Ping Lian Yeak (born 1993)
is a
Malaysian Australian artist based in Sydney. He is described as having reached a significant artistic achievement. He was diagnosed with autism at a young age.
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Overview
Born in Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia
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in 1993, Pian Lian Yeak was diagnosed with autism at a young age and was gradually trained in visual arts through the use of private instruction. After his family moved to Sydney in 2006, Yeak's work gained notice and began to be featured at various art and educational venues,United Nations
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building in New York.[ Yeak's work is described as "colourful and attractive", and he has been described as a prodigious autistic ]savant
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Those with the condition generally have a neurodevel ...
.[Treffert, D. A. (2007). The autistic artist,“special faculties,” and savant syndrome. ''Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine'', ''161''(4), 323-323.][Clark, T. (2016). ''Exploring Giftedness and Autism: A Study of a Differentiated Educational Program for Autistic Savants''. Routledge.]
His art was introduced to the United States at an exhibition at Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union, is a private college on Cooper Square in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-s ...
University in Manhattan and the Henry Gregg Gallery in Brooklyn by Dr. Rosa C. Martinez[
Yeak was a finalist in the Australian Government's 2008 National Disability Awards.National Disability Awards finalists announced]
Australian Department of Social Services. 11 November 2008. Ping Lian Yeak has been internationally featured in numerous books including:
* Knowledge- e6’ by EBS (2011) published in Korea, Ping Lian Yeak included amongst the Real Rain Man (Kim Peek), Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Edward Buffett, etc.
* Real Reading 3 - Creating an Authentic Reading Experience (2012). English textbook published by PEARSON Longman .
* The Prodigy's Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent by J.Ruthsatz and K. Stephens (2016)
* "I Want To Be Artist": An Autistic Savant's Voice and A Mother's Dream Transformed onto Canvas (2017). . Written by Ping Lian’s mom Sarah SH Lee, edited by Dr. Rosa C. Martinez, forewords by Dr Darold Treffert and art critic John McDonald.
* Artism: The Art of Autism; by Debra Hosseini (Author), Rosa C. Martinez PH.D. (Editor) 2011
* ‘Islands of Genius’ by Dr. Darold Treffert (2010)
* Clark, T. (2016). Exploring Giftedness and Autism: A study of a differentiated educational program for autistic savants. Routledge.
*“Adventures in Autism” by Peter A. LaPorta (USA) - featured in one chapter of the book
*“The Savant Syndrome: Intellectual Impairment, Astonishing Condition” by Osvaldo Cairo Battistutti (Mexico, 2021)
* The Covid Canvas: Artist Profiles and Interviews of the Pandemic Era by Dr. Rosa C. Martinez (USA 2021)
Ping Lian Yeak was also featured in the documentary “FIERCE LOVE and ART”, (USA) narrated by Temple Grandin.
See also
* Autistic art
* Autism rights movement
The autistic rights movement, also known as the autism acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability rights movement. It emphasizes the neurodiversity paradigm, viewing autism as a set of naturally occurring variations in ...
References
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1993 births
Australian people of Malaysian descent
Malaysian artists
Autistic artists
Australian autistic people
Australian artists with disabilities
Living people