HOM Art Trans: YOUNG GUNS 2016

YOUNG GUNS 2016

Young Guns is an award given to young promising artist who boldly makes an impact in the arena of visual arts by displaying consistency, perseverance and high artistic quality in his or her creations. This tri-annual exposition of works by a new generation of Malaysian contemporary art practitioners is designed to become a platforms to encourage young talents to push and develop their artistic practices further before they can established themselves in the art scene. Many young artists are aware of the realities of daily life and at the early stages of their development they are faced with the options of either to produce works that will appeal to a wider audience or to simply abandon the lofty idea of an art career altogether for something practical.

This year’s YOUNG GUNS showcases the works of 17 young contemporary artists selected by HOM Art Trans as a solid representation of some of the exciting and upcoming talents working in the local art scene today. The various genres and approaches that are identified with these artists as well as the themes and issues that concern them set them distinctively apart from the rest. As this batch of participants are now beginning their artistic careers in earnest, it is hope that this event can serve as helpful platform to spur them on to expand their ideas further while unleashing their potentials in their medium of choice.

The artists selected for this edition of YOUNG GUNS are

1. Ajim Juxta

2. Anniketyni Madian

3. Edroger Rosili

4. Faizal Suhif

5. Fawwaz Shukri

6. Gan Tee Sheng

7. Hisyamuddin Abdullah

8. Jamil Zakaria

9. Khairuddin Zainuddin

10. Sabihis Md Pandi

11. Yim Yen Sum

12. Shafiq Nordin

13. Hafiz Shahimi

14. Meor Saifullah Lulaed

15. Khairul Izham

16. Syahbandi Samat

The basic idea of the exhibition is to give recognition to young artists who have, through sheer hard work and perseverance, developed an approach consistent with their outlooks as visual art practitioners without being too dictated or overwhelmed by market forces. Once selected, each participant is commissioned to produce a big sized work with the instructions that they ‘step out of their comfort zones and challenge their abilities in terms of ideas and techniques’.

To increase the participants’ visibility as well as to inspire other practitioners, YOUNG GUNS is also a travelling exhibition. This year’s YOUNG GUNS exhibition will travel from HOM Art Trans, moving on up south to the MAPS Iskandar Puteri in Johor and ending its run at Whiteaways Arcade in Penang.

ARTWORK

Ajim Juxta

Alive, Even Flow, Garden

2016

Acrylic on canvas
153 x 366 cm (triptych)

RM 15,000

Anniketyni Madian
Lemba Bumbun
2017

Mix of hardwood
213 x 90 x 90 cm

RM 20,000

Edroger C. Rosili

The Greatest View At The Similarities in Features Between the Pinnacles of Two Different Nation (Revisited)
2016

Pulp clay, steel pole & custom banner
439 x 335 cm

RM 38,000

Faizal Suhif
Sebesar Zarah
2016

Monoprint & oil on canvas

305 x 305 cm (diptych)

RM 25,000

Fawwaz Sukri
Exodus
2016

Acrylic & silkscreen on canvas
200 x 200 cm

RM 16,000

Gan Tee Sheng

Delusion (3)

2016

Oil on canvas

200 x 340 cm (diptych)

RM 26,000 / Reserved

Haafiz Shahimi

Delusion Prophecy of Modern Day Paredolia

2016

90 ° Inverted burn, petrol burn & pyrography print on canvas finished with 2K Gloss

188 x 244 cm

Artist's Collection

Hisyamuddin Abdullah
Hidangan Dari Kayangan “Western Taste”
2016

Oil on canvas
214 x 200 cm

RM 16,000

Jamil Zakaria
Bila Si Misai Tak Berkuku...
2016

Steel wire & chicken wire
Variable dimensions

RM 16,000

Khairudin Zainudin
Uncertainty In The Gray Area
2016

Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
183 x 275 cm

RM 25,000 | Reserved

Khairul Izham
Khabar Dari Dunia
2016

Mixed media on canvas
243 x 200 cm

RM 21,500 | Reserved

Meor Saifulah Lulaed

Behind Animal

2016

200 x 244 cm

Mixed media on canvas

RM 14,000

Sabihis Md Pandi
Tertinggi
2016

Carving on MDF board
305 x 122 cm

RM 15,000

Shafiq Nordin
Crisis – Self Defense
2016

Acrylic on Jute
200 x 255 cm

RM 17,000

Syahbandi Samat
Monster Under The Bed II
2016

Ballpoint pen & white pencil on canvas
200 x 230 cm

RM 13,500 / Reserved

Yim Yen Sum

We Are Only Stardust

2017

Embroidery, gauze dye & acrylic on gauze
290 x 210 cm

RM 15,000

OPENING CEREMONY

ARTIST'S PROFILE

Adopted Residency (A-RES) is a six-month residency programme designed for young and emerging local artists to start creating their name and building their own career in the local art scene.

The programme emphasizes on committed studio practice that serves as guidance in art direction and technique for the resident artists, fully supervised by HOM Art Trans and guest artists. They will also be exposed to the reality of being a full time artists.

Towards the end of the programme, all the artworks that are produced during the residency will be exhibited for public viewing.

Southeast Asia Art Group Exchanged Residency (SAGER) is a regional residency programme organized by HOM Art Trans (Malaysia), SageJogja (Indonesia) and Projectspace Pilipinas (Philippines).

The exchanged residency takes in artists with at least five years of experience and SAGER enables Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipino artists to foster and strengthen regional ties, as well as to network and establish a better understanding of their neighbours.

The residency entails 30-days each in Kuala Lumpur, Jogjakarta and Manila. During this time, artists-in-residences not only produce artworks for exhibitions in each city, but also partake in studio visits, gallery and art institution visits, as well as introductions to significant art collectors and art communities.

Aside from these physical dialogues, SAGER also fosters a visual dialogue, as artists from these three countries are encouraged to engage in cross-cultural meditations and to broach new visual languages in their works.

ARTRIANGLE is an exhibition showcasing the latest artworks from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. With the purpose of increasing the appreciation of art in this region through a more open network of exchange and to further inculcate closer working ties amongst our artists, it aspires to energies a 4-way art dialogue between these countries and inadvertently, adds more excitement to the art scene in Southeast Asia.

ARTIANGLE is also a fund-raising event. Benefits from the sales of the exhibition will be channelled to the MATAHATI Art Fund (MAF).

MAF is an effort that provides funds to support visual artists and help the art scene in general. It will go towards assisting in the welfare of those artists in need, which includes incidences involving natural disasters, accidents and health issues. MAF is also used as a grant for artists to initiate art projects and art activities.

Artaidartist is a social media platform that’s purpose and intention is to introduce and market fine artworks in a series of virtual exhibitions. This platform was initiated in efforts to support artists who have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, and who have struggled to make ends meet during the continuous implementation of MCO.

Artists whose works are sold will be entitled to fifty percent of the sale of their works, while the remaining fifty percent will be donated to participating artists whose works were not purchased during the showcase. The distribution of profit will not only represent a community of artists coming together in solidarity towards those in financial need, but will also provide support to as many artists as possible..

Artaidartist is an open call that involves all Malaysian visual artists, comprising of young, emerging, and established. Featuring some of their best work, all artworks will be capped between RM500 to RM5000. This special offer which is below the market price, will allow the sale to be more accessible and affordable to a larger pool of art enthusiasts and young collectors.

MEA Award is a biennial competition that honours the most promising young artists in Malaysia. Its main goal is to recognize the country's top emerging talents and to give them the opportunity to break into the local and international art scenes.

The 5 artists with the highest number of votes from a panel of respected juries will receive cash prize, coucher for art materials, 10-day travel grant to a city in Southeast Asia and a showcase of their works.

MEA Award is joint-organized by HOM Art Trans and Galeri Chandan.