{"id":4965,"date":"2015-07-18T13:56:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T05:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&amp;p=4965"},"modified":"2015-07-18T13:56:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T05:56:12","slug":"haslin-ismail-hee-chee-way-utopia-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/portfolio-item\/haslin-ismail-hee-chee-way-utopia-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Haslin Ismail &#038; Hee Chee Way &#8211; Utopia &#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-4965'><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=\"Haslin Ismail &amp; Hee Chee Way \u2013 Utopia \u2013 Works\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/haslin-ismail-hee-chee-way-utopia-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Haslin Ismail &amp; Hee Chee Way \u2013 Utopia \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/haslin-ismail-hee-chee-way-utopia-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;\">Utopia<br \/>\nHaslin Ismail &amp; Hee Chee Way<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>This April and May, Wei-Ling Gallery presents Utopia, an exhibition featuring artists Haslin Ismail and Hee Chee Way.<br \/>\nUnited by a shared passion for sci-fi and fantasy, the two artists revel in their imaginations and present fabricated futurist worlds inhabited by strange and fantastical creatures.<\/p>\n<p>In Utopia, their artworks suggest the possibility of these new and imaginary worlds. Whimsical creatures crawl across canvases by both artists, futuristic landscapes are depicted in paint and other materials, and notable artworks include Haslin\u2019s installation of paper-cut outs where cardboard boxes and books are deconstructed and given new life, and, Chee Way\u2019s hand-printed photograph and paint works, where familiar images are contrasted with fictitious ones, luring audiences to the realms of the surreal.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition presents a wonderful opportunity for the public to get acquainted with the works of two of the country\u2019s most promising young artists.<\/p>\n<p>Haslin (b.1984), recipient of the main prize at this year\u2019s Young Contemporaries Award organized by the National Art Gallery of Malaysia, is known for his highly intricate works that weave together surreal and fantastical elements.<\/p>\n<p>Chee Way (b.1980), on the other hand, held his first solo exhibition in 2009 and is one of the founding members of the highly experimental Findars art group. His works often fuse elements from photography and digital art with paintings and illustrations to create distinct artworks that flit between fantasy and reality.<\/p>\n<p>Utopia has echoes of art\u2019s Modern period when artists of the early twentieth-century contemplated the future in their artworks, and, the surrealist elements in Haslin and Chee Way\u2019s works will undoubtedly draw audiences to the wonderful possibilities of art and imagination, as well as ask them to probe the world we live in today and to consider what may be in store for us in the future.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Wei-Ling Gallery<\/span><br \/>\nWei-Ling Gallery is housed in an award-winning building in the historic area of Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Formerly known as Townhouse Gallery, it was set up by Lim Wei-Ling and Yohan Rajan in 2002 to showcase the best of contemporary Malaysian art.<br \/>\nSince its inception, the gallery has mounted exciting exhibitions including solos by Malaysia\u2019s leading contemporary artists and the gallery\u2019s steadfast commitment to promoting contemporary Malaysia art to the wider public is shown in the numerous publications it has produced, as well as its participation in international art events such as Art Stage Singapore and the China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Wei-Ling Contemporary<\/span><br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is Wei-Ling Gallery\u2019s new space at The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur.<br \/>\nOpened in April 2011, the gallery has already been busy with an exhibition calendar that has seen solo exhibitions like Ivan Lam\u2019s Together Alone, Stewart MacFarlane\u2019s Inheritance, and The Garden of Hidden Desires.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary enriches the main gallery\u2019s committed goal of reaching a wider public with contemporary art.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Utopia runs at Wei-Ling Gallery from April 5 \u2013 28, continuing at Wei-Ling Contemporary from April 30 \u2013 May 28.<\/span><\/em><\/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-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 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  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Utopia-Haslin-Ismail-and-Hee-Chee-Way.pdf\">Utopia (2011) \u2013 Haslin Ismail and Hee Chee Way by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pubpdf-utopia.pdf\">View online catalogue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":4957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[4],"class_list":["post-4965","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\/4965","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=4965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/4965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4965"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=4965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}