FEATURED ARTWORKS
Prosperity
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Fatimah Chik
Dye on fabric
400 x 400 cm
1997
Cluster
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Sharifah Fatimah Syed Zubir
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 cm
2002
Co-Existence
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Choong Kam Kow
Acrylic on canvas
152 x 122 cm
2004
Bukit Nenas
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Chia Yu Chian
Oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm
1964
Nanyang Scenery
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Cheah Thien Soong
Ink and colour on rice paper
178 x 95.5 cm x 2pcs
2002
Battling with the Sea
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Koeh Sia Yong
Oil on canvas
90 x 180 cm
1973
Le Desir Hyperrationnel (Hyperrational Desire)
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Salvador Dali
Crystal
40 x 25 x 11 cm
1984
The Red Lanterns
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Chen Qiong, Chen Tuijian
Wood
80 x 50 x 40 cm
1965
Crossing the Snow Mountains
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Lin Fashu
Shoushan stone
30 x 35 x 20 cm
1966 - 1976
Tunnel Warfare
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Lin Fashu
Shoushan Gaoshan stone
45 x 33 x 18 cm
1966 - 1976
The Land is So Rich in Beauty
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Chen Lizhong
Shoushan Furong stone
88 x 82 x 20 cm
2002
Reminiscing in Autumn
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Chen Junde
Oil on canvas
70 x 90 cm
2004
Autumn in Suzdal
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Wang Shaolun
Oil on canvas
60 x 81 cm
2001
Spring Lotus
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Ma Changli
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
2003
Jiangnan in Spring
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Wu Guanzhong
Ink and colour on rice paper
48 x 44 cm
1980
Reading
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Huang Yongyu
Ink and colour on rice paper
50 x 45 cm
1977
Squirrels on the branches
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Ink and color on paper :
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Chen Wen Hsi
Ink and colour on rice paper
33 x 44 cm
Bridging the heavens
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Ink and color on paper :
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Jia Youfu
Ink and colour on rice paper
270 x 34 cm
Along the River
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Nie Ou
Ink and colour on rice paper
69 x 137 cm
1995
The Girls and a Goat
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Cheng Shifa
Ink and colour on rice paper
46 x 61 cm
1986
Two Sparrows
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Ink and color on paper :
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Sun Qifeng
Ink and colour on rice paper
32 x 30 cm
Tang Poem - "Wuyi Lane"
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Cui Zifan
Ink on rice paper
67 x 136 cm
1990
After the Qingming Festival
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Lin Sanzi
Ink on rice paper
23 x 117 cm
1978
Guanyin of A Thousand Hands and Eyes
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Ink and color on paper :
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Unknown
Mix Media
205 x 220 cm
The Sisters of the Taiwan Paiwan Tribe
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Ink and color on paper :
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1996 :
Jiang Caiping
Ink and color on paper
98 x 76 cm
1996
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
About Exhibition
The renowned 19th century French sculptor, Rodin once said, “Beauty is everywhere. It is our eyes which fail to perceive her.” To what extent can we be sensitive and open-minded in discovering beauty in every single entity around us? This will determine how much our souls can be sensitised and touched.
The annual Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) Art Collection Exhibition entitled “Discovering Beauty” held in October 2016, carried great significance as it was held in conjunction with the 15th Anniversary of Wisma Kebudayaan SGM (WKSGM). With the hope of bringing a soothing breeze of truth, good and beauty to the busy city, this exhibition showcased a selection of 55 pieces of artworks, including oil paintings, sculptures, ink paintings and calligraphy.
In order to produce a masterpiece, an artist not only needs to have rigorous discipline in refining one’s painting techniques but one also needs to understand the undercurrent and spirit of the times. For example, we may, “feel” the simplicity of life and his “resistance” against the unrelenting urban life, in “A Wonderful Morning” by Bob Yan, a young Chinese contemporary artist; “perceive” the artist’s wish for “Prosperity” through the batik masterpiece by our national female artist Fatimah Chik; and, “discover” Dali’s unique view on “perfection” through his work by which he dissected Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Though art does not have a fixed form and there is no specific rule for beauty, yet, an excellent work of art must harmoniously integrate many aspects.
Beauty requires our keen observation before we can obtain in-depth experience of it. Otherwise, we will only perceive mediocrity and appearances lacking in liveliness. When we are keen in discovering the beautiful side of things, our souls will be purified by beauty itself. We will become happier and this happiness will permeate our life and influence the people around us. The founding president of Soka Gakkai, Mr Tsunesaburo Makiguchi once asserted that activities comprising the values of “beauty, gain and good” lead to happiness.