20 Apr Behind The Wall
With “Behind The Wall”, B.A.G. (Barrel Art Group), a collective of four young artists, essentially continues with the long-standing tradition of using visual art as a form of social commentary and criticism....
Exhibitions
22 Mar Beauty In The Beast
In all likelihood, “beauty” is not an attribute that one would automatically associate ferocious wildlife with. For young artist, Haris Rashid, however, it is exactly this attribute he finds fascinating and sees an innate beauty within these creatures, which he considers the essence of nature....
16 Dec Three Under Twenty One
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_tabs style="horizontal"][vc_tab title="The Exhibition" tab_id="1426995100-1-19a93f-15d1"][vc_column_text]Since we began back in 2011, one of Artemis Art's main focus areas has been the promotion of young artists. So, we thought that for the last exhibition of the year we would do something that keeps to this aim.
29 Oct Born In Malaysia: A Photographer’s Journey
When "Born in Malaysia" was used as the basis for a unity-themed exhibition earlier this year at Publika, Kuala Lumpur, it opened the book up to a wider audience. Part of the exhibition focused on the superb photography that played a major role in making the book the success it has been thus far.In the month of November 2014, the photography aspect of the book is further expanded when Born In Malaysia: A Photographer’s Journey makes its way up to Penang for a month-long exhibition at Vic’s in ChinaHouse, George Town (one floor above The Canteen).
10 Oct 3Gen: A Family Affair
It’s a well-known fact that certain traits and mannerisms are passed down from one generation to the next. But what about artistic talent?
10 Sep Syntax
That idea that humans are pattern seeking creatures is not a new one. How we make sense of what we see around us will differ from one individual to the next, and depends on many factors, such as the person's cumulative life experiences, his or her emotional state, in other words, building blocks of a person's internal cognitive mechanism.
The answer to the questions posed above will vary from one individual to the next, depending on how each person’s cognitive mechanism ticks.
18 Aug Born In Malaysia Unity Exhibition
When photographer Kenny Loh published Born In Malaysia last year, it was a culmination of three years' worth of work documenting what is arguably a superb chronicle of the vast cultural diversity that has made this nation the envy of many. The attention and traction the book...
30 Jul CONJOIN: SPONTANEOUS #1
The word spontaneous has a few meanings, depending on context. One of these definitions is the idea of a natural inclination or impulse, and the absence of external stimuli.
SPONTANEOUS #1 is the first project by CONJOIN, the fledgling art collective recently formed, and brings together four artists with very varied styles. In its current configuration, the collective consists of C.C. Kua, Celine Wong, Nicholas Choong, and founder T.W. Chang, more popularly known as Skinner.
15 Jul HYPERTEXT: Dedy Sufriadi
HYPERTEXT is Dedy Sufriadi's first solo exhibition in Malaysia, and his 10th overall. It features works from a few of his ongoing series of works, building upon his well-known text-based abstract expressionist art...
08 Jul Apperception: Kaleidoscopic Nuances
When a particular talent is in one's blood, it's just a matter of time that it manifests itself. Such is the case with Lyia Meta, a self-taught artist who is also a full-time singer, and occasional songwriter. Art has been an important part of Lyia’s...