Cheong Tuck Wai is a native of Kuantan, Pahang and a graduate of Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur where he majored in Illustration and Fine Arts. His works have been collected by the National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia, as well as United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd.
Tuck Wai’s achievements to date include winning the Gold Award at the UOB Painting of the Year in 2013 and he is also the Grand Prize Winner for The Nokia Arts Awards Malaysia in 2003. The artist has been exhibiting since 2002.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My artworks portray the importance of preserving the memories in our daily struggle to make a living in a fast-paced world; in which people, matters, scenes and objects are described and defined. All the artworks have an effect of being deserted, abandoned or discarded; which were achieved using various mixed materials to create a specific artistic beauty and ambience within the work, like they have been carved through time, as a way to make a compelling visual statement.
Splashing Moments I
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 145 x 91.5 cm
1, 2, 3 Say Cheese II
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 150 x 95 cm
Splashing Moments II
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 150 x 95 cm
Splashing Moments III
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 175 x 150 cm
In Reality. In Memories 2
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 150 x 175cm
The Two Generations
2014 | Oil, acrylic, burn, transfer image & paste on canvas | 150 x 95cm
