THE ORANGUTAN HOUSE

THE ORANGUTAN HOUSE THE ORANGUTAN HOUSE was established in 1993 as the studio-gallery of Charles CHAM in Malacca, Malays THEREFORE, I DRAW WHAT I THINK AND PAINT WHAT I FEEL.
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"I BELIEVE THAT DRAWING IS THINKING AND PAINTING IS FEELING. AS THERE IS NO FEELING WITHOUT THINKING, THERE IS ALSO NO PAINTING WITHOUT DRAWING." Charles CHAM started painting at the age of five inspired by the first movie he ever saw. It was a story about an artist with a magic brush and everything he painted became alive. He painted birds and they flew away. He painted fish and they swam away in

the river. Finally he painted a woman, she became alive and they fell in love. When Charles came home that day after the movie, he started to draw a portrait of the painter on the floor with some cake powder belonging to his mother. That was his first portrait. Charles CHAM's works are based on the eastern philosophy of Yin and Yang - the duality of life and the attraction of opposites. He believes that everything has another side, visible or not. His works show two paintings on one canvas, with each facing in the opposite direction." He also believes in the art of drawing and in the simplicity of forms. "Simplicity is the most profound stage one can achieve, in art and in life." "There is no painting without drawing. For a painting to be strong, it has to come from a drawing. Drawing is the basis of it all - the mother of art. Drawing is the thought, the idea; painting is the emotion, the expression." "I believe that drawing is thinking and painting is feeling. Therefore, I draw what I think and paint what I feel. As there is no feeling without thinking, there is also no painting without drawing. Sometimes I feel more comfortable calling my works painted drawings rather than just paintings." Charles CHAM has exhibited in France, Switzerland, Portugal, Bali, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Malaysia. His works are in private art collections in more than 40 countries. For more information and works:
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#3164 THE MYSTERY COUPLE. Oil on canvas, 2026, 152.5x152.5cm.
15/08/2026

#3164 THE MYSTERY COUPLE.
Oil on canvas, 2026, 152.5x152.5cm.


#3100 BLUE MAGIC. Oil on canvas, 2025, 150x150cm.
15/08/2026

#3100 BLUE MAGIC.
Oil on canvas, 2025, 150x150cm.


#3160 ARTIST PROFILE. Oil on canvas, 2025, 150x150cm.
15/08/2026

#3160 ARTIST PROFILE.
Oil on canvas, 2025, 150x150cm.

#2816 AGONY AND ECSTASY. OIL ON CANVAS, 2021, 150X149CM.
13/08/2026

#2816 AGONY AND ECSTASY.
OIL ON CANVAS, 2021, 150X149CM.


#3162 COME TOGETHER. Oil on canvas, 2026, 122.5x122.5cm.
11/08/2026

#3162 COME TOGETHER.
Oil on canvas, 2026, 122.5x122.5cm.


#3166 THE THIRD EYE. Oil on canvas, 2026, 122x122cm.
09/08/2026

#3166 THE THIRD EYE.
Oil on canvas, 2026, 122x122cm.


🔴 #3102 The Secret Meeting🙏Johannes Schmid, Germany.
08/08/2026

🔴 #3102 The Secret Meeting🙏
Johannes Schmid, Germany.


🔴 #3099 Many Colours One World🙏Antonio Carreto García, Madrid Spain
07/08/2026

🔴 #3099 Many Colours One World🙏
Antonio Carreto García, Madrid Spain


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