Drawing Matter



Do drawings matter? This group show celebrates the importance of drawing as a form of artistic expression. Artworks by a selection of artists will reveal thoughts on this technique.
  
Drawings Matter? focuses on the technique of “drawing” as a mean of artistic expression. Expanding from the conventional sense of “drawing” - typically understood by many as pencil doodles on paper - this exhibition aims to gather artists to interpret its significance.

By reassessing their approach, the selected artists offer a myriad of aesthetic exploration to offer their methodical aspects of drawing. The traditional notion of “drawing” that is composed of pen, paper and lines now seem archaic yet pertinent.

Curator: Sarah Abu Bakar

eCatalogue


Artworks



Abdullah Jones (b. 1964)


Abdullah Jones’ abstract works are witty and are a reflection of current times. A multi-media artist, Abdullah Jones is also known for his contemporary batik paintings. His solo exhibitions included Lolong (2018) and Blues Malaya (2017) at ArtCube Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions namely Batik: Evolution of Identity – A Travelling Exhibition (2019) at University of Malaya Art Gallery; Morphosis (2018) at Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur; Amal Insani (2017) at Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur; and Love Me and My Batik (2016) at Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, to name but a few.  

Hantu Lawan Hantu #2
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #3
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #4
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #5
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #6
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #7
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #8
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Hantu Lawan Hantu #9
Pen on canvas
64 x 64 cm
2019
RM 2,800

Afiq Faris (b. 1991, Kuala Lumpur)


Afiq Faris explores unconventional materials and techniques such as dry medium drawing on tissue paper, inkjet print, washed and re-fix using graphite, color pencil marker and acrylic on tissue paper. Each of the two artworks from his Currency series is then coated with resin on wood and canvas producing a delicate drawing yet with an everlasting quality of a sculpture.  

Gaya (Balut)
Paper towel, rice paper, mixed dry drawing media, resin & paint on plywood
92 x 92 cm
2019
RM 4,000

Mutu (Menthol)
Inkjet on paper towel, acrylic, color pencil, resin, marker & paint on plywood
92 x 92 cm
2019
RM 4,000

Keunggulan (King size)
Inkjet on paper towel, acrylic, resin & paint on plywood
92 x 92 cm
2019
RM 4,000

Agnes Lau Pik Yoke (b. 1990, Kuala Lumpur)

Agnes Lau’s concern for art making is process-oriented. Her innovative choice of media such as smoked firing ceramic on MDF board and burnt marks on Chinese rice paper gives a fresh perspective into the Malaysian contemporary art today.

After completing her studies at Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur in 2015, Agnes delves into her art practice which involves the search of harmony in everyday life. The ordinary yet ignored objects or activities from daily life plays a role in her study and she tries to stimulate a reflection through art making processes. Her work lies between systematic and non-systematic processes within a determined time and space. Incorporating both the conscious and unconscious mind, she allows various forms to take place in her work, juggling between drawing, painting and printmaking on different materials.

Black Lines on White Plane
Mix media on plywood
100 x 100 cm
2019
RM 5,600

Anas Afandi (b. 1991, Perak)

Anas Afandi graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art from the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur in 2015. His artistic practice includes drawing, collage and painting inspired by his emotions, perspectives and experiences. Since graduating, Anas has been involved in a wide range of creative discipline such as artmaking, curating, writing, furniture making and music.

In Drawings Matter?, Anas produced a set of work entitled Analogi Alam Semulajadi using pencil, colour pencil, ink and collage on paper. A study on the relationship between the artist and nature as well as how nature influences one's mind, Anas creates new forms and perspective in response to the changing patterns. The diagrams in these drawings are based on his experiences and feelings to reflect “research hypothesis to further understand the subject”.

In 2019, Anas participated in a group show entitled SH/FT - A Contemporary Visual Art Exhibition by Cendana at White Box and Black Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur. In 2017, Anas worked as an assistant for Shooshie Sulaiman, who participated in the Yokohama Triennale at the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan. 

 
 
Analogi Alam Semulajadi
Pencil, colour pencil, ink, collage on paper
21 x 29.7 cm (each)
2019
RM 2,500

Anwar Suhaimi (b. 1987, Kuala Lumpur)

Multi-disciplinary artist Anwar Suhaimi obtained a Master’s degree in Fine Arts & Technology from University of Technology Mara in 2014. He is the recipient of the Jury Award, ​Bakat Muda Sezaman 2019 (Young Contemporary Award 2019) organised by the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

In his practice, Anwar Suhaimi experiments with natural and artificial materials “to be in awe of the elemental nature and sciences, and to become the light itself”.

His ink on paper artwork entitled Skematik ​Delan Masa I,II,III  was created with a clock timer instrument, picturing the anti-clockwise movement of time. 

Skematic Delan Masa I
Ink on paper
69 x 58 cm
2019
RM 1,200

Skematic Delan Masa II
Ink on paper
69 x 58 cm
2019
RM 1,200

Skematic Delan Masa III
Ink on paper
69 x 58 cm
2019
RM 1,200

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