‘AROUSE’ – AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTING FEMININITY
Two female artists explore feminine subject matter at House of MATAHATI
This July, House of MATAHATI (HOM) celebrates women, as two young female artists capture the female subject in an exhibition titled ‘Arouse’.
The two artists are Utin Rini Anggraini and Chong Ai Lei and the exhibition runs from July 2 to July 16 2011.
Utin Rini hails from Indonesia and her works are dominated by fields of color that is formed through the image of a human face. The image of faces is the result of her tracing on various portraits of women. In her painting series in ‘Arouse’, Utin give a major theme of the works as “Sensual Musical”.
Bright, kaleidoscopic colours burst forth in Utin’s canvases, where the female subject sometimes looks teasingly at you or with her eyes closed in a dreamy and sensuous moment. Utin’s painting techniques clearly show that her background in graphic design and printmaking have left an indelible impression on her painting style.
Ai Lei, a Johor native, has been painting the female subject since the start of her artistic career. A fine art graduate from Dasein Academy of Art, Ai Lei’s oil paintings in ‘Arouse’ are delicate explorations of a young girl caught in private and unconscious moments. Her oil paintings muted-colored and totally contrast with Utin’s colorful form of paintings. Never with their faces shown, Ai Lei’s female subject is shown flopped over her bed or lazing across an intricate Persian rug, and her works are symbols of youth as well as the artist’s own identity.
By bringing these two budding artists together, HOM reaffirms its bid to strengthen ties between our region’s various artists and communities.
“One of our gallery’s main goals is to foster close ties within our region. Pairing Utin Rini Anggraini and Chong Ai Lei demonstrates this, and our gallery’s other efforts in this area include our SAGE Residency programme and our ARTRIANGLE exhibition,” says gallery director, Bayu Utomo Radjikin.
Whilst relatively fresh in their respective careers, Utin Rini and Ai Lei have already shown great promise by garnering awards and honourable mentions for their artworks, and with ‘Arouse’, their future only looks brighter.
‘Arouse’ will be held from July 2 – 16 and all are welcome to view the artworks at HOM, 6A Jalan Cempaka 16, Taman Cempaka, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
The gallery is open from Monday to Friday at 11.00am – 6.00pm, and Saturdays from 1.00pm – 6.00pm.
For all enquiries, contact Mimie Baharuddin at +6012 373 6004.
Website: http://houseofmatahati.blogspot.com/