Gan Siong King’s ‘Pictures of Things’ is a curious adventure into the meaning and possibilities of painting.
A general view of Gan Siong King’s latest exhibition ‘Pictures of Things’ at The Back Room gallery in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Kenta Chai
Gan has taken optical illusions, light effects and even the patterns of different types of graph paper, and faithfully reproduced them as paintings. “What is a painting? There are simple answers that suffice, but they are banal and obvious. For instance, I could say that a painting is made with a brush, or is an artwork that is hung on walls. But as with most things, it is at the limits of any definition that things become interesting and where definition becomes fuzzy and imprecise. It is at this juncture that unspoken truths or the status quo can be unraveled to reveal our values and biases,” he says.
'This exhibition is the first of a larger painting project titled 'El_ph_nt. El_ph_nt is my long-term project exploring possibilities around making paintings and painting exhibitions. Particularly through conversations with others about images and the language we use to describe them,' says Gan. Photo: Deni Fedinillahis about sharing different ways of looking and thinking.
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