While most of the drawings in Pencil Exercises are simple ones with graphite and colour pencil on graph paper, Liew says that, for this work, the form of the pencil in Censorship is created by making a cut-out on the graph paper. As for cloud projects and the writers, they exercised their imagination in interpreting the works.” “The drawings and the book are exercises in imagination - for me, how much can be done with the form of the pencil and within the imposed order of graph paper. He hopes audiences can appreciate the extent to which a limited medium and subject matter can be expanded. It is the tool that most people first learn to write with,” Liew says, explaining what the writing instrument means to him. The relaunch in Penang will see original drawings accompany the exhibition, along with new pencil paintings on canvas. The book, Pencil Exercises, was released last December at KL Art Book Fair. “In 2022, The Back Room (a gallery I have regularly worked with over the past few years) and cloud projects (a young independent publishing house) arranged to have all 117 drawings compiled into a book. I was posting them on my Instagram as well, updating my progress each time I completed a new drawing,” Liew says.
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“It is a series of pencil drawings of pencils, on graph paper, that I started making over a couple months at the end of 2021. Putting thoughts to paper, artist Liew Kwai Fei’s Pencil Exercises book and exhibition, previously launched at The Back Room in Kuala Lumpur, has been updated and is now on view at ChinaHouse, Penang until July 30. It serves as a conduit for imagination, enabling anyone to draw fantastical worlds, sketch their dreams and explore their artistic talents. With its graphite tip, thoughts, dreams and ideas are brought to life on paper. For children, a pencil represents more than just a writing instrument it embodies endless possibilities and holds the key to unlocking their potential.Ī pencil is a powerful tool for expressing oneself creatively. It is a gateway to imagination, discovery and empowerment.
The humble pencil, seemingly a basic writing tool, holds immense significance.
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