by Wei-Ling Contemporary Location: Wei-Ling Contemporary
Artist(s): CHENG Yen Pheng
Date: 7 May - 4 Jun 2012
The "PRICKED!" shows the artist in her element with only 8 cavernous paintings that depict images which are decidedly erotic yet maintain a subtlety and naivete which is veiled beneath a blanket of fluorescent, feminine( mostly pink and purple) hues and lace inspired motifs. Her works have often touched upon her feelings about being a woman – both emotionally and physically – and deals with the social pressures that come with being one. From sexual relationships and desires to fetishes and erotica, she aims to act as a critic through her paintings, to emphasize the roles both women and men play, in this day and age. Cheng Yen Pheng's artworks appreaed as one of the brightest young things on the Malaysian art scene today. Cheng Yen Pheng epitomizes the new generation of serious contemporary Malaysian artists whose artworks go beyond the aesthetic to reveal more than what meets the eye and her works have already been collected by Galeri Petronas and feature in The Aliya and Farouk Khan collection.