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Lyrical, symbolic and erotic. The lone flower with the stamen sticking out upright amidst large leaves amidst a barren but picturesque land and swirling cloud formation is stunningly idyllic. The effects are enhanced in its stark monochromatic hues. Chong Siew Ying shows here why she is the high priestess of the panorama with the poetic empathy and melancholic vistas, and her natural kinship with land. The work, Once Upon A Time IV, comes from a body of works in an eponymous exhibition at the Whiteways in Penang, as part of the Georgetown Festival in 2013. An artist who dared to dream, making a beeline for Paris in 1990 after graduating (diploma, Graphic Design) from the Petaling College of Art and Design. She supported her studies at the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Versailles (1991-1994) and then L’Atelier 63 (1994-1996), by working part-time as an au pair. In Paris, she was given solos at the Maison Tch’A, Atelier d’ Maravel and Gallery Café Panique. She was awarded artist’s residencies at Rimbun Dahan, Selangor (1999-2000) and the Vermont Studio Centre, United States (2001). In 2002, she won a Special Award in the highly coveted Young Contemporary Artists (BMS) competition, and she was a finalist in the Hong Kong Sovereign Art Prize in 2009. She has several solo exhibitions at reputable galleries.