Ping Lian's work, "Ubudiah Mosque I" was sold for RM100,000.00 to
an anonymous bidder at the Grand Auction of the RDA Charity Ball in aid
of the Riding for the Disabled Association, Malaysia...... 20 Nov 2004
Some of the encouraging responses to the sale of " Ubudiah
Mosque I " :
~ Hearties congratulation on the sale of Ping Lian's artworks. It is wonderful
that he can make such a difference in other people's lives too. Best wishes. - From Nicola Kuok
~ Well done Ping Lian! For someone his age, this is remarkable. -
From Lee Yen
Upcoming Events:
SHOWCASE artworks by PRODIGIOUS SAVANT ~ Ping Lian,Yeak autistic.
The Golden Sands Resort, Penang, Malaysia.
22 June - 30 June 2010 More details
August 2009 Official Opening of Ping Lian's Permanent Gallery in Malaysia - Ping Lian @
The Art Commune.
More details
"ART GOES BEYOND BORDERS AND DISABILITIES"
2009 Asia ParaArt Tokyo.
10 Sep- 16 Sept More details
MAY 2009 - ArtFirst! Princeton USA
May 2nd - June 12th
2009 More details
"STROKES OF GENIUS": Extraordinary Savant Art Exhibition.
United Nations Plaza, New York May 21st More details
Ping Lian Yeak An 11 year old specially gifted artist in Malaysia
By Darold A. Treffert, MD
I was delighted to learn about Ping Lian through the worldwide savant syndrome
website which brought his remarkable work, and his dedicated family, to my attention.
Ping Lian's artwork stands on its own demonstrating a remarkable artistic ability
in an 11 year old boy. His drawings are colorful, cheerful and impressive. Those
drawings take on an added significance, however, when one sees that such a-bility
co-exists with a dis-ability as described by his mother and teachers. Savant
Syndrome is a rare condition in which remarkable skills and abilities-islands
of genius-are seen in striking contrast to limitations from a variety of circumstances
such as autism or other developmental disabilities. Such artistic prowess as
Ping Lian demonstrates, in addition to providing us with beautiful art, serves
as a source of satisfaction, development and growth for him, helping eventually
to minimize whatever limitations might spring from his disabilities. Standing
behind and beside each of the savants I have worked with as well, however, is
a dedicated, patient, loving, determined and perpetually optimistic family which
appreciates the special gift within their child, and wish to share it more widely
with world. Thus we all become, then, the beneficiaries of that special giftedness,
and that determination and optimism, while the artist himself continues to grow
and flourish.
About Darold A. Treffert, M.D.
Dr. Treffert, a Wisconsin psychiatrist, Author of Extraordinary People: Understanding
the Savant Syndrome, has been studying the Savant Syndrome for 40 years. He
was a consultant to the movie Rain Man and has appeared on Today, Oprah, Larry
King Live, Discovery and many other shows. He has been included in The Best
Doctors in America since 1979 to the present time...... Information from,
http://members.authorsguild.net/treffert/
