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Kwan Chin

Kwan Chin (Born 1946) was active/lived in Malaysia.  Kwan Chin is known for Painting, batik.

Kwan Chin was born in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur in 1946. He attended the Nan Yang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore, where he learned using traditional media including charcoal, watercolour and oils. A stint as a commercial artist in an advertising firm followed, but a brief introduction to batik sparked his interest and he quickly turned to batik art, which he became very famous for. Vividly coloured batik paintings are Chin's specialty and collectors all over the world tend to have a copy of Kwan Chin's works of art, which mainly depict scenes of Malaysian life. The upcoming exhibitions in London and Miami will be the first cities out of Asia to showcase his masterpieces. It is indeed a great opportunity for Kwan Chin to further promote his batik pieces at the international level, especially when countries like the US and the UK are already familiar and are fans of the traditional art of batik. Two of Kwan Chin's highlighted pieces include the Vegetable Seller and the Village Scene   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2336 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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