Andy Yang (b. 1973, Malaysia) is a visual artist based in Singapore.
Andy received his fine art education from the renowned Malaysian Institute of Art in Kuala Lumpur, and graduated in 1994. Thereafter, Andy enjoyed a successful career as a designer. In the mid-2000s, a trip abroad took him vis-à-vis artworks by artists such as Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso. The profound impression left on him by these experiences led him to broaden the horizons of his creativity and to explore visual artistic languages. Since then Andy has been participating in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? at The Substation Gallery (2010), Emotions at Instinc Gallery (2011), Abstract innovations at One East Asia Gallery (2013), Existential Passages at K+ Scott’s Square (2016), and The Many Glimpses of Drama at Art Forum Gallery (2017).
Early on, Andy became fascinated by the abstract form, and by the flamboyancy of the colour gold. It was as if the power of the equatorial sun had landed and scattered on his canvases bringing to life the other colours, as in Flashbacks (2011).
Furthermore, Andy considered the abstract more suitable to respond to his longstanding passion for music. The exploration into the myriads of possibilities between visual art and music led him to the creation of works under musical stimuli, and also in collaboration with, amongst others, the local indie band The Observatory. In Anitya 1 (2011) the artist exposes the process of his art making in full cycle, from creation to destruction, and provides the compelling visual focal point to the music played live by The Observatory, at the Earl Lu Gallery of the Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore. And again, in the collaborative Spooky Action (at a Distance) presented for ArtScience Late in 2015 at the ArtScience Museum Singapore, Andy’s music and installation converge and blend in the impromptu performance by Strangeweather Movement Group.
Another distinctive character of the artist’s art-making process is the way he applies the carefully selected colours. Andy does not proceed deliberately and in full control. Instead, he uses air blown from various implements to allow the colours to be dispersed in a way that combines harmoniously the antithetical forces of control and fortuity: space, materials, implements become co-creators alongside the artist, as in Breaking Barriers Of The Unknown (2014).
In recent years, Andy, grown confident in his familiar approach, and in unconscious pursuit of fresher challenges, has begun exploring a new direction: his field of vision embraces a wider and more balanced perspective. In his artwork for Chok Kerong’s album Tales They Told Me (2017), Andy uses ink and acrylics on paper: emptiness and silence play as much a part as the asemic writing, notes and pentagram’s lines pirouetting and swaying in the energetic composition. In Just Another Evening (2017), the indelible memory of a sunset is distilled, decomposed in its nuanced and essential elements, and conveyed on paper with a composed, measured, and confident maturity.
“Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colours, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential.” Wassily Kandinsky
For more information about Andy and his work, please contact him using any of the list below:
email :
andy@andyyang.com
tel:
+65 9746 7439
contemporary art weblinks :
https://andyyangsookit.wordpress.com/
Selected Shows
Andy Yang
Singapore
b. 1973, Malaysia
EDUCATION
1994
Diploma in Graphic Design
Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
The Many Glimpses of Drama
Art Forum Gallery, Singapore
2016
Existential Passages
K+ Scott’s Square, Singapore
2012
Passions
Shots Exhibition No.2
Shots Café, Singapore
2011
Emotions
Instinc Gallery, Singapore
2007
Attachments
The Asylum, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Conversations
group show collaboration with Eugenia Gajardo
The Studio, Singapore
Artskins for Light To Night Festival 2018
National Gallery Singapore
2016
Hideaways
Playeum, Singapore
Art.Lifestyle.Environment: The Farrer Park Company Art Collection
book launch, and exhibition curated by Marjorie Chu
One Farrer Hotel & Spa, Singapore
2015
Glenfiddich 1965
South Beach Club, Singapore
Field Trip Project Asia
The Art Gallery at National Institute of Education, Singapore
One Farrer Lifestyle Art & Culture by Sculpture Square
One Farrer Hotel & Spa, Singapore
2013
Abstract Innovation!
One East Asia Gallery, Singapore
Tribute Exhibition
ArtFront Gallery, Singapore
2012
Wisdom Beyond Borders, Singapore Grand Finale 2012
Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, Singapore
2011
Interchange: Tribute Show 2011
Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
Squares Invasion- The 50×50 Painting Show 2011
Instinc Gallery, Singapore
100 Friends, Transmission: Project 2011
The Connoisseur Concerto “The Gallery,” Singapore
Nixon Art Mosh 2011
Old School, Singapore
Then Next Now
Fred Perry Laurel Wreath Shop, Singapore
2010
Seeing Is Believing 2010
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
RAW Art Singapore 2010
Sculpture Square, Singapore
Nixon Art Mosh 2010
Old School, Singapore
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Substation, Singapore
A Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy
Bloodgroup+ Space, Singapore
2009
Art Fare
House at Dempsey Hill, Singapore
2008
ION@Orchard Outdoor Installation
Singapore
Tiger Translate Museum
Fred Perry Laurel Wreath Shop, Singapore
2007
Le Monde Est A Nous: 04
Night & Day, Singapore
SELECTED SOUND/VISUAL PERFORMANCES
2017
The Jaguar Art Experience
Jaguar Land Rover Showroom, Singapore
Mindfulness for Lululemon Athletica in collaboration with Andy Chia
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
2015
Spooky Action (at a Distance) II for ArtScience Late
ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2013
OIC Moon Grazing for Singapore Night Festival 2013
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Collapse in collaboration with Bani Haykal
The Substation, Singapore
2011
Dance, Tree, Dance
The Substation, Singapore
Nokia Blackbox Art Showcase 2011
Singapore
Anitya 1 in collaboration with The Observatory
Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
VIDEOS
Anitya 1
Identity
AWARDS
Year D&AD UK
Year Communication Arts US
Year Cannes Lions
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2016
Art.Lifestyle.Environment: The Farrer Park Company Art Collection
2013
Creative Cultures: The Singapore Showcase
The Design Society Journal no.7
The Pocket Arts Guide May/June Issue 39: Destination Art One
DONATIONS
2016
We Are Not Afraid Of Night. We Are Light for I-India Jashn-e-Roshni: A Celebration of Light, Fundraising Gala 2016
Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2014
#lushloveslocal Presents Art Meets Music for Lush99FM Singapore and Autism Association Singapore. Silent Auction.
Yeo Workshop, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2012
Wisdom Beyond Borders, Singapore Grand Finale 2012 in aid of The Thailand Flood Relief
Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, Singapore
GRANTS
2013
National Arts Council Singapore
AUCTIONS
2013
Waves
Zhong Cheng Auction, Taiwan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of Organisation of Illustrators Council, Singapore
COMMISSIONS
2016
Art.Lifestyle.Environment: The Farrer Park Company Art Collection
One Farrer Hotel & Spa, Singapore
2012
Tranquillity
ESPA Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA
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