Local artist launches first solo exhibition
Goh (second left) shows one of the images at his gallery as (from left) Lo, Hii and Chung look on.
KUCHING: Local artist Gerald Goh on Friday launched his first solo exhibition showcasing a vast collection of art, photography and poetry works.
The exhibition themed ‘Voyage’ was held at Saradise Gallery here and jointly officiated by Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports permanent secretary Hii Chang Kee and Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang.
Goh speaking at the launching of the exhibition said: “Life is made up of voyages of different magnitude and different times and space, more so in the life of an artist.
“It is the colours of these voyages that enrich our canvases, it is the challenges we faced out of these voyages that give us the strokes that build up the texture on our pieces.”
“Thus, voyages in our lives are far more important then, and in fact, teaches us a lot about our destinations,” he said.
Goh hoped that through the exhibition, he would be able to touch on the voyages of others by offering monetary donation for a good cause.
He pledged to donate half of the proceeds from the sale of ‘The First Eucharist’ and ‘The Risen Peace’ to the Fundraising Committee of SMB St Teresa Kuching and the Kuching Palliative Association respectively.
Other charities benefitting from Gerald’s artworks sale include Sarawak Autistic Society and the National Cancer Society. He also promised to use the proceeds from the sale of other paintings at the exhibition to help ensure the ‘Bergerang’ weaving technique from Sadong Jaya is preserved and passed down to future generation.
Coming from a locally renowned family of potters, Goh was unsurprisingly gifted with talent in pottery and after completing his secondary education in Kuching, he furthered his studies at Duncan Institute of Advanced Ceramics in Fresno, in the US where he specialised in the art glazes and stoneware ceramics.
Besides clay, he also used other medium to express his passion for art, oil and acrylic on canvas.
With a mission to present Sarawak at the international stage, Goh’s works can be found displayed in numerous arts and crafts exhibitions such as the Delphic Games 2009 in Jeju, South Korea, Budaway Festival of Arts Bimp Eaga 2017 and The Contemporary Malaysian and British Arts Exhibitions.
The ‘Voyage’ exhibition is held from June 18 to July 6 and it is part of Saradise Gallery’s planned series of events with the aim of nurturing the Sarawakiana brand of development to the world by unifying Identity, Ecology and Arts. Also present at the launch was Saradise Group chief executive officer Dato Chris Chung.
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