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Terengganu: Selaut Kasih, Sepantai Sayang aptly describes all things Terengganu from the eyes of Terengganu-born artist from Dungun, Chang Fee Ming, depicting stories of the rural people, culture and landscape of Terengganu.

The batik sarong, daily activities, the sea, shore and fishermen – all these elements are often featured in these watercolour paintings. Chang Fee Ming, as an artist, he is very conscious of the world around him – the environment, way of life and local culture, as well as the welfare of the local community, including traditional craftsmen and performers. It is his passion for his homeland that drives him to study the life around him and beyond, which he then transforms through the colours of his artworks, portraying its diversity.

The exhibition Terengganu: Selaut Kasih, Sepantai Sayang brings together Fee Ming’s works on Terengganu and the fisherfolk. These works are organised into four sections, namely Terengganu comes Alive, Unveiling Life, Awaiting the Day’s Catch and Reflection. This exhibition features about 70 watercolour paintings from his early works in the late 1970s to this current year.

Exhibition starts from 17 March to 17 July 2016 located in the Art Gallery, Level 3.

The aim of this exhibition is to showcase Chang Fee Ming’s passion for his hometown through his watercolours, sketches and drawings, hence the title Terengganu: Selaut Kasih, Sepantai Sayang. “A sea of affection, a shore of love” aptly describes all things Terengganu from the eyes of Terengganu-born artist from Dungun depicting stories of the rural people, culture and landscape of Terengganu.

The batik sarong, daily activities, the sea, shore and fishermen – all these elements are often featured in these watercolour paintings. Chang Fee Ming, as an artist, he is very conscious of the world around him – the environment, way of life and local culture, as well as the welfare of the local community, including traditional craftsmen and performers. It is his passion for his homeland that drives him to study the life around him and beyond, which he then transforms through the colours of his artworks, portraying its diversity.

The exhibition Terengganu: Selaut Kasih, Sepantai Sayang brings together Fee Ming’s works on Terengganu and the fisherfolk. These works are organised into four sections, namely Terengganu comes Alive, Unveiling Life, Awaiting the Day’s Catch and Reflection. This exhibition will feature about 70 watercolour paintings from his early works in the late 1970s to this current year.

If one could see the fisherfolk through the eyes of Chang Fee Ming, more attention would then be given in appreciating their lives, their livelihood and their culture. Fee Ming is an artist who tries to promote the life of the fisherfolk and those living in the coastal vllages through his paintings because to him in Terengganu lies a sea of affection, a shore of love.

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