EMERGING MALAYSIAN ARTIST PAINTER
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Status
Emerging Artist
Residence
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Technique
Painting (Acrylic)
Education
Bachelor of Visual Communications, Birmingham City University, UK
Biography
Although she grew up in an artistic environment, Kuala Lumpur-based Peisy did not set out to be an artist, but a lingering affection for art and design led her to Birmingham City University, UK where she graduated with a degree in Visual Communications in 1999. Upon her return to Malaysia, she then spent more than a decade and a half as an art director in advertising before taking a heartfelt leap to pursue her hidden passion to paint. Having been raised in a vibrant multi-ethnic Asian culture, Peisy conflates her upbringing with a broad and worldly perspective that she seeks to capture through her contemporary abstract paintings. Sights and sounds from her daily life infuse her subconscious with the intent to blend and flow articulating visions through her brush as she translates these experiential emotions into physical forms. Her art challenges the viewers' perceptual parameters, providing them with a multilayered visual experience and establishing a connection on both an emotional as well as intellectual level. As a self-taught artist, Peisy seeks to effectively elicit a visceral sensory experience from the observer with simple and bold compositions infused with a raw rebellious edge. Her work is in a continuous state of evolution and she looks to her past experiences as well as heritage as a preamble to her future creations.
Artist Statement
My painting process balances intention and intuition to effectively evoke a visceral sensory experience from the viewer. Simple and bold compositions conjure a range of emotions through organized arrangements of colour, shape and form. I believe art is a universal language and a celebration of humanity, which is why I use abstract elements as universal communicators of joy and sorrow; strength and vulnerability; conflict and peace. My decade-long career in the advertising world as a designer, creative director and consultant informs the graphic quality and focused direction of my work, while my multi-cultural background and life experiences layer deeper meaning into the textural surfaces, delineated edges and bold colour fields. Having grown up in a vibrant Asian culture in Malaysia, studied under the western influence in the UK and developed an international career path, I have a broad and worldly perspective that I seek to translate through my paintings. Sights and sounds from my daily life in Malaysia infuse my subconscious while bright tropical landscapes, busy urban streets and quiet green forests fill my memories. I allow these visions to blend and flow through my brush as I translate wide-ranging emotions into physical forms. My calculated painting approach is guided by the learned technique while my inspiration is fueled by the freedom of abstraction. I find that the act of painting streamlines my busy mind and in turn, hope the final work evokes feelings of calm and reflection from the viewer. My work is in a continuous state of evolution as I embark on this creative journey as a professional artist. I am fluent in several languages but choose painting as my primary mode of expression and communication. In doing so, I hope to spark a cross-cultural conversation through unified human emotion.
Solo Exhibitions
2018 – Color, CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Group Exhibitions
2019 – Art Beat Pulse 1, Silapix Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
2019 – Art For Good – Charity Exhibition, BSC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2019 – Flux, National Army Museum, London, UK
2018 – Abstract, Art Room Gallery – Merit Award, London, UK
Publications
Art Habens Art Review, Biennale Edition
Inside Artists Magazine
Circle Quarterly Art Review
Circle Spotlight magazine
Contact
Email: peisy.ting@gmail.com
Telephone: +66895550758
Internet
Artist website
Facebook Account
Facebook Page
Instagram
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PEISY’S PAINTINGS
