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PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #19

ABOUT YEOH JIN LENG Born in 6th of February 1929, Yeoh Jin Leng received his early education in Anderson School, Ipoh from 1940 to 1949. In 1958, he attended Renaissance Art at Cautauld Institute. He later furthered his study in both National Diploma in Design (1961) and Chelsea Diploma for Painting (1961) at Chelsea School […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #18

Anthony Lau is known for his contributions towards modern sculptures in Malaysia, Anthony has artworks in the collection that cover several versatile mediums, such as cement, wood and also metal. Anthony Lau was a great influence for modern sculptures in the 50s alongside his contemporaries such as Yeoh Jin Leng,Syed Ahmad Jamal & Abdul Latiff […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #17

Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal was a National Laureate, he was also once the director of the national art gallery and also an important artist, curator and designer. Syed Ahmad Jamal was the designer of the Logo for The National Art Gallery of Malaysia,he had wrote many publications that documents and chronicled some of the core […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #16

CURATOR NOTES: In 2010, Valentine Willie Fine Art had published a book documenting the works of of Yee-I-Lann, written by Beverly Yong and Adeline Ooi entitled Fluid World. The publication had also covered The Horizon series with a statement by Yee I-Lann, entailing her feelings and fascination with the subject of horizon when she was […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #15

CURATOR NOTES: To the center of the painting lies a still figure embedded by multiple arrows, a somber imagery closely reminded me from the story of Benkei Musashibo, who, according to legend, died standing full of arrows piercing through his body to protect his master, Yoshitsune Minamoto. On the left-hand side of the painting is […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #14

Roskhalida Sabihan had wrote a statement for this work that was made for the SAKSI exhibition. According to the catalog: ‘’ on 12th April 1956 communist terrorist had blown a railroad in Tapah, Perak. By using classical colors this painting is rendered with such a mood as such for the documentation of history in the […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #13

CURATOR NOTES: SANUBARI was the title for a photography exhibition celebrating photographer Nirmala Karuppiah back in 2015, a graphic designer from 1996 to 2005. Nirmala was noted to be a freelance photographer from 2005 up to 2015 (SANUBARI – portraits in motion, a solo exhibition by Nirmala Karuppiah, 2015)  In the preface of the catalog, […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #12

CURATOR NOTES: Muram Serius is among the early 70s Malaysian modern & post-modern work in the collection which had applied photographic elements. Based on the inventory of the national permanent collection, the works entered the collection alongside Statement I by Nirmala Shanmughalingam, followed by an etching with a negative print by Abdul Latiff Mohidin entitled […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #11

KELUARGA by Abdul Latiff Mohidin is one among two of the earliest printmaking works by Abdul Latiff Mohidin that was acquired into the collection. The artwork visualized a negative photographic print consisting of 3 figures at the bottom of the work that was composed with long totemic rectangular structure that at first glance, resembled embedded […]

PHOTO ART EXHIBITION : ARTWORKS QR CODE #10

CURATOR NOTES: This work was first exhibited in 1973 and had won the Major award for the show entitled ‘’Manusia dan Alamnya.  It is also one of the earlier social commentary works based on environmental issues that was acquired for the collection, a juxtaposed effort and pre-cursor towards contemporary art that is universal in its […]