A Girl, Buy the AA Battery for Me

Artist: Chong Shin Yen
Year: 2018
Prize Category: 1st Prize
 
artwork category

Mixed Media

Artwork Description

The artist has expertly utilised oil and acrylic to memorialise the traditional corner sundry shop. In this tribute, the artist has created collage depicting the miscellanea of goods one might find in the premises of these distinctively Malaysian institutions. The three dimensional facet is very evident in the treatment of this mixed media piece which cleverly merges the past and the present together, with items such as a Chinese lunar calendar, an old weighing scale, air badak, and the more modern shower gel placed side by side.

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