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From big cat to domestic cat, but don’t let that contented proud-looking feline fool you of its tame, timid nature. The cat, fat and furry at that, is set large against the backdrop of a mock Chinese-ink painting landscape, reversing the Chinese aesthetic of the living thing as a mere insignificant speck in the greater cosmos of things. For the ornamentation and sense of movement, three butterflies are shown hovering around and yes, there is that inconspicuous stalk of flowers.Chong Siew Ying first studied for her Diploma in Graphic Design at the Petaling College of Art and Design but impetuously decided to continue her studies in Paris in 1990, at the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Versailles (1991-1994) and then L’Atelier 63 (1994-1996), supporting herself by working part-time as an au pair. Two artist’s residencies – Rimbun Dahan, Selangor (1999-2000) and the Vermont Studio Centre, United States (2001, Freeman Asian Artist Fellowship) proved timely in her taking stock as well as tiding over her financial struggles. 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 was also featured in high-profiled international events like Art Stage Singapore in 2015 (Being Human: Figuratism of 16 Malaysian Artists). Even before she held her first solo in Kuala Lumpur of her selected works 1996-1997 in 1998, she had had solos in Paris, namely at the MaisonTch’A, Atelier d’ Maravel and Gallery CafePanique. Her solos in Malaysia include Infinity (2011), Idylle: New Paintings (2008); Many Splendoured Things (2006); and Going Away, Coming Home (2002).