Art Expo Malaysia 2010 provides the opportunity for visitors to admire 2,000 pieces of beautiful artworks (paintings, sculptures, digital art, and installation) presented by reputable art galleries from around the world, under one roof – MATRADE.

Most of the main players have stayed on for the 4th edition of the International Art Expo Malaysia with more Singapore galleries and an exciting group of Japanese artists joining in.

On the Malaysian side, it’s an almost full house of leading galleries with a great mix of established artists, superstars and emerging artists.

The Art Expo Malaysia 2010 will be held at the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) in Kuala Lumpur from October 28 to November 1.

For entertainment value, there will be the latest video drama art of animation wizard Miao Xiao Chun, whose Microcosm was a huge hit at last year’s Art Expo Malaysia.

The exhibitors are from 15 countries but some of the artists featured are from eight other countries, including those from the innovative Embassy’s Row featuring works of artists from Argentina, Cuba and Ecuador.

Singapore’s big galleries will not only feature works from Singaporean masters and contemporary artists. They will also have, some singularly, artists from Tibet, China (Yisulang Art Gallery), the United States, Germany, India, England and Australia (Art Facet).

Japan’s Asian Artists Network will be making their debut with artists such as Yoko Yamada and Ichiro Sato.

Spain’s Madrid-based ATR Gallery will again plug its two hot emerging artists, Jesus Curia and Guillermo Oyaguez. Works of world renowned artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein (Collectors Contemporary) and Joan Miro (ATR Gallery) will also be tested in the market.

Singapore Artists Pavilion, which is managed by Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, will have masters Goh Beng Kwan, Choy Weng Yang, Lim Tze Peng and Lim Yew Kuan, while young blind sculptor Victor Tan will be represented by Sunjin Galleries.

Indonesia’s hot artists Putu Sutawidjaja and Agapetus Kristiandana will debut with Singapore’s S.Bin Art Plus which will also have the Indonesian master Lee Man Fong, while MAD Museum of Art & Design will have the Pop Art duo Song Wei (China) and Jahan Loh (Singapore). Y2Arts will present Feng Ye and Zi Peng (both from China), while Singapore’s newest gallery Art Trove will present German artists Ewald Platte (1894-1985).
      
Myanmar’s Summit Arts Collection will have Aung Thiha, known for his fat women, while the Philippines’ Galerie Joaquin will bring Jaspher Penuliar and for the first time, Daniel dela Cruz.

Chit Fung Art, a respected Hong Kong gallery in traditional Chinese brush painting dealership will doubtless unveil works by their heavyweights such as Wang Mingming, Jia Youfu and Li Dingcheng.

Other notables include Hungarian Zoltan Ludvig (Ludvig Gallery Budapest), Taiwan’s Du Xi (William Contemporary Art Space), Macau’s James Chu (Art For All, AFA), Korea’s Alvin Lee (International Art Cooperative Organization, IACO), Indonesia’s Dwi Stya Acong (Koong Gallery), Ojite Budi Sutarno (Puri Art Gallery) and Krijono (H Gallery Art & Painting), India’s Anjolie Ela Menon and the late Paritosh Sen (AP Western Art Gallery). Other Indian artists represented are like S. Elayaraja (The Gallery of Gnani Arts) and Ravi Shankar (Archana Gallery).

Cheah Yew Saik (City Art Gallery), Dato’ Sharifah Fatimah Zubir, US-based Khoo Sui Hoe (Artfolio), US-based Eng Tay (Art Accent), Syed Thajudeen (Sutra Gallery) head the Malaysian section with popular mid-career artists Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Jalaini Abu Hassan, Chang Fee Ming (Valentine Willie Fine Arts), Raja Shahriman b. Raja Aziddin (Pelita Hati House of Art).

Batik artist Chuah Seow Keng strikes out under the Yahong Art Gallery banner, while Art Salon @ SENI will feature the US-based Malaysian-born Lee Long Looi.

The younger set includes Tan Kai Sheuan (a2 Gallery), Tan Kok Cet (Artseni Gallery), Samsudin Wahab, Khairul ‘Meme’ Shoib and Haslin Ismail (R A Fine Arts – The Gallery).

From China, Zhong Shan Cui Heng Culture and Art Village will be reconstructed while there will be exhibitions by The Li Chi Mao Art House and a group of Shaan Xi art academy lecturers led by Wang Xi Jing.

The Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers booth will focus on its 2011 programme. There will also be a ‘Know Your Art Expo Malaysia’ booth for feedback, interaction and future collaborations.