JayLim reveals his first signature style, Miss Hua – the fictional character of a young woman based on the Shanghai 50’s era. On 19th and 20th September 2008, JayLim will travel up north to Penang’s Han Chiang College for his second solo exhibition entitled A Journey to Nanyang – Dance with the Flowers.

The upcoming exhibition is part of a cross-cultural project with a group of other talented artists from Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The designers are Nakanari, Josef Lee, Muid Latif, Urban-Cr3atures and Fusionwave. The land of Malaysia has always been the perfect place to learn and practice the traditions, the customs and the languages.

Even the cultural heritage that we see still standing along Petaling Street and Jalan Mesui, for example, is an integral link between the past and the future that continuously shape our perspective and understanding of the present world. JayLim’s latest creation truly echoes one important mission – to preserve one’s culture whether it be in the form of speaking the dialect, practicing the protocols, taking care of the buildings or appreciating art. “There is a huge following in western culture and modern living, and this situation will have an effect on the identity of a country, or a person,” said JayLim. He believes that it is through design that he can pass the message on to the general audience.

At the exhibition we will share the stories of the designers and their experiences in the ever-demanding creative industry through keynote speakers Mr. Lim Chun-Woei from Han Chiang College, Muid Latif (creative director and founder of DMP), Luk Chee Chew from Fusionwave and JayLim himself.

The exhibition will also see the differences in styles and perspectives through poster presentations. - more - Details of events: Pre Party (invite-only) 6th September 2008, 4pm – 7pm Flora Art & Design House Address: No. 16-G, Jalan Puteri 5/1, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor. Solo Exhibition 19th & 20th September 2008, 11am – 5pm Han Chiang College, Penang Address: Lim Lean Teng Road, Georgetown, 11600 Penang

J.C. Wong, born in Penang, Malaysia, graduated from The One Academy of Communication Design in 1995, majoring in Visual Arts. JC loves watching movies, relaxing at beaches & creating picture books.

Besides 5 years' experience of teaching art at The One Academy, JC was also previously involved in various artistic projects such as Animation Pre-Production, Children's Books, Fashion Illustrations, Comics & etc. In 2003, JC founded a creative studio in video production which produced over 50 TV Identity Short Films for Channel [V], the most popular music Station in Asia.

JC has always been very passionate in exploring & adopting artistic contents into his creative art projects. At present, JC is managing JC Wong Productions, a Concept, Art & Design studio & he is also involved in Satir psychology course studies, creating his new Picture Book & wishes to have his book published around the world.

Jerome Moo Wen Han, is a Malaysian artist currently living in Singapore and working for Lucasfilm Animation Singapore as a digital artist in the Digital Artist Group (DAG for short) since September 2006. He is working on various media: Film, TV and Games, doing mainly conceptual works and some 3d modeling.

Jerome graduated from The One Academy of Communication Design with a Diploma in Illustration in the year 2002, and was awarded the Dean's List Scholar of the Academy upon graduation. Thereafter, he worked at GameBrains Sdn. Bhd. back in Malaysia from 2002 to 2006 as a concept and graphic artist. Jerome has also worked as a freelance illustrator for various organization; McCann-Erickson Malaysia; Coca-Cola Malaysia; and so on. His latest clients include Imaginary Friends Studio, for which he did some fun and exciting works, including conceptual art for a game (by Timegate Studios), illustrations for card games (Warhammer 40k, Soul Calibur 3, Street Fighter), and comic colourings (Tales of Army of Darkness, Fear the Dead, etc). His work was also included in Ballistic Publishing's latest "Exotique 2".

Check out Jerome Moo's impressive drawings, ranging from concept art, to digital art, comics, and even traditional art.

Shieko, who is responsible for Too Phat 360 Degree CD covers, is a true manga fan and enjoys vector art and graffiti.

She's one of the popular street artists in town, joining with her is SWS (Sembur With Style). She's now a full time freelance illustrator. She has won some illustration awards in 4A's Kancil Awards Malaysia.

Shieko is also a member of Digital Malaya.