Representative work by Phuan Thai Meng
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Artist

Phuan Thai Meng

b. 1974, Pontian, Johor, Malaysia · Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Diploma in Fine Art, Malaysian Institute of Art (1996)
  • Painting
  • Installation
  • Social Realism

Phuan Thai Meng paints trompe l'œil social realist landscapes that examine the rapid erosion of civil liberties, rural dispossession, and hyper-urbanization in Malaysia. His meticulous, hyper-detailed canvases challenge state propaganda and the commodification of public land.

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