In July 2007, Wei-Ling Gallery presents "Imbasan", solo exhibition of paintings by the enigmatic Malaysian artist Hamir Soib.

For the second instalment of his solo exhibition, the first of which was held at his studio Gudang in 2005, Hamir Soib brings together a selection of works made between 2005-2007.Charting fresh territory with the experimentation of new materials and techniques, the latest works are varied and disparate, yet maintain a common theme about them.

A graduate from the renowned Malaysian art institution UITM, Hamir Soib is also one of the founding members of the progressive art group Matahati. Having worked on numerous large-scale pieces as a result of undertaking commissions to paint backdrops for theatre productions, Hamir Soib’s own paintings are mostly executed on ‘larger than life’ canvases. As a Malaysian artist, living and working in Kuala Lumpur, in the 21st century, his monolithic works are representative of the times we live in, and this body of works are a witty, sometimes cynical look at what the country and its people have become.

Hamir Soib’s solo exhibition, Imbasan, features at Wei-Ling Gallery,8 Jalan Scott ,Brickfields , Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia from 17th July-10th August 2007.For more details  please visit www.weiling-gallery.com or call 03-22601106/7.

Berdialog dengan tiang seri                                                                      Di dalam lingkungan

Bitumen on canvas, 229cm x 214cm                                                        Oil and bitumen on canvas, 163cm x 132cm

Membuang Tiang Seri                                                                                    Give a dog a bone

Oil on canvas, 214cm x 121.5cm                                                                    Oil and bitumen on canvas, 311cm x 177.5cm

A board game

Oil on canvas, 366cm x 122cm (2 panels)

The fresh graduate                                  The unfinished hour glass                                    The seed and the black rain

Oil on canvas, 213cm x 122cm                Oil on canvas, 183cm x 122cm                            Oil and bitumen on canvas, 78.5cm x170.5cm

Cengkaman                                                                                                                      Beli frame percuma lukisan

Oil on canvas, 364cm x 214cm (3 panels)                                                                           Oil on canvas, 242.5cm x 183cm

Ice cream                                             The Master                                                 Rapuh                                                      

Oil and bitumen on canvas,                    Oil on canvas, 100.5cm x 190.5cm               Oil and bitumen on canvas, 183cm x 121.5cm  

91.5 cm x 122 cm                                     

Black Dog                                            Parrot                                               Tragedi malam pertama

Oil on canvas, 213cm x 122cm              Oil on canvas, 214cm x 144cm            Acrylic on canvas, 121cm x 61cm

Hadiah untuk bawang                                    Lukisan merah saya (tribute to Jerry)            Telur Buaya                                    My parents, 2004

Oil on canvas, 244cm x 178cm                      Oil on canvas, 244cm x 170cm                    Oil on canvas, 183cm x 122cm         Mixed media on canvas, 100cm x 80cm

STUDY WORKS

Study - Animal Instinnct                    Study - Cloud I                                   Study - Cloud II                               Study - Enemy

Oil on canvas, 20cm x 20cm             Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm         Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm      Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm                   

Study - The Thinker who cannot think      Study - Measurement                                        Study - Janggut III  

Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 40.5cm          Acrylic on canvas, 46cm x 45cm                       Acrylic on canvas, 50.5cm x 50.5cm

Study - Angel                                             Study - Enemy II                                                                      My New Neighbour 

Acrylic on canvas, 50.5cm x 50.5cm            Bitumen on canvas, 91.5cm x 91cm                                          Oil on canvas, 61cm x 122cm  

Study - In the middle                      Study - Mata Orang                        Study - Medium I                               Study - Medium II 

Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm     Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm     Acrylic & bitumen on canvas,              Oil on canvas, 25.5cm x35.5cm

                                                                                                         20.5cm x 25.5cm

Study - Spin                           Study - Spin II                                                                     Study - Ice cream

Oil on canvas,                        Oil on canvas, 45.5cm x 45.5cm                                            Acrylic on canvas, 50.5cm x 51cm

30.5cm x 60.5cm 

From KL to Balik Pulau                   Today my painting was torn                Study - Arowana fish

Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm      Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm        Oil on canvas, 133.5cm x 39.5cm

Study - The counsellor, half man & half animal                              

Oil on canvas, 114cm x 113.5cm                                                 

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