{"id":4980,"date":"2015-07-18T15:11:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T07:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&amp;p=4980"},"modified":"2015-07-18T15:11:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T07:11:30","slug":"ivan-lam-together-alone-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-together-alone-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan Lam &#8211; Together Alone &#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-4980'><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 Together Alone \u2013 Works\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-together-alone-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Ivan Lam \u2013 Together Alone \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/ivan-lam-together-alone-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;\">Together Alone<br \/>\nIvan Lam<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>In March 2011, Wei-Ling Gallery will present a much-awaited show on their year\u2019s calendar, a solo exhibition by the inimitable Ivan Lam. Two years after his much celebrated Panorama series, which saw Ivan Lam\u2019s paintings going up on a billboard in the city, he will be presenting a series of only 5 new paintings.<\/p>\n<p>This series entitled, Together Alone, will see the juxtaposition of images and themes that have taken precedence in his works in the past, with symbolism, optical theories and colourfields. The monumentality of Together Alone lies in the size of the canvases as Ivan Lam once again aims to stretch his works into another realm with the use of scale and the development of his technique. This body of work demonstrates Ivan Lam at the cusp of his artistic practice as he has spent the last five years mastering the use of synthetic house paints in his works and in this body of work he has experimented with and introduced a fresh new medium, resin, into the artistic process. Togther Alone will be a milestone exhibition as it takes contemporary Malaysian art into a new dimension with an unprecendented scale and quality.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Lam (b1975) has earned a reputation as one of Malaysia&#8217;s leading contemporary artists for his ability to push the boundaries of his art practice. Unafraid to take risks and never content to rest on his laurels, he constantly challenges himself by experimenting with new techniques and mediums in a bid to take his artworks to a new level. In so doing he has managed to reach greater and greater heights and each of his iconic artworks reflect a rare purity and honesty which are reflective in the works of artists who are answerable only to themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last decade he has charted new territory on the contemporary Malysian art scene with his mastery of printmaking and now his conquering of contemporary painting. He has exhibited widely in the local and international arena and has also garnered multiple awards in a 13-year career laden with solo and group exhibitions. His painting Three Buses received a final bid of HKD120,000 three times the higher estimate from Christie\u2019s Hong Kong Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction in May 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Lam is an innovator, a fearless explorer and an obsessive perfectionist &#8211; all qualities of a great artist in the making.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chronology<\/span><br \/>\nIvan Lam graduated with a BA(Fine art Painting) from the Maine College of Art USA in 1998 and returned to Malaysia to begin his career as a fine artist.<br \/>\nInitially known as a printmaker he used the silkscreen as a means to create works that dealt with colour fields and reflected international issues. Seven years later, and having mastered the silkscreen with the back-breaking CMYK series (which unsurprisingly consists of only 10 pieces) in 2005, Ivan Lam was regarded as the country\u2019s most relevant contemporary printmaker.<\/p>\n<p>At this juncture, Ivan Lam made the bold move of shifting his focus from printing to painting.<\/p>\n<p>The After all these years\u2026series saw Ivan Lam creating a suite of only 12 paintings over a course of 3 years(2005-2007) and in giving himself the task of discovering a new approach through the use of synthetic house paints he was able to open up a whole range of possibilities in his art practice. These highly-acclaimed paintings laid the groundwork of what was to come and allowed Ivan Lam to display his fearless approach in tackling unfamiliar territory.<\/p>\n<p>Panorama created between 2007-2009 were a a series of 9 paintings which saw Ivan Lam more confident with his new medium and giving in fully to the painting process.The works which dealt with everyday scenes allowed the viewer to be the protagonist of the panorama that was unfolding before their eyes. Each and every piece was undeniably fresh and powerfully heartfelt and the Panorama series saw Ivan Lam at the peak of his contemporary relevance.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Together Alone a solo exhibition by Ivan Lam features at<br \/>\nWei-Ling Gallery from 8th March-28th March 2011 and at<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary from the 1st April-29th April 2011<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wei-Ling Gallery is located at No.8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, 50470, Malaysia.<br \/>\nPls call 03-22601106, 016-9136252 or email weilinggallery@gmail.com for more information.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Gallery is open Mon-Sat (Mon-Fri 12-7pm, Sat 10-5pm. Closed Sundays and Public Holidays)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wei-Ling Contemporary is located at G212&amp;213A Ground Floor,<br \/>\nThe Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur 59200, Malaysia.<br \/>\nPls call 017-8877216\/016-9136252 or email weilingcontemporary@gmail.com for more information.<br \/>\nWei-Ling Contemporary is open Daily from 10am-10pm.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a04e9a999f2af535624a76d569713c2e hr-short  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  hr-center '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><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-9  el_after_av_hr  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\/2015\/07\/ta-artmonthlyaustralia.pdf\"><strong>Art Monthly Australia Issue #237, Artnotes, March 2011<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Unusually artistic by Sushma Veera\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/unusually-artistic-by-sushma-veera\/\"><strong>Unusually artistic by Sushma Veera<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Together Alone by Ivan Lam\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/together-alone-by-ivan-lam\/\"><strong>Together Alone by Ivan Lam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Treat for art lovers\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/treat-for-art-lovers\/\"><strong>Treat for art lovers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/Story\/?sec=lifearts&amp;file=%2F2011%2F4%2F10%2Flifearts%2F8431389\"><strong>The Medium&#8217;s Message by Ooi Kok Chuen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Essay for Together Alone by Dr Amanda Katherine Rath\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/essay-for-together-alone-by-dr-amanda-katherine-rath\/\"><strong>Essay for Together Alone by Dr Amanda Katherine Rath<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ta-resourcemag.pdf\"><strong>Resource Magazine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pubpdf-togetheralone.pdf\"><strong>View online catalogue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":4969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[4],"class_list":["post-4980","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\/4980","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=4980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/4980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4980"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=4980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}