Chan Kok Hooi Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Chan Kok Hooi Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 25, 2024
Chan Kok Hooi (b. 1974) My 3rd Eldest Brother-In-Law, 2020
Est: RM20,000 - RM35,000
The eclectic works of Chan Kok Hooi feature whimsical stories, creating images that are fascinating yet filled with remarkable detail. Ancient Egyptians had carved stories onto their walls, but in the modern times, most of our stories are transmitted through another 'wall' - screens on mobile devices. Kok Hooi's use of modern-day symbols and emojis from social media draws parallels to the semantic symbols of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. He demonstrates this by reproducing the emojis, tactfully incorporating the aesthetic of the hieroglyph. Within the landscape of symbols, the image of a figure cosplaying as a Sailor Soldier from the anime Sailor Moon bursts forth, internalised into a striking image. In this work, the artist emulates a particular shade of blue known as Egyptian Blue, the oldest artificial pigment used in ancient Egypt and employed lines of varying thickness to outline the images and hieroglyphs. The revered curator Syed Nabil (2010) wrote: "His works abound with a disorientating array of imagery, symbols and junctions that reveal networks of fragmented and dislocated stories intended as translations of universal concerns of the human condition." Kok Hooi won the Mayor of Beppu Prize in the Beppu Art Biennale in Oita, Japan, in 2005 and was a winner of the Malaysian award of the Asean Art Award in 2003. He also won a prize in the Taichung Print and Drawing Biennial in Taiwan in 2006. He was a finalist of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize (Hong Kong) from 2007 to 2009, and the Louis Vuitton Art Prize (Hong Kong) in 2007. He won the Juror's Award in the Young Contemporary Artists (Bakat Muda Sezaman) competition in 2006-2007 and was placed among the Top 3 (2D category) in the 2004 competition. He was awarded a Royal Overseas League scholarship for residency in Arbroath, Scotland, in 2009. His other residencies were at Galeri Petronas (2008), ABN Amro Malihom (2007 and 2008), Gwangju (2012), Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (2009), and Vermont Studio Centre in the United States in 2007. His solos were Imitating (Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Centre, USA, 2007); Photo Store (Feijacun Village, under Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, in 2008); I See(k) You: Recent Works (Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, 2010); You Are Carnivores (Pierogi Gallery, New York, 2010); and Sell Out (Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore, 2012).
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Oct. 01, 2023
Kenny Chua Kok Hooi (b. 1977) Colour Of Autumn, 2017
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
Combining light and vivid colours, the artist presented a delicate arrangement of flowers blooming in season, focusing on the soft textures of the pink and orange bouquet. The freely painted brushwork on the blooms and vase conveys a sense of harmony and peace. A tranquil glow envelops the compact flower arrangement, forming a harmonious composition. Kenny Chua captures the essence and subtle elements of the nature. He let the freedom of movement take shape, with soft edges and rhythmic brushstrokes. Kenny Chua has participated in various exhibitions, with the Pameran Seni Lukis dan Fotografi Promosi Pelancongan Perak at Orient Star Hotel Lumut in 1993 being his first art show participation at age 17. The most recent participation was a Group Art Exhibition at the Copper Mansion, Brilliant Night Event in January, 2023.
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Sep. 24, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Beautiful Blossoms, 2019
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
Contemporary abstract artist Chua Kok Hooi studied Arts and Design at LimKokWing University of Creative Technology in 2000. He has participated in various exhibitions, the Pameran Seni Lukis dan Fotografi Promosi Pelancongan Perak at Orient Star Hotel Lumut from Aug 15 to 31, 1993 being among his first shows. The most recent participation was a Group Art Exhibition at the Copper Mansion, PJ for Tan Sri and Dato Brilliant Night Event in 2018. Besides exhibitions, Chua Kok Hooi was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia Peringkat Empat, Ahli Mahkota Pahang award in conjunction with Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang’s birthday celebration at Istana Bakar, Pahang on Aug, 2018 by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah.
KLAS Art Auction
Jul. 09, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Peonies in Bloom, 2022
Est: RM2,500 - RM5,500
In Chua Kok Hooi’s art, he navigates the interplay of light and shadow, texture and form, creating a poetic narrative that transcends conventional representation. Through his meticulous brushwork and profound understanding of colour theory, Chua Kok Hooi constructs visual symphonies. Each stroke, imbued with intention and sensitivity, breathes life into his canvases, revealing a nuanced exploration of human experience. The harmonious fusion of contrasting elements, such as bold gestural marks alongside delicate whispers of pigment, instills a sense of dynamic equilibrium within his compositions.
KLAS Art Auction
Jul. 09, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Colors of Autumn, 2022
Est: RM3,500 - RM7,000
There’s much exuberance and energy to Chua Kok Hooi’s works. From the get-go, viewers are greeted by loud, vivid colours, complemented by fluid brushstrokes to add depth to the artwork. Only upon dissecting will one discover the enigma that lies within each work.
KLAS Art Auction
Jul. 09, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Hue of Symphony, 2022
Est: RM4,000 - RM9,000
Contemporary abstract artist Chua Kok Hooi studied Arts and Design at Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology in 2000. He has participated in various exhibitions, the Pameran Seni Lukis dan Fotografi Promosi Perlancongan Perak at Orient Star Hotel Lumut from Aug 15 to 31, 1993 being among his first shows. The most recent participation was a Group Art Exhibition at the Copper Mansion, PJ for Tan Sri and Dato Brilliant Night Event in 2018. Besides exhibitions, Chua Kok Hooi was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia Peringkat Empat, Ahli Mahkota Pahang award in conjunction with Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang’s birthday celebration at Istana Bakar, Pahang on Aug, 2018 by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah.
KLAS Art Auction
Apr. 01, 2023
Chan Kok Hooi; New Clothes
Est: S$9,000 - S$12,000
Lot 811: Chan Kok Hooi (b. 1974, Malaysian), New Clothes, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 91.4 x 60.9 cm, dated and signed on lower right, Tags: contemporary, acrylic, painting, malaysia, malaysian, nude IMPORTANT INFO Bidders need to know We encourage all buyers to check for condition reports and or other photos before bidding. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is free from damage and wear. Please go through photos for more details on conditions and age; color will be different depends on your screen. All the items are sold as is and all sales are final. We encourage all bidders to review our terms and conditions before bidding. Please contact us through email info@larasati.com if you need any further information.
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Mar. 05, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Earthly Passion Series, 2007
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
Chan Kok Hooi is Malaysia’s multi-talented artist who has established himself as one of the most exciting contemporary painters of his time. Born in 1974 in Penang, Kok Hooi’s work is said to be very ‘experimental’ where he uses many different types of medium and images to express and convey his message to the viewer. Kok Hooi’s art education came through the Malaysian Institute of Art where he graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art majoring in Painting. There’s much exuberance and energy to Chua Kok Hooi’s works. From the get-go, viewers are greeted by loud, vivid colours, complemented by fluid brushstrokes to add depth to the artwork. Only upon dissecting will one discover the enigma that lies within each work.
KLAS Art Auction
Mar. 05, 2023
CHUA KOK HOOI : Peonies in Bloom, 2022
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
Contemporary abstract artist Chua Kok Hooi studied Arts and Design at Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology in 2000. He has participated in various exhibitions, the Pameran Seni Lukis dan Fotografi Promosi Perlancongan Perak at Orient Star Hotel Lumut from Aug 15 to 31, 1993 being among his first shows. The most recent participation was a Group Art Exhibition at the Copper Mansion, PJ for Tan Sri and Dato Brilliant Night Event in 2018. Besides exhibitions, Chua Kok Hooi was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia Peringkat Empat, Ahli Mahkota Pahang award in conjunction with Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang’s birthday celebration at Istana Bakar, Pahang on Aug, 2018 by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah.
KLAS Art Auction
Aug. 28, 2022
CHUA KOK HOOI : Earthly Passion, 2022
Est: RM4,000 - RM8,000
There’s much exuberance and energy to Chua Kok Hooi’s works. From the get-go, viewers are greeted by loud, vivid colours, complemented by fluid brushstrokes to add depth to the artwork. Only upon dissecting will one discover the enigma that lies within each work.
KLAS Art Auction
Aug. 28, 2022
CHUA KOK HOOI : Heaven and Earth, 2022
Est: RM4,000 - RM8,000
Contemporary abstract artist Chua Kok Hooi studied Arts and Design at Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology in 2000. He has participated in various exhibitions, the Pameran Seni Lukis dan Fotografi Promosi Perlancongan Perak at Orient Star Hotel Lumut from Aug 15 to 31, 1993 being among his first shows. The most recent participation was a Group Art Exhibition at the Copper Mansion, PJ for Tan Sri and Dato Brilliant Night Event in 2018. Besides exhibitions, Chua Kok Hooi was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia Peringkat Empat, Ahli Mahkota Pahang award in conjunction with Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang’s birthday celebration at Istana Bakar, Pahang on Aug, 2018 by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah.
KLAS Art Auction
Apr. 29, 2018
CHAN KOK HOOI (b. 1974) MASKED CARNIVORE WITH MIRROR, 2009, Acrylic on paper
Est: RM5,000 - RM8,000
‘Four legs good, two legs bad’ is Snowball’s mantra, part of the Seven Commandments of ‘Animalism’ in George Orwell’s political allegory, Animal Farm (1945). Chan Kok Hooi’s mechanical human autobot seems to support this dictum. Has man descended back to four-legged animals with the carapace of a leatherback turtle that passes off for the marque of a car. The strange creature with a mask, mammary indicating its sex is female (or maybe a mutant hermaphrodite) has four long limbs that replace wheels for mobility, with the hands and legs strapped in tacky Bay City Rollers gloves and socks. In the background is an oval mirror with a classic frame, like in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, where the evil witch-stepmother would ask the magic mirror, as a daily vanity salve, ‘Who is the Fairest of them all?’ All these quiet drama is played out against a closed curtain. The work Masked Carnivore With Mirror was part of 15 works shown in Kok Hooi’s New York exhibition, You Are Carnivores, at the Pierogi Gallery in 2010. They are all miniature works painted to resemble old photographs with sepia-toned nostalgia and some with burnt edges, as if being salvaged from the dump. Chan Kok Hooi’s menagerie of grotesque creatures have morphed from the more biological to the techno-funk like the Messenger Man, the Tetek (Boobs) repertoire and now the Human AutoBots.Penang-born Chan Kok Hooi has won two Minor Awards in 2004 and 2007 in Malaysia’s Young Contemporary Artists competition, and also the Juror’s Prize in the Philip Morris Asean Art Awards in 2003. A graduate of the Malaysian Institute of Art, he also won the Mayor of Beppu Prize in the Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art in Japan in 2005. His art residencies include the Freeman Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Centre (2006-2007), Arbroath, Scotland (Royal Overseas League, 2009), ABN Amro Malihom (2007 and 2008), Gwangju (2002), Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (2009). He was a finalist of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize (Hong Kong) from 2007-2009, and the Louis Vuitton Art Prize (Hong Kong) in 2007. In his Henry Butcher Art Auction debut on Nov 3, 2013, Chan sold for RM14,300 premium in one of his two lots offered. But his auction record was set at the Masterpiece Oct 30, 2016 auction when his Old Photo Series: MSN Messenger fetched RM168,000 premium.
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Nov. 12, 2017
CHAN KOK HOOI (b. 1974) SUSU SULIT, 2014, Acrylic on canvas
Est: RM13,000 - RM20,000
Thanks for the mammaries, no pun intended. Chan Kok Hooi’s art obsession with this prominent part of a woman’s anatomy with blue aureoles is nothing sexual, but more a turn-off and a comment on current events, with a blue-star sapphire (or is it a blue diamond?) pendant in view. The breasts are taken as a metaphor of Mother Nature or a country being nurtured but here, the aureole studs look like rashes of pustular wounds, dripping revulsive liquid.There’s the phrase ‘milk of human kindness’ in Shakespeare, and another work in the series mentioned ‘milk of melancholy,’ but what does ‘secret milk’ portend? Kok Hooi won the Mayor of Beppu Prize in the Beppu Art Biennale in Oita, Japan, in 2005 and a winner of the Malaysian award of the Asean Art Award in 2003. He also won a prize in the Taichung Print and Drawing Biennial in Taiwan in 2006. He was a finalist of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize (Hong Kong) from 2007 to 2009, and the Louis Vuitton Art Prize (Hong Kong) in 2007. He won the Juror’s Award in the Young Contemporary Artists (Bakat Muda Sezaman) competition in 2006-2007 and was placed among the Top 3 (2D category) in the 2004 competition. He was awarded a Royal Overseas League scholarship for residency in Arbroath,Scotland, in 2009. His other residencies were at Galeri Petronas (2008), ABN Amro Malihom (2007 and 2008), Gwangju (2012), Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (2009), and Vermont Studio Centre in the United States in 2007. His solos were Imitating (Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Centre, USA, 2007); Photo Store (Feijacun Village, under Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, in 2008); I See(k) You: Recent Works (Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, 2010); You Are Carnivores (Pierogi Gallery, New York, 2010); and Sell Out (Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore, 2012).
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Oct. 04, 2015
CHAN KOK HOOI (b. 1974) Young Mammary Mother in Winter, 2007, Acrylic on paper
Est: RM9,000 - RM12,000
Chan Kok Hooi is Malaysia’s multi-talented artist who has established himself as one of the most exciting contemporary painters of his time. Born in 1974 in Penang, Kok Hooi’s work is said to be very ‘experimental’ where he uses many different types of medium and images to express and convey his message to the viewer. Kok Hooi’s art education came through the Malaysian Institute of Art where he graduated with Diploma in Fine Art majoring in Painting. Kok Hooi brings with him a vast range of experience in the art scene because apart from painting, where he has had many exhibitions and won many awards, he is also actively involved with the performance arts where he directed plays and did designing of stage. It should be noted that Kok Hooi is the Director of a play called ‘Blind’ held at the Dan Dan Director’s Workshop in Kuala Lumpur in 2002. His most recent award received at the Sovereign Asian Art Prize in Hong Kong is perhaps one of the most notable ones in his list of other equally as prestigious awards.
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