{"id":11285,"date":"2017-04-22T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T02:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&amp;p=11285"},"modified":"2017-04-22T10:57:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T02:57:05","slug":"ivan-lam-vanity-project-x-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-vanity-project-x-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan Lam &#8211; Vanity Project X &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11285'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 CURRENT\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/exhibition-past\/\">PAST<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Ivan Lam \u2013 Vanity Project X \u2013 Works\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-vanity-project-x-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Ivan Lam \u2013 Vanity Project X \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-vanity-project-x-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">Vanity Project X<br \/>\nIvan Lam<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The concept of duality is one that has been prevalent throughout Ivan Lam\u2019s practise. In his last solo exhibition, Cutting The Lines That Bind, which premiered at VOLTA NY, New York in 2016. He explored the generational gap between family members. Starting off introspectively, first by looking at himself and his daughters, and in turn that which existed between him and his parents, and them with theirs. He also looks at the space between his daughters as human beings, although conceived from the same parents, there is a duality in their beings and their very existence.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan continues to carry this forward with Vanity Project X, a series of 9 artworks, the composition of each piece has been split into two parts. A visual duality and dichotomy of the artist\u2019s thoughts. This new body of work represents the artist&#8217;s self-revelation, after a rather unsettling period in his life; realising that the only way to go from where he stands, is up. Through this body of work, Ivan Lam begins the process of relinquishing control over the crafting of his works and ridding himself of an ego that was pushing him to &#8220;complete&#8221; every painting.<\/p>\n<p>The first piece in this series, features a gun painted on the top half of the work. The gun is fully rendered in Ivan Lam\u2019s signature style of layering paint and resin. This work was made immediately after a painting entitled \u201cThey Will Kill Us All\u201d, which depicted the elder of the artist\u2019s two daughters pointing her index finger at the back of her sister&#8217;s head, in a mock shooting gesture. The painted gun, is the missing pistol from \u201cThey Will Kill Us All\u201d. This in turn, connects the two artworks together, and signifies that the artist is back on track. The bottom half of the work is a mapping of all the towns and cities of Malaysia, in pencil lines that radiate out from Kuala Lumpur \u2013 the home of the artist. A message to himself, noting that he and all Malaysians are in the same boat, each with their own personal struggles to overcome. The usage of pencil in this work marks the beginning of letting go.<\/p>\n<p>As Ivan Lam progressed further into the series, the lack of the artist\u2019s signature mediums, paint and resin, is apparent. From spray paint and faded coloured pencil lines, symbolising that the artist is finally ready to completely discard the past, to vinyl and cut out circles as he begins to explore unfamiliar mediums and different ways to \u201ccreate\u201d. Then, with the fifth piece in the series; Ivan Lam delves into his feminine side as he knits numbers together with coloured pencils and in the pattern of a knitting graph. The bottom half of the canvas is coated in honey. It was then left out in the open for several days, attracting insects, thus becoming an intrinsic part of the work. These external \u201ccollaborators\u201d were invited to help create this piece, and served as a crucial lesson to Ivan, of the surrendering of ego and learning to share the medium and the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Following the completion of each piece, the artist engaged in a conversation with Dr. Hanni Geiger, an art historian from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, discussing the direction in which Ivan would take for every subsequent piece. Advancing from this, Ivan then embarked on a commentary of numerous social issues which question the human condition today, each possessing a medium that significantly relates to it. Beauty and what we are willing to do to obtain it. In which case, sequins embodying its allure and latex that mimics our skin. The hubris of man that leads to war; incorporating soy wax, bees wax, soap, and fire powder. Various materials that may seem harmless, but when put together in the right proportions would allow one to make their own bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Ivan Lam has pushed the boundaries of his practise further than it ever was before and in doing so has also left an important message for us all; to be able to advance is to be able to let go.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Vanity Project X will be showing from 9th May to 12th June 2017 at Wei-Ling Contemporary.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> Wei-Ling Contemporary is located at RT01 Sixth Floor, The Gardens Mall, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Admission hours are Tuesday-Sunday 11am-7pm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Please call +60322828323\/ +60322601106 or email: weiling.johnlim@gmail.com for more information.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Geiger_The-middle-is-where-I-come-from.pdf\">Read exhibition essay by Dr. Hanni Geiger<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ivan-Lam-CV-05.17.pdf\">Artist&#8217;s CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/my-en\/art-3-reasons-to-know-ivan-lam\">3 reasons why you should know Ivan Lam by Michelle Lim &#8211; Red Bull<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prestigeonline.com\/my\/Art-Culture\/Interviews\/Art-Junction\">Ivan Lam opens the doors to his studio to discuss his latest works by Leong Ee Vonne &#8211; Prestige<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/my.asiatatler.com\/arts-culture\/in-conversation-with-malaysian-contemporary-artist-ivan-lam\">In conversation with Malaysian Contemporary Artist Ivan Lam by Nafisa Dahodwala &#8211; Malaysia Tatler Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/06\/02\/vanity-project-x\/\">Vanity Project X charts a struggle with breaking free by Rouwen Lin &#8211; The Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/ivan-lam-art-a-vanity-project-x.html\">Art, a Vanity Project X &#8211; BFM 89.9<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ivan-Lam-Vanity-Project-X.pdf\">Click to view e-booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":11277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[4],"class_list":["post-11285","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-exhibitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/11285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/11285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11285"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=11285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}