On's Qing Gallery collaborates with great names to promote art to the community
“Someone once told me that walking into a space without art is like walking into a city without architecture,” shares Patrick On, the founder of and advisor for Qing Gallery, who is an art collector himself.
The contemporary artistic space located in Desa Parkcity, Kuala Lumpur, allows guests to indulge in and explore curated artworks, which are arranged according to shows or themes. One of the main reasons for the opening of the gallery, according to On, was to give residents as well as visitors to the locale a space to appreciate and enjoy art forms.
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“After two years of the pandemic and staying at home, I felt that there’s a lot of passion in art that have been pent up and couldn’t be shared. As a collector, when this space was made available, I decided to convert it into a gallery to express the joy of art, which comes about through sharing it with others. Desa Parkcity is a very vibrant community, it’s family-orientated and there’s a lot of beauty surrounding it, so we decided to inject art to further beautify the area,” says On.
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At the time of our visit, we got to preview works from the Legendary Masters in collaboration with the AFK Collection that were on display. Meanwhile, we were told that Qing Gallery’s upcoming show this February would be showcasing the works of Hong Kong-born artist Karwai Chan, who was also raised locally and grew up in Ipoh, Perak.
“This will be the first time she’s coming out of her ultra-realistic portraits and showcase some surrealism in abstract portraits. The theme for this show is superheroes, which is personal to her, because when she was younger she was bullied in school, and always looked for heroes in her life; this will also mark her first-ever solo show. It’ll be an exciting display, and there will be a character to relate with no matter who you are,” On explains.
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