Chok Yue Zan is a renowned emerging force in the contemporary art world, who believes that one?s memories of the past can have a very tangible effect on the future.
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As winner of the prestigious 2017 UOB Painting of the year in Malaysia, young Kuala Lumpur based artist Chok Yue Zan is a renowned emerging force in the contemporary art world. Born in Tawau, Sabah, Zan grew up with his grandparents, in a forested environment surrounded by lush greenery and breathtaking sceneries. It was his sanctuary, a space of unbridled happiness which he considers his lost paradise. Heavily inspired by nostalgia and the singular theme of past, present, and future ? Zan believes that one?s memories of the past can have a very tangible effect on one?s future. Chok Yue Zan Divulges The Memories of His Childhood’s Lost Paradise
Memory Of The Ocean III Acrylic and oil on canvas, 95(H)x180(W)cm, 2018
You were born in Sabah, East Malaysia. How influential has Sabah and its lush forests been in your art"
Sabah, Borneo is a beautiful place surrounded with lush forest and ocean. Unlike other kids, I am very lucky to grow up with my grandparents who were living in a beautiful paradise (forest). There are clean rivers where I can see all the fish dancing in the water, duck and geese singing for the fish, chicken and dogs chasing each other, cats sleeping all the time. This is all about...