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20th Century. Known for: Painting, abstracts.
Pooi Yip Cheung was born in Penang, Malaysia. He moved to Sungai Petani to take care of the family frame shop business, earning only enough to get by. However, Pooi Yip kept up a disciplined regimen... Read full biography
Pooi Yip Cheung was born in Penang, Malaysia. He moved to Sungai Petani to take care of the family frame shop business, earning only enough to get by. However, Pooi Yip kept up a disciplined regimen of painting, exploring and experimenting with techniques in his studio. Pooi Yip has become known... Read full biography
Pooi Yip Cheung was born in Penang, Malaysia. He moved to Sungai Petani to take care of the family frame shop business, earning only enough to get by. However, Pooi Yip kept up a disciplined regimen of painting, exploring and experimenting with techniques in his studio. Pooi Yip has become known for his patternised drybrush strokes, and with parallel lines as forms in the 1980's, with later use of the palette knife. His favourite angle is the aerial or angled perspective. Though Pooi Yip delves... Read full biography
Pooi Yip Cheung was born in Penang, Malaysia. He moved to Sungai Petani to take care of the family frame shop business, earning only enough to get by. However, Pooi Yip kept up a disciplined regimen of painting, exploring and experimenting with techniques in his studio. Pooi Yip has become known for his patternised drybrush strokes, and with parallel lines as forms in the 1980's, with later use of the palette knife. His favourite angle is the aerial or angled perspective. Though Pooi Yip delves mostly into abstracts, his earliest works were of squat figures typical of the time. In 1981, Pooi Yip Cheung won 1st Prize in the Bata National Art Contest. In later years, he enjoys going on painting trips with his groups of artists friends in... Read full biography
Pooi Yip Cheung was born in Penang, Malaysia. He moved to Sungai Petani to take care of the family frame shop business, earning only enough to get by. However, Pooi Yip kept up a disciplined regimen of painting, exploring and experimenting with techniques in his studio. Pooi Yip has become known for his patternised drybrush strokes, and with parallel lines as forms in the 1980's, with later use of the palette knife. His favourite angle is the aerial or angled perspective. Though Pooi Yip delves mostly into abstracts, his earliest works were of squat figures typical of the time. In 1981, Pooi Yip Cheung won 1st Prize in the Bata National Art Contest. In later years, he enjoys going on painting trips with his groups of artists friends in Europe and Asia, with his wife accompanying him.