About

I am a visual artist based in Kedah state, Malaysia. My calligraphic artworks take inspiration from the natural landscape and plants. It is a nostalgic reflection of my childhood spent in the Chinese herbal shop.

The vision provides me an endless inspiration to developing artworks, such as: the calligraphic floral paintings series, the extra-long interconnected paintings about the mangroves and upcycling worn-out fibres to make The Storytelling Wardrobe.

The 4 metres long storytelling painting installed on an optical canvas at the entrance corridor of the Royal College of Art Jay Mews campus, citing the following response from the panel of judges: ‘We very much enjoyed your proposal and presentation and thought there were a lot of interesting possibilities that may emerge from your works.

I continue to develop artworks concerning the natural landscape, within a more contemporary context.

关于我

我是马来西亚吉打州的视觉艺术家。我的书法作品灵感来源于自然景观和植物。这是我童年在中药店度过的怀旧时光。

这种愿景为我提供了无尽的灵感来创作艺术品,例如:书法花卉画系列、关于红树林的超长互连画作以及将破旧的纤维升级改造成“讲故事的衣橱”。

这幅 4 米长的讲故事画安装在皇家艺术学院 Jay Mews 校区入口走廊的光学画布上,引用了评审团的以下回应:“我们非常喜欢您的提案和演示,并认为您的作品可能会出现很多有趣的可能性。”

我继续在更现代的背景下创作有关自然景观的艺术品。

Exhibition

  • 2021/22 | Virtual Art Exhibition: Sungai Petani BOLEH showcasing the interconnected paintings series: Hypermorph Garden 4.0. supported by CENDANA, MyCreative Venture Group and the Sungai Petani City Council, Malaysia.
  • 2021 | Virtual showcase of the Hypermorph Garden 3.0 Paintings Series, supported by CENDANA and MyCreative Venture Group, Malaysia.
  • 2021 | Showcase of the Hypermorph Garden 3.0 Paintings Series as Social Art for Public Spaces, the Institute for Art and Innovation, Germany.
  • 2020 | Hypermorph Garden 2.0 Virtual Exhibition. Supported by CENDANA Malaysia.
  • 2020 | The first Hypermorph Garden painting, selected for Social Art Award; and printed in the annual publication: Top 100 Book, the Institute for Art and Innovation, Germany.
  • 2019/20 | Calligraphic Floral Paintings by Fuen Chin. Vintners Place, London.
  • 2018 | Storytelling the Void in the Chinese Pictographic Writing System. [4 metres painting on optical canvas + storytelling audio]. Kensington Galleries, London.
  • 2018 | The Storytelling Wardrobe - Inheritance, Death, Absurdity I, Pause I, Absurdity II, Pause II. [Interconnected paintings on cotton rag papers + storytelling audio]. Studio RCA, London.
  • 2018 | The Storytelling Wardrobe III. [Paintings on worn-out papers + Chinese calligraphy on the dusty wall]. Garden house, London.
  • 2016 | The Storytelling Wardrobe II. [Installation: handwoven cloth + up-cycled yarn balls + audio piece + video documentary]. St James Hatcham Gallery, London.
  • 2016 | The Storytelling Wardrobe. [Installation: knit piece + up-cycled yarn balls + mixed-media collage]. Constance Howard Gallery, London.

Press Release

  • 2022 | Filmer, A. Malaysian's Artist Hybrid Exhibit Captures Wonders of Kedah's Mangrove Reserve. The people's paper Sunday Star, Malaysia.
  • 2020 | Yusri, S. #KnowTheArtist - Fuen Chin. Singapore: Fiidaa Art Consulting.
  • 2020 | Polycarpou,E. Fuen Chin- Artist Interview. London, UK: ARTful Art Consulting.
  • 2020 | Soo,N. City Spotlight: Kuala Lumpur #ArtInMyCity. Singapore: The Artling.
  • 2020 | Reed,S. Fuen Chin at Vinters Place in London – too gorgeous to miss! London, UK: The Net Gallery
  • 2020 | Unwin, R. A Journey in Ink and Cloth: An Interview with Net Gallery member Fuen Chin. London, UK: The Net Gallery
  • 2019 | Polycarpou,E. Fuen Chin exhibiting at Vintners Place London. London, UK: ARTful Art Consulting.
  • 2018 | Kensington Galleries/ Master of Research RCA: Fine Art & Humanities Pathway. Storytelling [Brochure]. London, UK: Royal College of Art.
  • 2018 | The Storytelling Wardrobe: The Shahtoosh Shawl. Prova: RCA Humanities Research Forum Journal, Issue 4, 234-235. ISBN: 978-1-910642-03-0. London, UK.
  • 2016 | Craftsmanship: The Storytelling Wardrobe. Fashion Index 2016: MA Fashion, Issue 3, cover,12-15, 45-46, back cover. London, UK.
  • 2016 | St James Hatcham Gallery /Fashion and Embodiment Workshop. Image credit: The Storytelling Wardrobe [Flyer]. London, UK.
  • 2016 | Other responses to hope and fear: Imaginary Friend. Hopes and Fears: Open Book Project, Issue 1, 60-61. London, UK.