Hoy Cheong Wong Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1960 -

Hoy Cheong received a double Masters - Fine Art (Painting) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1986), and Education from the Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1984). He graduated Bachelor of Arts magna cum laud at the Brandeis University, United States, in 1982. He was the winner of the Australian Cultural Award in 1992. He had artist’s residences in Gasworks, London (2002), Canberra Institute of Art, Canberra, Australia (1992), and was visiting fellow to the Goldsmith College (1999), and visiting tutor to Central St Martin’s in London (1988). He was given a retrospective by the Eslite Gallery in Taiwan. His Re: Looking (2002-2003) installation was shown in the Venice Biennale in 2003.

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    • Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)
      Nov. 24, 2022

      Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)

      Est: €5,000 - €8,000

      8000, Wong Hoy Cheong (1960), A portrait of Ester G. Saldevar from the Philippines, charcoal on paper, 127x90 cm,

      Venduehuis der Notarissen
    • Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)
      Nov. 24, 2022

      Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)

      Est: €5,000 - €8,000

      8000, Wong Hoy Cheong (1960), A portrait Madan Lama from Pokhara, Nepal, charcoal on paper, 127x90 cm, Wong Hoy Cheong (Penang, Malaysia, in 1960) In an attempt to escape the solitude and stasis of painting, Wong employs mediums that he considers collaborative, and which effectively mix historical depth with human immediacy; he works in drawing, photography, video, installation, and performance. During the 1990s, he developed an interest in the migration of plants. This inquiry led him to investigate human migration and the related subjects of race, colonization, and indigeneity. Wong blurs the divide between fact and fiction in a deliberately unreliable representation of so-called history. In his manipulated images Wong depicts migrant populations and traces the changing face of ordinary life while excavating the obscured cultural histories of marginalized communities elsewhere in the world. Wong's practice is often concerned with exploring Malaysian identity in such indirect ways. In his view Malaysia is one of the world's most multi-ethnic and multicultural nations. Wong's artistic practice has been influenced by his education in the United States, which provided a new perspective in his areas of concern. He has exhibited in the most prestigious museums and art exhibitions to mention just a few such as: the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (1997); Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial, Japan (1999 and 2009); Venice Biennale (2003); Liverpool Biennial (2004); Guangzhou Triennial, China (2005); Naked Life, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (2006); Taipei Biennial (2008) etc. Wong lives and works in Kuala Lumpur. References: Ocula.com and Guggenheim.org,

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    • Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)
      Nov. 24, 2022

      Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)

      Est: €5,000 - €8,000

      8000, Wong Hoy Cheong (1960), A portrait of Saime Bin Samad from Sumatra Utara, Indonesia, charcoal on paper, 127x90 cm,

      Venduehuis der Notarissen
    • Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)
      Nov. 24, 2022

      Wong Hoy Cheong (1960)

      Est: €5,000 - €8,000

      8000, Wong Hoy Cheong (1960), A portrait of Fit Laly from Indonesia, charcoal on paper, 127x90 cm,

      Venduehuis der Notarissen
    • Wong Hoy Cheong (b. 1960) Teriak Terpendam, 1987
      Nov. 03, 2019

      Wong Hoy Cheong (b. 1960) Teriak Terpendam, 1987

      Est: RM40,000 - RM70,000

      The outside light on the window draws attention to the abject living conditions inside the claustrophobic room with four half-naked figures wallowing in self-pity. The stark monochrome aura adds to the negative vibes of despair, self- doubt, sloth and irritability, with the only bright spot being the rhomboid patterns of the sarong. Ah well, maybe a little divine intervention from the Hanuman-looking idol on the top far left could help change their fortunes. The figures are rendered in the same Gaugainesque fashion as when multi-disciplinary genius artist Wong Hoy Cheong just returned from achieving a double Masters in his studies in the United States. Same light afforded by the abject living conditions rhomboid angularity. This work was shown in the exhibition, Selected Paintings And Drawings 1982-1991, at The Gallery, Theatre Works, Fort Canning Hill, Singapore. Wong Hoy Cheong is one of the country’s most international high profiled celebrated contemporary artists with solos all over the world, and even a retrospective in Taiwan. He is known for iconic works / installations such as Sook Ching, Lalang installation (1987), Of Migrants and Rubber Trees (1994- 96), The Colonies Bite Back (2000-2001), Tapestry Of Justice (1998), The Definitive ABC Of Government (1999), and his breath-taking Re:Looking (2002-2003), besides invitations to biennials / triennials all over the world. He took part in the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003. He studied for his Masters at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Fine Art, Painting) and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Education), and received his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude at the Brandeis University, USA, in 1982. He won the Australian Cultural Award in 1992. Artist, activist, educationist (England and Malaysia), and critic.

      Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
    • Wong Hoy Cheong (b. 1960) Study For Chronicles Of Crime: Asphyxiation, 2006
      Jun. 30, 2019

      Wong Hoy Cheong (b. 1960) Study For Chronicles Of Crime: Asphyxiation, 2006

      Est: RM6,000 - RM10,000

      In 2006, Hoy Cheong produced a photographic series called Chronicles Of Crime, which re-created famous Malaysian murder scenes. The artist explores the notion and complexities of crime, involving movements of people, and has a universal quality. With a film noir aesthetic, the scene is filled with symbolism, and is a study for Chronicles Of Crime: Asphyxiation. Hoy Cheong received a double Masters - Fine Art (Painting) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1986), and Education from the Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1984). He graduated Bachelor of Arts magna cum laud at the Brandeis University, United States, in 1982. He was the winner of the Australian Cultural Award in 1992. He had artist’s residences in Gasworks, London (2002), Canberra Institute of Art, Canberra, Australia (1992), and was visiting fellow to the Goldsmith College (1999), and visiting tutor to Central St Martin’s in London (1988). He was given a retrospective by the Eslite Gallery in Taiwan. His Re: Looking (2002-2003) installation was shown in the Venice Biennale in 2003.

      Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
    • WONG HOY CHEONG (b. 1960) Indian Rubber Tapper, 1996, Charcoal on paper
      Nov. 06, 2016

      WONG HOY CHEONG (b. 1960) Indian Rubber Tapper, 1996, Charcoal on paper

      Est: RM7,000 - RM10,000

      The portrait of an Indian rubber tapper, among other migrant workers, is rendered in large-format in charcoal, to put these lowly workers as unsung heroes in the nation’s development.Hoy Cheong received a double Masters – Fine Art (Painting) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1986), and Education from the Harvard Univeristy, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1984). He graduated Bachelor of Arts magna cum laud at the Brandeis University, United States, in 1982. He was the winner of the Australian Cultural Award in 1992. He had had artist’s residences in Gasworks, London (2002), Canberra Institute of Art, Canberra, Australia (1992), and was visiting fellow to the Goldsmith College (1999), and visiting tutor to Central St Martin’s in London (1988). He was given a retrospective by the Eslite Gallery in Taiwan. His Re: Looking (2002-2003) installation was shown in the Venice Biennale in 2003.

      Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
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