152.5 x 122cm / RM3800

Cheong Kiet Cheng b.1981

Enroute / 2011 / Acrylic on canvas / 120 x 168cm / RM5500

Come Back Home / 2010 / Acrylic on canvas / 152cm (Diameter) / RM6000

Azzuan Osman b. 1988

The Corrupter / 2013 / Fork, spoon, zip, coin & metal on concrete / 13 x 46 x 18cm

The Servant / 2013 / Fork, scoop, marble & metal on concrete / 17 x 39 x 20cm

Faceless Rat / 2013 / Fork, scoop, marble & metal on concrete / 35 x 19 x 17cm

Haimiza Johan b.1989

Insect Study / 2013 / Mixed media on motherboard / 36 x 31cm / RM550

Next Target / 2013 / Mixed media on plywood / 64 x 64 x 10cm / RM850

Punca / 2013 / Mixed media on plywood / 77 x 68 x 12cm / RM1200 / Sold

Opening

Adopted Residency (A-RES) is a six-month residency programme designed for young and emerging local artists to start creating their name and building their own career in the local art scene.

The programme emphasizes on committed studio practice that serves as guidance in art direction and technique for the resident artists, fully supervised by HOM Art Trans and guest artists. They will also be exposed to the reality of being a full time artists.

Towards the end of the programme, all the artworks that are produced during the residency will be exhibited for public viewing.

Southeast Asia Art Group Exchanged Residency (SAGER) is a regional residency programme organized by HOM Art Trans (Malaysia), SageJogja (Indonesia) and Projectspace Pilipinas (Philippines).

The exchanged residency takes in artists with at least five years of experience and SAGER enables Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipino artists to foster and strengthen regional ties, as well as to network and establish a better understanding of their neighbours.

The residency entails 30-days each in Kuala Lumpur, Jogjakarta and Manila. During this time, artists-in-residences not only produce artworks for exhibitions in each city, but also partake in studio visits, gallery and art institution visits, as well as introductions to significant art collectors and art communities.

Aside from these physical dialogues, SAGER also fosters a visual dialogue, as artists from these three countries are encouraged to engage in cross-cultural meditations and to broach new visual languages in their works.

ARTRIANGLE is an exhibition showcasing the latest artworks from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. With the purpose of increasing the appreciation of art in this region through a more open network of exchange and to further inculcate closer working ties amongst our artists, it aspires to energies a 4-way art dialogue between these countries and inadvertently, adds more excitement to the art scene in Southeast Asia.

ARTIANGLE is also a fund-raising event. Benefits from the sales of the exhibition will be channelled to the MATAHATI Art Fund (MAF).

MAF is an effort that provides funds to support visual artists and help the art scene in general. It will go towards assisting in the welfare of those artists in need, which includes incidences involving natural disasters, accidents and health issues. MAF is also used as a grant for artists to initiate art projects and art activities.

Artaidartist is a social media platform that’s purpose and intention is to introduce and market fine artworks in a series of virtual exhibitions. This platform was initiated in efforts to support artists who have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and who have struggled to make ends meet during the continuous implementation of MCO.

Artists whose works are sold will be entitled to fifty percent of the sale of their works, while the remaining fifty percent will be donated to participating artists whose works were not purchased during the showcase. The distribution of profit will not only represent a community of artists coming together in solidarity towards those in financial need, but will also provide support to as many artists as possible..

Artaidartist is an open call that involves all Malaysian visual artists, comprising of young, emerging, and established. Featuring some of their best work, all artworks will be capped between RM500 to RM5000. This special offer which is below the market price, will allow the sale to be more accessible and affordable to a larger pool of art enthusiasts and young collectors.

MEA Award is a biennial competition that honours the most promising young artists in Malaysia. Its main goal is to recognize the country's top emerging talents and to give them the opportunity to break into the local and international art scenes.

The 5 artists with the highest number of votes from a panel of respected juries will receive cash prize, coucher for art materials, 10-day travel grant to a city in Southeast Asia and a showcase of their works.

MEA Award is joint-organized by HOM Art Trans and Galeri Chandan.