TRX Canvas Collective, an initiative by Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), celebrates emerging talents by showcasing their finest works to a wider audience. Housed in the spectacular glass structure, TRX Link Building, it reflects our vision in championing Kuala Lumpur’s lifestyle and cultural scene. TRX stands as a vibrant urban space where business and finance thrive alongside arts and creativity, brought to life through curated installations, community programmes, and exciting events.
For our first installation, Whimsical Wonderland, immerse yourself in the imaginative worlds crafted by artists who redefine the ordinary and transport you beyond the everyday.
Explore each piece and uncover their stories. Learn more about the artists and their inspirations.
For any enquiries on the art pieces, please message/WhatsApp +6019-274-8000.
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Genesis
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Size: 183cm x 304cm
RM 10,000
Throughout time, various forms of life have emerged on Earth. The unidentified creatures possess advanced technological knowledge that grants human beings high intelligence (IQ). They utilize humans as subjects for experiments, aiming to create a sentient robot. However, these robots lack emotions and could potentially threaten humanity's existence in the future.
The fusion of humans and machines has resulted in a new form of life in the future world, capable of interacting and reproducing with different creatures endlessly. These beings, characterized by red flesh, are on the verge of being digitized. They no longer experience genuine emotions and feelings but instead continue to propagate until the world is ultimately destroyed.
Fall Into
Series of Work: No.1
Medium: Mix Medium on Canvas
Size: 90cm x 160cm
RM 6,500 (each)
Change of mind
Series of Work: No.2
Medium: Mix Medium on Canvas
Size: 90cm x 160cm
RM 6,500 (each)
This series was born out of the artist’s life experience, when the changes faced in art school triggered Tong to explore her second source of inspiration, where self-doubt, sullenness and confusion led to uncertainty. Instead of running away from an atmosphere of shock and embarrassment, the artist honed into her inner story. Being lonely and without listeners has allowed Tong to strengthen her own artistic style and build on her works’ beauty and originality. The path to the next stop is to move forward while being true to self and enjoying the journey.
The Artist:
Lim Tong Xin
Lim Tong Xin is a multidisciplinary fine who completed her Diploma in Fine Art from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 2022, where she refined her skills and explored various approaches to art-making.
She incorporates non-conventional materials into her work, reflecting her belief that art exists in all things, including the overlooked and mundane. Her compositions are characterized by bold contrasts, vibrant colors, and complex lines, creating dynamic visual experiences that invite viewers to engage emotionally.
Central to her art is the exploration of chaos and beauty — were spontaneous lines and structured patterns balance disorder with harmony, mirroring the complexities of human experience.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/tongxinlim/
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Positive Affirmations I, II & III
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Size: 61.0 x 91.4 cm
RM 2,500 (each)
These pieces were inspired by the environment an Asian child grows up in, typically with tough love from parents but as time passes, gentle parenting is more encouraged nowadays. However, during my childhood, we must become our own gentle parent by accepting who we are because our parents, despite meaning well for us to succeed in life, tend to have high expectations that can cause damage if we do not balance it out with self-acceptance and self-love.
The Artist:
Afiqah Binti Sulaiman
Afi Sulaiman creates art that is an exploration of numerous lines, patterns, textures and colours; there is a sense of innocence and nostalgia. Experimenting the modern genre of collage through digitalization, she also uses tactile texture, ranging from painting and beadings.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/afisulaiman/
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The Aura Alchemist
Material: Mixed media on canvas (Oil, acrylic, water-mixable oil, and gold leaf)
Size (cm): 116.84cm x 116.84cm
RM 3,000
Two rabbits act as deity -like figures overseeing the aura, one on the left and one on the right. Both of the human rabbits holds a small rabbit. In the middle, there is a triangle that disperses energy. The left rabbit channels the energy from the held rabbit, directing positive energy into the triangle tower, which transforms it into colorful light. This light then shines into the eyes of the right rabbit, dispelling the negative energy enveloping the small rabbit. Unfortunately, the right rabbit has absorbed a significant amount of negative energy, turning into a little demon. Glowing circle around the rabbits represent different auras and emotions.
The Artist:
Lim Ai Li
Lim Ai Li’s work explores spirituality, the supernatural, and the interconnectedness of all beings. A recent graduate from Dasein Academy of Art, her vibrant art often features human-rabbits as symbols of mental and emotional growth, reflecting the journey toward self-awareness and spiritual enlightenment.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/artbyailies/
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Car Jam
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 76 CM x 101 cm
RM 350
Little joys even in mundane routines.
The Artist:
Adam Jamaluddin
Adam a.k.a Artdumple is a landscape architecture graduate working as a creative designer. His artworks revolve around his personal likes and life through a playful lens that is conveyed using vibrant colours and fun characters. Currently in his art journey, he is re-exploring traditional mediums, on top of improving his digital art style.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/artdumple/
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Astronaut Baby on a Dead Fish
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 50.8 x 76.2 cm
*Not for sale
A human child-like figure with a blue-green helmet on its head lays on a silver fish with white polyester and bits of red candy spilling out of its belly. Two decapitated teddy bear heads rest on either side of the polyester, gazing up at the anomaly. This piece invites viewers to reflect on all the unexpected things that happen in our lives and accept that we don’t have to make sense of things in order for it to exist.
The Artist:
Danielle Lin Xuan-En
Danielle Lin Xuan-En is an artist and curator whose works have been exhibited in various art galleries and festivals both locally and internationally. She is the founder of Danielle Lin Art, a multi-functional studio space in GMBB, Bukit Bintang.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/daniellelinart/
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Bunga Harum Hantu Dalam
Medium: Acrylic on Irregular Canvas
Size: 54cm x 52 cm
RM 800
As a human being, someone who looks good from the outside does not mean they are innocent. We all have good and bad in us just like the proverbs; "bunga yang harum itu ada juga durinya". Every human is not perfect and we must be humble because of that.
The Artist:
Muhammad Syahid bin Sabri
Muhammad Syahid holds a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Fine Arts from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). His artistic practice often features vibrant and cheerful colours juxtaposed against the realism treatment of the art with darker subject matters.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/schahizd/
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Whispering tears
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 56 x 82cm (Diptych)
RM 1,080
The character holded the buddy’s tears with its ears, symbolizing the act of listening to their pain. Poor communication, often stemming from a lack of listening and truly seeing the other person, is a key cause of relationship issues. Interrupting, rushing to conclusions, or demanding to be heard before understanding creates emotional distance and damages relationships. True listening requires patience and a calm mind, allowing us to enter another’s inner world and form a strong bonding.
Skipping Together
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 63 x 89 cm
RM 1,880
The artwork explores the sorrow of a toxic relationship, highlighting unhealthy attachment styles like anxious and avoidant attachment. The characters’ bodies are unsettlingly intertwined, yet their faces turn in opposite directions, symbolizing disconnection. The bean represents internal fears rooted from family, personal beliefs, insecurities, or betrayal. The spiral signifies an repeating and endless cycle. Tears from a suffering character transform into a skipping rope, illustrating the potential for the pair to either break the toxic cycle and grow or remain trapped in it. The blurry painting technique also emphasizes unclear boundaries, reinforcing the theme. The work wishes to inspire the viewers to reflect on their own relationship with our closed ones.
The Artist:
Tan Sze Yu
Tan Sze Yu captivates audiences with her whimsical, childlike creations, her work seamlessly blends personal emotions with universal human experiences. Through vivid narratives, she invites viewers to reconnect with their inner child, offering a profound exploration of self-reflection and shared humanity.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebunnytofu/
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Don't miss this opportunity to check out the TRX Canvas Collective at TRX Link Building and if you're interested in purchasing a featured artwork, please message/WhatsApp
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