LOK HOW YUAN (Biographical note)

Born in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia, in the late 1950s, and spent early years there until 18 years old.

  
Develop a strong enthusiasm in drawing and  painting since primary and secondary  school  years.

Studied art at the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur, and graduated in 1979, then, 
worked full-time as a designer for nearly two years.

A1. Pariadso

　Studied and major in painting at the San Francisco Art 

　Institute, California, USA, and graduated in 1984. There  

　after traveled extensively in USA, Europe and Asia.

　Developed special interest in Art History and Aesthetics,　　

　began art teaching since 1985 as a　

　lecturer, and later, Head of the Foundation Studies, head of 　

　Eastern Art Research Centre, Aesthetics lecturer in Drama 　

　Department, Art History lecturer in Fine art Department, art collection coordinator in MIA.

Held 3 solo art exhibitions in Ink painting and Acrylic painting, group and invited shows since 1980.

A3. Beatrice's Dream

Written reviews and articles for newspapers, exhibition catalogs, art magazines, and also hosted as speaker, moderator for several art seminars. 

From 1995 to 2011 curated several exhibitions featuring some local artists.

Presently, a painter and part-time lecturer on Art History, writes occasionally for art catalogs and exhibitions.

画家简介

1956年生于马来西亚，马六甲。自小学起便培养了对美术浓厚的兴趣。

初期学艺于吉隆坡马来西亚艺术学院，经历两年美术设计实习后，负笈美国，完成三藩市艺术学院主修绘画课程。培养对美术史以及美学兴趣和知识。

自1985年起，历任马来西亚艺术学院讲师、基础课程主任、戏剧系美学讲师、纯美术系美术史讲师、东方艺术资料研究中心主任、以及艺术收藏主任。

自1980年起举办过3次水墨画及胶彩绘画作品个展、参与多次国内及国外邀请展。游历美、欧、中、澳。

发表艺术评介于杂志、报章、画册、讲座会等。自1995至2011年策展本地画家作品展。
现为画家、美术史兼职讲师及从事艺术评介。

Artist’s Statement

Miniature painting as an art form began in the medieval period and flourished since then for thousand of years. Miniature art has been popular as in the religious manuscript writing and illustration. This art of manuscript writing and illustration has been outdated and came to a stage of decline by the invention of printing and publishing industry since the Renaissance time.

Until now, and presently, due to the emerging varieties of new themes and styles in visual arts, miniature painting has almost become ‘a kind of craft in extinction’. Many miniature painters through the ages were unknown to us nowadays. We may know of relatively very few names of miniature artist, and one of them is Nicholas Hilliard.

My series of acrylic painting entitled “Miniature”, in abstract symbolic approach, express my contemplation the evolving and displacement of heaven, paradise, earth and the human world in time and space. I apply golden means, contrasts and counter balance in the compositional structure.

A17. Heaven On Earth

In my “Miniature” series, I seek to continue and extend the tradition of manuscript writing manner. Affiliated with the medieval sentiments due to Dante’s Divine comedies and Milton’s Paradise Lost of the Renaissance, and as well as inspiration derived from the recent excavated Dead Sea Scrolls.

Emancipated by these philosophical-literature masterpieces, penetrating through space-time, I tempted with emerging imagination and created this series of artworks.

关于我的微型绘画

微型绘画就是历史上中世纪曾盛行近千年的细密画。细密画多为宗教经典手抄本的画页插图。手抄本和细密画到了文艺复兴时期，因工业化的印刷术之发明，而形成为一种绝世的手艺。

到了现代、当代，因绘画创作题材与风格因素，细密画/微型绘画趋向没落。历史上许多细密画绘制者已多不见经传，至今仅有极少数可确定的名家，其中包括英国的希里雅Hilliard。

我的微型绘画作品题为Miniature“细密画”，以抽象和象征风格表达，天、地、人间与时空之间的运转以及物换星移的冥思，利用黄金分割律、对比、对称、均衡等方式构图。

“细密画”系列作品乃是以延续着传统构思，加上感染到中世纪但丁的《神曲》、文艺复兴密尔顿的《失乐园》以及近代发掘的《死海书卷》的文学灵感。受到这几部旷世著作的启发，透过天马行空的想象力试图贯穿古今，凭着造型的显像，创作出这一系列作品。#

my recent paintings-miniatures1.1

骆孝源

现职：
-画家 /艺术评论 ，美术史讲师（马来西亚艺术学院）

教育：
-吉隆坡，马来西亚艺术学院 （1979）
-美国加州，三藩市艺术学院 （1984）

画展：
-两次个人水墨画展（1980 /1988）
-两次压克力画展 （1995 /1996）
-国内外联展（1978-）

艺术评论发表于：
-南洋商报（1996-）
-“艺术走廊”杂志（2003-）
-美术画册（1995-）

主讲讲座会：
-国油画廊：马来西亚美术发展中的传统（1996）
-造型艺术与设计空间：重拾东方人文价值（2004）
-吉隆坡，马来西亚创价学会：马来西亚水墨艺术（2006）

座谈会：
-艺术走廊：探讨绘画中的“东方精神”（2004）

游历：
-美，欧，中，澳


LOK HOW YUAN

Occupation:
-Artist, art critic, Art History lecturer (Malaysian Institute
of Art)

Education:
-Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur (1979)
-San Francisco Art Institute, California, USA (1984)

Exhibitions:
-2 solo Ink Painting exhibitions (1980 /1988)
-2 solo Acrylic painting exhibitions (1995 /1996)
-Group/join/invited exhibitions, local and abroad (1978-)

Written articles published in:
-Nanyang Siang Pao (1996-)
-“Art Corridor” magazine (2003-)
-exhibition catalogues (1995-)

Seminars host speaker:
-Petronas Gallery of Art, “Heritage in Progress – the
Development of Malaysian Art” (1996)
-Art and Design Environment Centre, “The Revitalization
of Eastern Humanist Values in Art” (2004)
-SGM, Kuala Lumpur, “The Malaysian Ink Painting
Tradition” (2006)

Interview/dialogue:
-Art Corridor, “The Essences in Eastern Art” (2004)

Travels:
-USA, Europe, China, Australia

Miniature series

LOK HOW YUAN (Biographical note)

Born in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia, in the late 1950s, and spent early years there until 18 years old.

Develop a strong enthusiasm in drawing and painting since primary and secondary school years.

Studied art at the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur, and graduated in 1979, then, worked full-time as a designer for nearly two years.

Studied and major in painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, California, USA, and graduated in 1984. There after traveled extensively in USA, Europe and Asia.

With special interest in Art History and Aesthetics, began art teaching since 1985 as a lecturer, and later, Head of the Foundation Studies, head of EARC, lecturer in Drama, and Fine art Departments in MIA; also a part-time lecturer at the KBU and TARC (1997-2001).

Held 3 solo art exhibitions in Ink painting and Acrylic painting, group and invited shows since 1980.

Written reviews and articles for newspapers, exhibition catalogs, art magazines, and also hosted as speaker, moderator for several art seminars.

From 1999 to 2004, managed an art gallery and curates several exhibitions featuring some local artists.

Presently, a painter and lecturer, writes on occasion for art catalogs and exhibitions.