Detail: NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Malaysian artist Ping Lian Yeak in Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia & New Zealand. The exhibition opens on May 20th, 2016 and runs through June 9th, 2016 with an opening reception on May 26th, from 6 – 8PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

A prodigy at 11 and today a mature painter of 22, Ping Lian Yeak has already created a body of work that stands out as some of the liveliest art of the past decade. Yeak is an autistic savant who creates beautiful, detailed depictions of animals and great architectural sites. He works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, charcoal, and ink, sometimes combining multiple media, to make spirited images that recall both Impressionism and the grand nature studies of Romanticism.

The speed with which Ping Lian Yeak works adds a distinct energy, lending his works a contemporary feel. Color can streak across the canvas with ambition or appear in wide swaths, crossing over several objects. The linework manages to both vibrate with impulsiveness and capture fine, minute moments, causing the images to sing.

In 2009, when the artist was just 15, he experienced the official opening of his personal gallery in Malaysia, established by The Art Commune and supported by JP Morgan Chase Foundation in collaboration with ABWM. It remains open today, featuring a permanent installation of the young artist's works at The Settlement Hotel in the city of Melaka, Malaysia.

Ping Lian Yeak was born in Malaysia, and currently lives in Sydney, Australia.

Exhibition Dates: May 20, 2016 – June 9, 2016
Reception: Thursday May 26, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Ping_Lian_Yeak.aspx

Featured Artists

Pamela Asai | Barbara Bateman | Cathy Carter | Kirana Haag | Sarah Lynch | Ping Lian Yeak

About the Exhibition

G’day For Art in NYC

The rich contemporary art scene of Australia and New Zealand gets its due in Agora Gallery’s spring show Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia & New Zealand. Featuring six extraordinary artists of all ages and disciplines, this exhibition offers a survey on what cutting edge work looks like on the other side of the world.

Photographers explore the unique land – and just as importantly, water – that surrounds them, obscuring and revealing different layers in turn. Surrealist painters bring out the brightest and most hallucinatory of colors in the atmosphere, and render everyday scenes beautiful in their graphic simplicity. Pure abstraction is also represented in painting, with spirited textures and haunting shadows combining in unfamiliar ways. The styles showcased flow from lush to spare; like the region it represents, the work is extraordinarily varied and always exciting. When what one group considers exotic is what another considers to be everyday, a new kind of visual language is born. Bringing these different perspectives to light and starting a dialogue with viewers is something the art world does singularly well.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.