Yeoh Kean Thai has a knack of simulating antiquated and rusty objects in his art through studies on metal rust decomposition and the oxidation process. Educated in art at the Kuala Lumpur College of Art (1989-1992), Kean Thai was awarded the Vermont Studio Centre residency in the United States in 2008 and took part in the Tashkent Biennale in Uzbekistan in 2005. He was featured in the Asian Art Week in New York in 2008 and 2009. He was also the winner of the Commonwealth Art Prize. His solos included Links (2007), Crossing (2008) and Code Red: Action To Neutralise (2011).