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Chin Kong Yee

Ampang,Selangor, Malaysia
Artist (Painting, Photography)
Born 1973

Chin Kong Yee is a contemporary Malaysian artist. He has labeled his style as Actuality Accorded Painting (AAP), whereby, in painting and portraying an object, it has to have existed, and have undergone the process of being real, in order for it to be translated onto the canvas as Art. AAP, is basically the act of seeing-where the past, the present and the future is enveloped into one when one looks at an object. Once eye contact has been made through AAP, the images become the past.

Kong Yee’s works evoke a somewhat surreal feel about them. By combining the present, past and future through a depiction of two perspectives (realistic and unrealistic) his paintings have an exciting, dramatic edge about them that draws the viewer into his space.

Chin Kong Yee was born in 1973, in Malaysia, where he graduated from the Central Academy of Art. The large and detailed panoramas portrayed on Kong Yee's canvases have a significant audience of local and international collectors. His works can be found in numerous private and public collections such as The National Visual Arts Gallery, Shearn Delamore, Wong & Partners, The Aliya and Farouk Khan Collection, HSBC, Anika Insurance Brokers, and the United Overseas Bank.


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Chin Kong Yee’s latest exhibition #tomorrow, which sees him pushing his boundaries as an artist, by[...]
Chin Kong Yee’s latest exhibition #tomorrow, which sees him pushing his boundaries as an artist, by experimenting with wearable paintings, video work, and performance. Moved by his experience of “Acqua Alta” in Venice, a natural disaster which saw sea levels rising, causing the city to flood, Kong Yee felt the need to retell the story through his paintings, hoping to amplify an awareness of the pressing need to preserve our environment and society, to the detriment of our future if we leave it unattended.
In November 2019, Venice suffered its worst high tide in 50 years. Over 80% of the city was submerged by water, and residents had to flood-proof and barricade their homes and businesses. Many houses, hotels, and restaurants were destroyed. This phenomenon coincided with the Venice Art Biennale 2019, and as a result, some National Pavilions had to close their doors to visitors. Chin Kong Yee found himself in the middle of this situation, being in Venice to carry out his performative work, which saw him walking into the various exhibitions in his wearable painting.

As a painter and a traveler, Kong Yee puts himself in the position of an observer when going to a place, rather than merely visiting as a tourist. Instead of avoiding the flood, he put on a pair of waterproof boots, and continued immersing himself in the city, one that he has always been fascinated and moved by. He recalls, “After the deafening alarm noise to warn us of the water rise, there’s always a peaceful silence”. It was to his surprise that upon returning to Malaysia, he experienced a flash flood that affected his own house. With these incidents taking place one after another, it became clear to him that if we do not come together and channel our efforts towards addressing this pressing situation, our lands will gradually sink and disappear.
Since 2019, he has also been experimenting with the idea of ‘wearable art’, in which he would cut and stitch pieces of the leather based on a pattern before painting on its surface, enabling his paintings to be worn. His signature style of adopting a fish-eye lens perspective and combining the past, present, and future through his “Actually Accorded Painting” (AAP) technique, is yet again present in these recent paintings. The concept of presenting the past, present, and future is also reflected through the different periods of time that are presented through this exhibition, in relation to the pandemic. To a true traveller like Kong Yee, the experience of staying at home for the past 20 months was life changing. Isolated throughout the lockdown, he took himself back to the feeling of being surrounded by people, through 360-degree paintings of market scenes such as Pasar Seni (20192021) and Pasar Ubud - Bali (2014), as well as the night scenery of Venice. Consisting of two interchangeable panels, Summer Night in Venice (2021) allows multiple display arrangements; a technique that he started developing in 2010.
Digital Arts titled "Flooding in Venice2…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Digital Painting
Flooding in Venice2022 - Digital Arts, 14x15.9 in ©2022 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, Venice, flooding, digital art, APP painting
"Flooding in Venice2022"

Digital Arts | 14x15.9 in

$493
Painting titled "Pasar Ubud" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Oil
Pasar Ubud - Painting, 78.7x78.7 in ©2014 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, Bali, Ubud, pasar, market, chin kong yee, oil painting, contemporary art
"Pasar Ubud"

Oil on Linen Canvas | 78.7x78.7 in

$20,143
Prints available
Painting titled "Acqua alta at Saint…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square night - Painting, 47.6x47.2 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Surrealism, surrealism-627, City, Saint Mark’s Square, Acqua alta
"Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square night"

Acrylic on Leather | 47.6x47.2 in

$10,143
Prints available
Painting titled "Corridor" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Corridor - Painting, 43.7x50 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Surrealism, surrealism-627, City, corridor, venice, city scape, chin kong yee, acrylic painting, wearable art
"Corridor"

Acrylic on Leather | 43.7x50 in

$9,643
Painting titled "Rio Dell” Arsenal B…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Rio Dell” Arsenal Bridge - Painting, 52.8x47.2 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, Rio Dell” Arsenal Bridge, venice, acrylic painting, wearable art, italy
"Rio Dell” Arsenal Bridge"

Acrylic on Leather | 52.8x47.2 in

$9,943
Painting titled "Florence" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Florence - Painting, 29.9x44.1 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Figurative, figurative-594, City
"Florence"

Acrylic on Leather | 29.9x44.1 in

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Painting titled "Raised walkways-Pas…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Raised walkways-Passerelle - Painting, 49.2x55.1 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Surrealism, surrealism-627, City, Passerelle, Venice Acqua alta
"Raised walkways-Passerelle"

Acrylic on Leather | 49.2x55.1 in

Not For Sale
Painting titled "Pasar Seni" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Oil
Pasar Seni - Painting, 66.9x74.8 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, Kuala Lumpur, Pasar Seni, oil painting
"Pasar Seni"

Oil on Canvas | 66.9x74.8 in

Not For Sale Prints from $27.14
Painting titled "Summer night at Ven…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Summer night at Venice - Painting, 22.1x59.8 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, summer, venice, leather, chin kong yee
"Summer night at Venice"

Acrylic on Leather | 22.1x59.8 in

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Painting titled "Acqua alta at Saint…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square first tide - Painting, 44.1x50.8 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Hyperrealism, hyperrealism-612, City, venice, acqua alta, italy, chin kong yee, aclylic painting
"Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square first tide"

Acrylic on Leather | 44.1x50.8 in

$10,143
Prints available
Painting titled "Acqua alta at Saint…" by Chin Kong Yee, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square third tide - Painting, 57.5x46.1 in ©2021 by Chin Kong Yee - Surrealism, surrealism-627, City, venice, italy, chin kong yee, Acqua alta, acylic painting, veg tanned leather, Saint Mark’s Square
"Acqua alta at Saint Mark’s Square third tide"

Acrylic on Leather | 57.5x46.1 in

$10,143
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