Thai Meng Phuan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Thai Meng Phuan Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 14, 2024
Phuan Thai Meng (b. 1974) Seats, 2006
Est: RM15,000 - RM25,000
It's unclear if what looks like a cluster of people on the left in presumably an automated people mover (APM) are instead a train coach or viewed from a casement of a passing APM on the opposite side of commuters standing in wait. This transit system is viewed by the artist Phuan Thai Meng as a habitat by itself, with all the socio-economic ethos, whether the commuters are white-collared or blue-collared employees going to and from work or those venturing forth seeking entertainment or food. Focus is on the putative glass cage with the people's backs turned for anonymity and from different backgrounds and economic status. The whole composition is awash in sepia tones accentuated with deep shadows in places, while the collage of armadillo-like ‘scales' could simulate a sense of movement from the light breeze or sequential placements. While nano-nanoo teleporting is still a fantasy, mass movement of peoples across vast city terrain has become a de rigueur way of life. Phuan Thai Meng, a founding member of the artist's cooperative Rumah Air Panas, is a multi-media artist working on paintings, installations and performance, on contemporary issues of modern social conditions and infrastructure, rapid urbanisation complete with neglect, mildew and structural decay. He was selected for the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, Australia in 2012-2013, together with Roslisham Ismail, and his works are in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, The Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art Australia. He was one of the Malaysian winners of the 2000 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, and won the Silver Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2018. His solo shows were Hey Malaysia, Something You ( ) Leave Behind!, OUR Art Projects 2017; Mapping Homeland: We Are Proud Of You (? ?), VWFA Singapore 2011; The WE Project, RKFA, KL 2010; Made In Malaysia VWFA KL 2009; and PTM0001020304 (RAP, KL 2004). He was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1993-1996). Thai Meng's auction record was set at Christie's November 2011 Hong Kong Auction when his Road To … (2009) registered a premium of US$20,946 (approx. RM86,491). In Malaysia, his Solution sold for RM24,640 at the Henry Butcher November 2014 Auction.
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Jan. 14, 2024
Phuan Thai Meng (b. 1974) I SEE - Oops!, 2013
Est: RM3,500 - RM6,000
Phuan Thai Meng frequently imbues his works with personal reflections of land, migration, and country. I SEE - Oops! portrays blurry imageries and associations concerning identity. The infiltration of fake Identity Card (IC) owners into the electoral rolls may affect the election results. Phuan Thai Meng, a founding member of the artist's cooperative Rumah Air Panas, is a multi-media artist working on paintings, installations and performance, on contemporary issues of modern social conditions and infrastructure, rapid urbanisation complete with neglect, mildew and structural decay. He was selected for the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, Australia in 2012-2013, together with Roslisham Ismail, and his works are in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, The Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art Australia. He was one of the Malaysian winners of the 2000 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, and won the Silver Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2018. His solo shows were Home (land), Our ArtProjects (2018), Hey Malaysia, Something You ( ) Leave Behind!, Our Art Projects 2017; Mapping Homeland: We Are Proud Of You (? ?), VWFA Singapore 2011; The WE Project, RKFA, KL 2010; Made In Malaysia, VWFA, KL 2009; and PTM0001020304 (RAP, KL, 2004). He was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1993-1996). Thai Meng's auction record was set at Christie's November 2011 Hong Kong Auction when his Road To… (2009) registered a premium of US$20,946 (approx. RM86,491). In Malaysia, his Solution sold for RM24,640 at the Henry Butcher November 2014 Auction.
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Oct. 01, 2023
Phuan Thai Meng (b. 1974) I See, 2012
Est: RM4,000 - RM7,000
Phuan Thai Meng frequently imbues his works with personal reflections of land, migration, and country. I See portrays finely detailed imageries and associations concerning identity, placed within an ornate black frame. The portrait section on the right side of the card is freely depicted with emoji symbols. The infiltration of fake Identity Card (IC) owners into the electoral rolls may affect the election results. Phuan Thai Meng, a founding member of the artist's cooperative Rumah Air Panas, is a multi-media artist working on paintings, installations and performance, on contemporary issues of modern social conditions and infrastructure, rapid urbanisation complete with neglect, mildew and structural decay. He was selected for the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, Australia in 2012-2013, together with Roslisham Ismail, and his works are in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, The Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art Australia. He was one of the Malaysian winners of the 2000 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, and won the Silver Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2018. His solo shows were Home (land), Our ArtProjects (2018), Hey Malaysia, Something You ( ) Leave Behind!, Our Art Projects 2017; Mapping Homeland: We Are Proud Of You (? ?), VWFA Singapore 2011; The WE Project, RKFA, KL 2010; Made In Malaysia, VWFA, KL 2009; and PTM0001020304 (RAP, KL, 2004). He was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1993-1996). Thai Meng's auction record was set at Christie's November 2011 Hong Kong Auction when his Road Toâ¦ (2009) registered a premium of US$20,946 (approx. RM86,491). In Malaysia, his Solution sold for RM24,640 at the Henry Butcher November 2014 Art Auction.
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Nov. 06, 2022
Phuan Thai Meng (b. Johor, 1974) I See, 2012
Est: RM3,500 - RM6,500
Phuan Thai Meng frequently imbues his works with personal reflections of land, migration, and country. I See portrays finely detailed imageries and associations concerning identity, placed within an ornate black frame. The portrait section on the right side of the card is freely depicted with emoji symbols. The infiltration of fake Identity Card (IC) owners into the electoral rolls may affect the election results. Phuan Thai Meng, a founding member of the artist's cooperative Rumah Air Panas, is a multi-media artist working on paintings, installations and performance, on contemporary issues of modern social conditions and infrastructure, rapid urbanisation complete with neglect, mildew and structural decay. He was selected for the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, Australia in 2012-2013, together with Roslisham Ismail, and his works are in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, The Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art Australia. He was one of the Malaysian winners of the 2000 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, and won the Silver Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2018. His solo shows were Home (land), Our ArtProjects (2018), Hey Malaysia, Something You ( ) Leave Behind!, Our Art Projects 2017; Mapping Homeland: We Are Proud Of You (? ?), VWFA Singapore 2011; The WE Project, RKFA, KL 2010; Made In Malaysia, VWFA, KL 2009; and PTM0001020304 (RAP, KL, 2004). He was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1993-1996). Thai Meng's auction record was set at Christie's November 2011 Hong Kong Auction when his Road Toâ¦ (2009) registered a premium of US$20,946 (approx. RM86,491). In Malaysia, his Solution sold for RM24,640 at the Henry Butcher November 2014 Auction.
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Aug. 22, 2021
Phuan Thai Meng (b. Johor, 1974) Seats, 2006
Est: RM10,000 - RM18,000
It's unclear if what looks like a cluster of people on the left in presumably an automated people mover (APM) are instead a train coach or viewed from a casement of a passing APM on the opposite side of commuters standing in wait. This transit system is viewed by the artist Phuan Thai Meng as a habitat by itself, with all the socio-economic ethos, whether the commuters are white-collared or blue-collared employees going to and from work or those venturing forth seeking entertainment or food. Focus is on the putative glass cage with the people’s backs turned for anonymity and from different backgrounds and economic status. The whole composition is awash in sepia tones accentuated with deep shadows in places, while the collage of armadillo-like ‘scales’ could simulate a sense of movement from the light breeze or sequential placements. While nano-nanoo teleporting is still a fantasy, mass movement of peoples across vast city terrain has become a de rigueur way of life. Please Mind The Gap! Phuan Thai Meng, a founding member of the artist’s cooperative Rumah Air Panas, is a multi-media artist working on paintings, installations and performance, on contemporary issues of modern social conditions and infrastructure, rapid urbanisation complete with neglect, mildew and structural decay. He was selected for the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, Australia in 2012-2013, together with Roslisham Ismail, and his works are in the collection of the Singapore Art Museum, The Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art Australia. He was one of the Malaysian winners of the 2000 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, and won the Silver Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2018. His solo shows were Hey Malaysia, Something You ( ) Leave Behind!, OUR Art Projects 2017; Mapping Homeland: We Are Proud Of You (? ?), VWFA Singapore 2011; The WE Project, RKFA, KL 2010; Made In Malaysia VWFA KL 2009; and PTM0001020304 (RAP, KL 2004). He was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art (1993-1996). Thai Meng’s auction record was set at Christie’s November 2011 Hong Kong Auction when his Road To … (2009) registered a premium of US$20,946 (approx. RM86,491). In Malaysia, his Solution sold for RM24,640 at the Henry Butcher November 2014 Auction.
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Nov. 06, 2016
PHUAN THAI MENG (b. 1974) One - We Are Different But Same, 2011, Oil on linen and gold frames
Est: RM9,000 - RM15,000
The work situates the awkward contestation of homogeity and diversity in the racial matrix of countries, especially in Malaysia with the hollowed 1Malaysia mantra and where the daily diet of race-baiting is getting annoying. It points the finger back at both the criticizer (critic) and the criticized. On another level, the replication of the edition of the painting showing a politician, who however is rendered anonymous, comments on consumerism and globalization. His other pet themes are urban decay and societal ennui.Thai Meng graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art, majoring in Painting from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1996. He was a founding member of the alternative/independent art co-operative Rumah Air Panas (RAP), where he held his first solo called PTM0001020304.He won the Juror’s Choice prize in the Philip Morris Asean Art Award in 2000 and was selected the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial in Brisbane, Australia, in 2013, and the Malaysian Eye in 2014.
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Nov. 09, 2014
PHUAN THAI MENG (b. 1974), Solution • ??, 2009, acrylic & oil on canvas, lingerie
Est: RM13,000 - RM18,000
PHUAN THAI MENG b. Johor, 1974 SOLUTION • ??, 2009 Acrylic and oil on canvas, lingerie 91cm x 122cm Deriving from Phuan Thai Meng's highly anticipated second solo exhibition titled Made in Malaysia exploring topics of nation-building which centers on social issues and current affairs at the time namely "consumerism, urban decay and domestic ennui", Solution is an unsettling representation of the latter. Based on a news event particularly of the remarks made by a local member of the parliament who opined that homemakers should dress sexily at home for their husbands to avoid their men having scandalous affairs with their domestic helper, Thai Meng's interpretation highlights its absurdity, reflecting on perhaps the imprudent proposal. This painting installation presents pink lingerie encased in a glass box complementing a surreal monochromatic painting depicting a depleted mannequin turning its back against an overturned bed, suspended in mid-air. Phuan Thai Meng obtained a Diploma in Fine Art majoring in painting from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1996. A full time artist, art educator and founding member of the artist collective Rumah Air Panas (RAP), he has been exhibiting regularly since 1995. His solo exhibitions included PTM0001020304 held at RAP in 2004, The We Project held in Kuala Lumpur (2010) and Mapping the Homeland:We are Proud of You (?_?), Singapore (2011). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions locally and regionally including his recent participation for the first Malaysian Eye (2014). He won the Juror's Choice Award from the Philip Morris Malaysia - ASEAN Art Awards in 2000. His works are in the public collection of National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Art Gallery, Australia. REFERENCE http://www.vwfa.net/kl/exhibitionDetail.php?eid=115
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
May. 27, 2012
PHUAN THAI MENG
Est: $50,000 - $90,000
PHUAN THAI MENG (Malaysian, B. 1974) Move Forward acrylic and oil on canvas 91 x 122 cm. (35 3/4 x 48 in.) Executed in 2009
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Nov. 27, 2011
PHUAN THAI MENG
Est: $80,000 - $140,000
PHUAN THAI MENG (Malaysian, B. 1974) The Road to... acrylic on canvas, quadriptych each: 200 x 153 cm. (78 3/4 x 60 1/4 in.) overall: 200 x 612 cm. (78 3/4 x 241 in.) Painted in 2009
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