Silver
Emerging Artist Category
Malaysia
Artist: Tang Sin Ying
Title: My Grandmom
Medium: Mixed media
Size (cm): 30 x 30 (Triptych)
Through My Grandmom, Ms Tang expresses her sentiments about elderly people who face loneliness and isolation, as well as her compassion for them. She hopes to capture the attention of the younger generation and to encourage them to respect and treasure the elderly before they leave this world. The artist uses recycled wood to represent old age, and uses charcoal to reflect darkness and loneliness.
An artist by training and art teacher by profession, Ms Tang graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 2010. She was the Bronze award winner in the Emerging Artist category in the 2015 UOB Painting of the Year (Malaysia).