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Choo Git Man or GM Choo was born in Perak in 1939. He was among the pioneering Malaysian artists who helped establish batik as a modern fine art medium. Active since the 1960s, his works reflect a confident fusion of traditional wax-resist techniques with modernist composition, marked by bold forms, rhythmic lines and expressive colour. Drawing inspiration from rural life, animals and nature, Choo embraces the organic qualities of batik with crackle lines, tonal variations and controlled spontaneity to animate his compositions. His batik paintings stand as important contributions to the evolution of modern Malaysian art and remain sought after for their artistic and historical significance. Chuah Siew Teng is a brilliant artist in the batik medium and he is acknowledged to be one of Malaysia’s most celebrated artists. Born in 1944 in Penang, Malaysia, Siew Teng had won many art awards even before obtaining a formal art education at the Ravensburne College of Art and City & Guild Art School in England in 1965. Siew Teng expressed a great interest in batik art at a very early age and was exposed to this art medium by the master of batik art, his father, Chuah Thean Teng. In 1961, 1962 and 1963, Slew Teng was the winner of the “Art Prize” in the open art competition held in North Malaysia. In 1964 he won the “Certificate of Merit” at the National Art Competition with his painting entitled “Joy of Living”. The following year he was awarded a prize at the Malaysia Artist Competition for his painting “Outdoor”. Chuah’s batik paintings are celebrated for their fusion of Chinese ink sensibilities, Southeast Asian subject matter, and modernist abstraction. His restrained palette and economical line reflect a deep understanding of form, while the textured ground underscores the tactile nature of batik as both process and expression.