HOM Art Trans: Distant Emotion - A-RES Duo Exhibition by Joy Ng & Wong Ming Hao

Distant Emotion - A-RES Duo Exhibition by Joy Ng & Wong Ming Hao

Distant Emotion is a two person exhibition by young figurative artists Joy Ng and Wong Ming Hao having completed their a 6-month residency programme under A-Residency. Organised by HOM Art Trans, A-Residency resumes from a 4-year hiatus with the most recent developments by Wong and Joy.

Using this opportunity to develop unique ideas and aesthetics, Joy Ng considers herself as both the artist and the subject to express the female form, emotions and thought. She explores her notion of figure painting through new approaches, developing new techniques and languages along the way. Her paintings come together as a journal of autobiographical statements and self-exploration, seeking to digest the emotions that surface when responding to stories from around her.

Wong Ming Hao furthers his exploration to demystify the structures and conventions surrounding figurative painting. Further developing a new approach of painting technique using paint-skins collages on canvas, Wong builds camouflaging layers to submerge the underlying figures, masking over true emotions and faces of his subjects. As through peering through a kaleidoscope of history, this approach allows for tiny glimpses through the cracks to hint at the chaos in identity, documenting the beginnings of an internal battle.

Distant Emotion looks within to celebrate the power of emotion through the human figure. It records an insightful journey of pursuit and change as these young artists continues to challenge their artistic boundaries and consider new ways of expression.

ARTWORKS

Joy Ng

Ethereal

Oil on Canvas

121 x 91 cm

2018

RM 2,400 Sold

Tranquil Tumult

Oil on canvas

155 x 110 cm

2018

RM 3,600 Sold

Figure Study III

Oil on canvas

155 x 110 cm

2018

RM 2,800 Sold

Figure Study I

Oil on canvas

151 x 91 cm

2018

RM 2,300

Figure Study II

Oil on canvas

80 x 156 cm

2018

RM 2,400 Sold

Ennui

Oil on canvas

110 x 155 cm

2018

RM 3,600

Circumscribe

Oil on canvas

110 x 155 cm

2018

RM 3,600

Infest

Oil on canvas

155 x 110 cm

2018

RM 3,600

Being

Oil on Canvas

155 x 213 cm

2018

RM 6,800 Sold

Overflow

Oil on canvas

213 x 155cm

2018

RM 6,800 Sold

Immerse

Oil on canvas

155 x 121 cm

2018

RM 3,500 HOM's Collection

Wilderness

Oil on canvas

108 x 87.5 cm

2018

RM 1,800 Sold

Wong Ming Hao

Sitting Figure
Pencil drawing on canvas
152 x 152 cm
2018
RM 3,000

I Still Don’t Understand
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
152 x 152 cm
2018
RM 4,800

Where Are You Now
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
140 x 90 cm
2018
RM 4,400 Sold

Where Are You Now II
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
155 x 110 cm
2018
RM 4,400 Sold

Dissolved Mind
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
155 x 110 cm
2018
RM 3,800 Sold

Dissolved Mind II
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
155 x 110 cm
2018
RM 3,800 Sold

Dissolved Mind III
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
155 x 110 cm
2018
RM 3,800 HOM's Collection

Are You Ok II
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
70 x 70 cm
2018
RM 1,500

Are You Ok
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
70 x 70 cm
2018
RM 1,500

Dissolved Mind IV
Acrylic & gloss gel on canvas
79 x 120 cm (diptych)
2018
RM 2,800 Sold

Man Sitting on The Chair
Acrylic on canvas
152 x 152 cm
2018
RM 4,800 Sold

Opening Ceremony

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.