CHEAH WUN CHOW 谢焕洲
b. Kuala Lumpur, 1946

MYNAS PERCHING ON PLANTAIN, 2021
相见欢，辛丑年

Signed, dated and inscribed (lower left) with three artist seals
Ink and colour on paper, finger ink, mounted (tuodi)
69 cm x 139 cm

题识：相见欢。辛丑年冬。谢焕洲指画并题。
钤印：焕洲、老谢、美意延年

Inscriptions: Joyous encounter. During winter in the year of Xinchou. Finger painted and inscribed by Cheah Wun Chow.

MYNAS PERCHING ON PLANTAIN 相见欢 (2021) | CHEAH WUN CHOW 谢焕洲

谢焕洲于1970年从马来西亚艺术学院毕业，成为该学院首届毕业生。他以朴实、拙凿苍古的指画作品独树一帜。指画艺术是中国稀有的绘画技法，画家以指为笔，结合对绘画技巧的理解、对画题的感觉与颜色、水的运用以及触觉，表现艺术的心得，而谢焕洲则是我国的佼佼者。

谢焕洲于1979年在吉隆坡中华大会堂举办了首次个人指画展，随后在吉隆坡及其他地方展出，并走向国际舞台，包括大马国家画廊（1975）、新加坡（1990）、中国辽宁省博物馆（1991）、中国武汉美术中心（1992）等。他的指画过程曾被韩国录影队（2001）和TV2录影队（2004）录制并播放。他不仅创作，还致力于指画教育和推广，担任谢氏美术研究班以及马来西亚指画研究会的导师。

Graduating from the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) in 1970, Cheah Wun Chow is a Malaysian pioneer of the unique finger-painting technique in traditional Chinese ink art. His artistic footprint extends across various solo exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur, including Art House Gallery (1985), Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (1996) and many more. His works were also exhibited at the National Art Gallery, Singapore, Liaoning Provincial Museum (China), among others. Notably, Cheah's finger-painting expertise earned him a special merit gold prize in China's "Top 100 Chinese Finger-Painting Artists' Artwork Collection" publication in 1992.