HOM Art Trans: MATAHATI ke Matadunia

MATAHATI ke Matadunia

MATA k.n. organ of sight; iris of this; region round; infers the ability to SEE

HATI k.n. literal meaning – liver, large organ in the abdomen, secreting bile; animal’s liver as food/ figurative meaning – the emotional heart - infers the ability to FEEL

MATAHATI – to See with One’s Heart, to Search for A Truth

As far as an introduction of Malaysian contemporary art to American audiences is concerned, MATAHATI KE MATADUNIA – MALAYSIAN CONTEMPORARY ART TO THE WORLD, an exhibition of paintings by the Matahati group of artists is a foregone and fitting choice.

The Matahatis’, as they are fondly known at home and in the region, have been directly influenced by some of our fledgling Malaysian modern art movement’s most important thinkers and practitioners. Hence their experience and development broadly reflects the chronology of our modern art history as well as it’s current destinations, and future preoccupations.

As a collective and as individual practitioners the Matahatis’ have, in turn, become extremely influential in the content, aesthetic and to some extent, the infra-structures that drive and shape the future of our contemporary art movement.

Artworks

Ahmad Fuad Osman

Kuarantin

Acrylic on canvas

183 x183 cm

2009

Melugai

Acrylic on canvas

230 x 280.5 cm

2009

Wasiat Sulaiman

Acrylic on canvas

230 x 280 cm

2009

To Whom it may concern

Acrylic on canvas

194 x 266 cm

Ahmad Shukri Mohamed

Circus (after warning! tapir crossing)

Mixed media on canvas

196 x 340cm

2009

Demi Masa V

Mixed media on canvas

152.5 x 178cm

2009

Kenduri

Mixed media on canvas

150 x175 cm

2009

Slogan Hujan

Mixed media on canvas

178 x152.5cm

2009

Bayu Utomo Radjikin

Infinity IX

Acrylic on canvas

200 x 199.5cm

2009

Infinity VIII

Acrylic on canvas

200 x 300 cm

2009

The Portrait X

Acrylic on canvas

200 x 146 cm

2009

The Portrait XI

Acrylic on canvas

200 x 146 cm

2009

Hamir Soib

Bleach #2

Bitumen & oil on canvas

300.5 x 300.5 cm

2009

Dengan Seurat Benang

Bitumen & oil on canvas

183 x 122 cm

2009

Kambing Hitam

Acrylic,oil & bitumen on canvas

198 x 300.5 cm

2009

Self Portrait

Mixed media on jute

214 x 122 cm

2009

Masnoor Ramli Mahmud

Dream I can't bring it back

Acrylic on canvas

152.5 x 183 cm

2009

We came far away from the east

Acrylic on canvas

176 x 265 cm (2 panels)

2009

Koboi malaya 2 a

Acrylic on canvas

180 x 130 cm (2panels )

2009

Koboi malaya 2 b

(2 panels) Acrylic on canvas

180 x 130 cm

2009

Tarzan Malaya

Acrylic on canvas

178 x 229 cm

2009

Opening Night

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.