Budiey
Prudential Malaysian Eye mengumumkan 21 nama artis untuk pameran di Kuala Lumpur. Penganjur PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE, Parallel Contemporary Art (PCA) dengan sukacitanya mengumumkan 21 artis kontemporari Malaysia yang terpilih untuk mempamerkan karya seni mereka di pameran yang bakal dibuka pada 29 Mac hingga ke hujung April di Whitebox, Publika.
Artis-artis Malaysia yang terpilih adalah:
1. Andrew Chong Boon Pok
2. Anne Samat
3. Azli Wahid
4. Azrin Mohd
5. Chang Fee Ming
6. Chee Eng Hong
7. Chong Ai Lei
8. Chong Kim Chiew
9. Chong Siew Ying
10. Eiffel Chong
11. Hasanul Isyraf Idris
12. Kim Ng
13. Kow Leong Kiang
14. Phuan Thai Meng
15. Ramlan Abdullah
16. Seah Ze Lin
17. Sun Kang Jye
18. Hasnul Jamal A. Saidon
19. Khairuddin Zainuddin
20. Sabri Idrus
21. Ahmad Shukri Mohd
PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE dikurasikan oleh Serenella Ciclitira, pengasas Global Eye Programme; Nigel Hurst, CEO Saatchi Gallery, London; Chang Tsong-Zung, iaitu pengarah Hanart TZ Gallery serta profesor undangan China Art Academy. Pameran ini akan mempamerkan karya-karya seni yang merangkumi pelbagai media, seperti lukisan, pemasangan multimedia, arca serta cetakan gambar.
Serenella Ciclitira berkata: “Kita telah menerima sokongan padu daripada komuniti seni tempatan dalam pencarian bakat muda dan baharu di Malaysia. Kami harap PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE bukan sahaja bakal menjadi platform komprehensif bagi seni kontemporari Malaysia malah memberi pandangan baru kepada kepelbagaian kisah-kisah Malaysia yang kini boleh dikongsi serata dunia.”
Prudential, pembekal insurans hayat terkemuka yang merupakan penaja pameran tersebut telah bekerjasama dengan British Council untuk mengadakan program pendidikan kreatif yang akan melibatkan pelajar-pelajar sekolah menengah dan pelajaran tinggi di Malaysia. Forum dan perbincangan secara langsung dan digital bersama artis-artis dan kurator akan memberi peluang kepada para pelajar untuk mempelajari seni kontemporari tempatan yang dipamerkan di PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE.
Program pendidikan kreatif ini dimanfaatkan dengan pengalaman United Kingdom yang mahir dalam pendidikan kreatif dan ini dilancarkan dengan menggalakkan kreativiti melalui medium seni dan bahasa Inggeris.
Stephen Forbes, Pengarah East Asia Regional Programmes British Council, berkata: “British Council amat teruja untuk bekerjasama dengan Prudential dan Global Eye Programme untuk menjayakan program pendidikan kreatif di Malaysia. PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE menyatukan minat kami terhadap seni dan kreativiti. Bagi British Council, kreativiti adalah satu elemen pendidikan yang penting bagi mereka yang ingin memulakan kerjaya pada abad-21. Kami yakin bahawa, di bawah ajaran guru-guru, kreativiti dapat diasuh dan dikembangkan.”
PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE merupakan sebahagian daripada Global Eye Programme (GEP), sebuah badan organisasi tanpa dana yang berdedikasi untuk menyokong artis baharu. Ia telah ditubuhkan oleh PCA dan Saatchi Gallery. Inisiatif ini juga akan melancarkan buku rujukan seni “Malaysian Eye: Contemporary Malaysian Art” yang bakal menonjolkan pelbagai karya seni daripada 75 artis Malaysia.
Pameran dan buku akan dilancarkan oleh Ketua Eksekutif Prudential Corporation Asia Barry Stowe, kurator Serenella Ciclitira dan Nigel Hurst dan pengasas PCA David Ciclitira pada 28 Mac.
Prudential Corporation Asia adalah penaja utama PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE, yang merupakan sebahagian daripada siri pameran seni kontemporari yang dikenali sebagai Asian Eye. Sebelum ini, Prudential telahpun menyokong 2 pameran Asian Eye – Indonesian Eye (2011) dan Hong Kong Eye (2013). Pada ketika ini, Asian Eye telah mengadakan 17 pameran yang telah mendapat sambutan dari lebih daripada 2 juta orang serata dunia.
Barry Stowe berkata: “Tahun ini menandakan 90 tahun kita berada di Malaysia. Kami rasa sukacita untuk mempersembahkan Malaysian Eye. Tradisi Prudential adalah untuk menyumbang kembali kepada masyarakat. Oleh itu, kami rasa bangga untuk menyokong bakat tempatan dan memberi pendedahan kepada mereka. Kami harap pameran dan buku Malaysian Eye akan menarik banyak perhatian.”
Sempena PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE, hotel rasmi The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur akan mengadakan pameran seni satelit untuk menunjukkan sokongan dan galakan terhadap artis tempatan dan aspirasi mereka. Sepanjang April, pengunjung dapat mengembara melalui “Art Promenade”, laluan seni yang menular melalui 3 aras hotel. Pameran ini akan menonjolkan karya seni artis terpilih PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE. Pameran satelit ini juga akan memaparkan menu The Ritz-Carlton, pilihan koktel dan juga pakej penginapan yang bertemakan seni sempena pameran ini.
Untuk maklumat lanjut: layari www.malaysianeye.com dan www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/KualaLumpur/Default.htm.
PRUDENTIAL MALAYSIAN EYE:
Press Launch & Book Launch
TIME: 2.30 pm
DATE: 28 March
VENUE: Whitebox, mapKL at Publika, Level G2-01, Block A5 Kencana Tower 1, Jalan Dutamas
1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Public Exhibition
HOURS: 10 am to 7 pm
DATES: 29 March to 30 April
VENUE: Whitebox, mapKL at Publika, Level G2-01, Block A5 Kencana Tower 1, Jalan Dutamas
1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ADMISSION: Free
For more information, please visit:
WEB: http://www.malaysianeye.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/MalaysianEye
TWITTER: twitter.com/themalaysianeye
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/malaysianeye
ABOUT PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION ASIA
Prudential Corporation Asia is a business unit of Prudential plc (United Kingdom)*, comprising its life insurance operations in Asia, and its asset management business, Eastspring Investments. It is headquartered in Hong Kong.
Prudential is a leading life insurer that spans 13 markets in Asia, covering Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Prudential has a robust multi-channel distribution platform providing a comprehensive range of savings, investment and protection products to meet the diverse needs of Asian people.
Eastspring Investments is one of the region’s largest asset managers with operations in 11 markets plus offices in North America and Europe. It has £62 billion (about US$94b) in assets under management (as at 30 June 2013), managing funds across a range of asset classes including equities and fixed income.
For more information, please visit www.prudentialcorporation-asia.com
*Prudential plc is incorporated in England and Wales, and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world’s leading financial services groups. It provides insurance and financial services through its subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the world. It has been in existence for 165 years and has £427 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2013). Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.
Prudential plc is listed on the stock exchanges of London (PRU.L), Hong Kong (2378.HK), Singapore (K6S.SG) and New York (PUK.N).
ABOUT PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE MALAYSIA BERHAD
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) was established in Malaysia in 1924. For the financial year ended 31 Dec 2012, it achieved RM1.078 billion in new business sales. New business sales include both life insurance sales and takaful contributions. Takaful products distributed by PAMB’s wealth planners and agents are underwritten by Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad. As a leading and innovative insurer, PAMB serves the savings, protection and investment needs of Malaysians by offering a full range of financial solutions through its 43 branches nationwide. With approximately 1,400 employees, PAMB is committed to helping people achieve their ambitions for a brighter and financially secure future.
PAMB is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Prudential plc. Prudential plc is incorporated in England and Wales, and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world’s leading financial services groups. It provides insurance and financial services through its subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the world. It has been in existence for 165 years and has £405 billion in assets under management (as at 31 Dec 2012). Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.
ABOUT PARALLEL CONTEMPORARY ART
Parallel Contemporary Art is a not for profit organisation, founded by David and Serenella Ciclitira in 2009. PCA has launched three major ‘Eye’ initiatives, Korean Eye, Indonesian Eye, and Hong Kong Eye, to provide a platform for emerging contemporary artists internationally. Each non-profit ‘Eye’ initiative aims to foster contemporary art development and appreciation around the world. PCA is delighted to present Hong Kong Eye, sponsored by Prudential and in association with the Saatchi Gallery, providing the first major opportunity for emerging and pioneer artists in the contemporary Hong Kong art scene to showcase their works on both an international and local stage.
ABOUT SAATCHI GALLERY
The Saatchi Gallery was founded in 1985 by Charles Saatchi to provide a platform for work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. Its role is to bring contemporary art to as wide an audience as possible and make it accessible. Over the last three years the Saatchi Gallery has hosted seven out of the top ten most visited exhibitions in London, according to The Art Newspaper’s survey of international museum attendance, and it is also ranked amongst the world’s top three most liked museums on Facebook and Twitter by Museum Analytics.
ABOUT START
In June 2014, Parallel Contemporary Arts will launch London’s newest and most exciting art collaboration, START at the Saatchi Gallery during the peak season for contemporary art and cultural events. 52 upcoming international galleries will exhibit the latest in contemporary art to an estimated 30,000 visitors, over a month-long period, providing a bridge for established and new collectors to discover new artists. A selection of Malaysian Eye works will feature at START, as an extension of the Global Eye Programme.
ABOUT THE BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. We are a Royal Charter charity, established as the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Our 7,000 staff in over 100 countries work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year through English, arts, education and society programmes. For more information, please visit: www.britishcouncil.org. You can also keep in touch with the British Council through twitter.com/britishcouncil and blog.britishcouncil.org/.
