Lot 43 | 26 November 2023

 

 

LOT 43

KENG SENG CHOO

B. Kedah, 1945

Basket Carriers, 1973

Batik

58 x 36 cm

Private Collection, Canada

Signed and dated on lower right

RM 2,500 – 3,800

Born in 1945 in Alor Setar in Kedah, Keng Seng Choo is a Malaysian artist known for his excellent and amazing techniques in the art of batik. His works have been showcased in many private and public galleries both locally and internationally. Having graduated from the prestigious Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1965, Keng Seng Choo’s works primarily focuses around people, still life and objects, as depicted in this piece. As an artist, Keng has won many awards and accolades. One of his most notable awards include the Silver Medal at the 1970 New York International Art Show. Keng is known for his clean and smooth-like brush aesthetics of strong colours when he expressed his themes. Often, his abstract works tells a story or a narrative, in the case of these art works, a familial value.