On offer is a set of three works by Yap Chin Hoe featuring blue and white porcelain set against an abstract background. Unlike his typical canvas work – structured still life with dark background – this composition seems experimental and more relaxed. The detail of the porcelains stands out.
Yap Chin Hoe has demonstrated his talent from an early age. Even before he graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1991, he has received awards and his work was displayed in 1990’s Young Contemporary Artists Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. With a double major in oil painting and printmaking, Yap puts a spin on the Western still life painting by employing Oriental porcelain and creatures as his theme.