Research Article
Malaysian Chinese's Mixed Cultural Identity in Painting Works
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354880, author={Wenyan Geng and Wan Samiati Andriana W Mohamad Daud and Azian Tahir}, title={Malaysian Chinese's Mixed Cultural Identity in Painting Works}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Arts and Culture: “Transforming New Creative Values in Arts and Culture”, INCARTURE 2023, December 5th-6th, 2023, Bandung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={INCARTURE}, year={2025}, month={5}, keywords={malaysian chinese; mixed culture; painting}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354880} }- Wenyan Geng
Wan Samiati Andriana W Mohamad Daud
Azian Tahir
Year: 2025
Malaysian Chinese's Mixed Cultural Identity in Painting Works
INCARTURE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354880
Abstract
Malaysia's multi-ethnic social structure has led Malaysian Chinese artists to come into contact with and adapt to the cultures of different ethnic groups while maintaining their Chinese culture, resulting in a new mixed cultural identity. This study aims to analyse the visual changes and artistic language of the artists in their paintings and to understand the impact of cultural awareness on the style of expression through a qualitative study of seven works from the 1990s. The results show that Malaysian Chinese artists favoured Western artistic mediums and incorporated Chinese ink and wash elements in their works, using Chinese images and customs to reflect the local human life in Malaysia. Currently, the field is not widely researched, and the significance of this study is to provide perspectives on interpreting Chinese paintings and to enrich the research.
