Saturday, January 21, 2012

Galeri: Young Art Exhibition
Oleh Latifah Arifin
latifah@bharian.com.my
2012/01/20


Daya kreativiti luar biasa 19 bakat baru


KEBERANIAN 19 pelukis muda mencetus pembaharuan dan bereksperimen dalam berkarya begitu terserlah tatkala melihat satu persatu lukisan yang dipamer di Young Art Exhibition, RA Fine Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, yang menghimpunkan lebih 30 karya pelapis kepada pelukis mapan tanah air.


Sambutan menggalakkan dan pujian pengunjung terhadap hasil lukisan meskipun tidak memiliki tema khusus itu, menjadi pemangkin semangat buat Pengarah RA Fine Arts Gallery, Raja Ahmad Aminullah Raja Abdullah untuk terus mencungkil dan memperhebat usaha mengetengahkan bakat baru yang penuh dengan daya kreativiti luar biasa.


Menariknya, barisan pengkarya muda itu cukup bijak menggabungkan pelbagai bahan tara dan teknik berbeza dalam lukisan mereka, umpamanya pelajar semester 5 jurusan Seni Halus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Siti Nur Balqis Abdul Halim yang menyelitkan teknik kolaj dalam karyanya My Reverie Dwelling.



“Karya ini menterjemah naluri remaja yang mendambakan dunia aktif dan cantuman kolaj serta penggunaan warna terang pula ditambah bagi menimbulkan kesan realistik pada lukisan berkenaan,” katanya kepada Galeri baru-baru ini.



Sementara itu, pelukis, Mohd Shahrizan Mohd Sidik pula memilih mesej berat mengenai gejala berjudi di kalangan orang Melayu menerusi karyanya Royal to The Game.



Walaupun tampak ringkas, idea bernas Mohd Shahrizan yang menyelitkan imej nombor dalam keadaan samar sebagai latar di atas lakaran wajah lelaki yang ditampilkan bersebelahan dengan daun terup, berupaya menggambarkan judi yang mengubah dan memesongkan manusia yang ketagih itu. 
Karya Amir Firdaus Ahamed Tarmizi, Festival Merdeka Kontingen Bayi dengan menggunakan medium cat minyak di atas kanvas juga pasti mencuit hati pengunjung kerana menggambarkan bayi berhimpun dalam perarakan kemerdekaan dalam keadaan meriah.



“Tanggungjawab sosial sebagai remaja dalam menangani masalah pembuangan, penderaan dan penganiayaan bayi mencetus ilham bagi menghasilkan karya berbentuk sinikal ini.



“Permainan warna yang statik kepada hitam dan putih pula menggambarkan keceriaan bayi suatu ketika dulu yang kini semakin hilang kerana kerakusan manusia yang tidak berperikemanusiaan,” katanya.



Selain itu, pelukis muda yang juga peminat setia Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee, Ahmad Farihan Mawardi, pula tampil dengan lukisan potret seniman besar itu yang berjudul Tunggu Sekejap dengan menggunakan media akrilik di atas kanvas.



“Tunggu Sekejap yang juga dipetik daripada lagu nyanyian seniman serba boleh ini, membawa masyarakat berfikir sejenak kesengsaraan dan kepahitan dilalui P Ramlee.



“Ia menyorot kehidupan P Ramlee di sebalik kemasyhurannya sehingga dipuja dan disanjung selama menceburi dunia seni,” katanya.



Antara pelukis muda lain yang turut mengambil bahagian dalam pameran yang berakhir 31 Januari ini, ialah Annisa Abdullah, Mohd Khairul Izham, Syahrul Nizam, Faiz Yunus, Akhmal Asyraf, Intan Rafizah dan Raiha Shahanaz.



Karya mereka dipamerkan bersama-sama lukisan Sophia Halim, Mohd Khairudin Zainudin, Hafidz Syabri, Aman Hakim, Mohd Shahrizan, Ahmad Syakhir, Fathullah, Illa Idris dan Nasrim Fahmi.


INFOYoung Art ExhibitionLokasi: RA Fine Arts Gallery, Unit A4-1-3A, Block A4, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala LumpurTelefon: 03-6211 1061Laman web: www.ra-finearts.blogspot.com
                                                                           Tarikh: Sehingga 31 Januari 2012


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Expressive pieces take centre stage at Young Art Exhibiton


Friday December 30, 2011

Expressive pieces take centre stage at Young Art Exhibiton

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
fazleena@thestar.com.my
Photos by SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL



IN AN effort to promote talented young artists, RA Fine Arts is holding the Young Art Exhibition at its gallery.
A similar exhibition was held two years ago, which was well received and helped launched many young talents.
About 20 artists with 30 pieces, mostly expressive contemporary works, take centre stage at the exhibition.
Talented ones: Some the artists taking part in the ‘Young Art Exhibition’
RA Fine Arts director Raja Ahmad Aminullah said the gallery had featured new graduates, art students and even beginners.
“I look for artists who are able to express what they feel and think, which affects their work. For great art to emerge they need to sympathise as it is a vocation.
“Most of the pieces are priced below RM2,000. At this price, people should be buying especially art collectors.
“Most people like to wait until the artist gets established before they buy, but by then the pieces will be worth three to four times higher.
Amirfirdaus Ahamad Tarmizi, 23, a graduate of fine art is happy to have this platform as a way to make a name.
Brooding: Raiha Shahanaz Redzuan’s ‘Illusion 2: The Mind’.
He said being part of the exhibition marked the beginning of a journey.
“Art gives me a way to express what I really want and transfer that to the people without any barrier.
“My artworks describe cynical and unusual things that don’t make the news. They feature babies doing odd things like participating in a parade, because usually what you get in the news is about abandoned or killed babies.
“I was born and raised among other children because my family runs a daycare service. So the sadness I feel reading bad news is expressed in the opposite manner,” he said.
Ahmad Farihan Mawardi, 24, who has a diploma in fine art, opines that the exhibition lets young artists exchange ideas and experiences.
He said it was a learning process because works were judged by people not artists themselves.
“I come from a family of artists, it is in my blood, so talent and hard work are important if you want to be an artist.
“My piece on the legendary Tan Sri P. Ramlee gives a different perspective to people because people are used to seeing him entertain them, so I want to convey a moment in life which some might have missed.
“We often overlook that particular part in life, so I try to capture the very essence of the time,” he said.
The exhibition ends in the first week of January 2012.
RA Fine Arts-The Gallery is located at Unit A4-1-3A, Block A4, Solaris Dutamas, No.1, Jalan Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.
For details, call 03-6211 1061 or log on to www.ra-finearts.blogspot.com