Lot 20
ROZANA MUSA
b. Melaka, 1982
POLKA DOT PLATE WITH
COLOURFUL VEGETABLES, 2009
Ceramic, Measuring Tape and Glass
21cm x 20cm x 21.2cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 800 - 1,000
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Rozana Musa graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Art and Design (Ceramics) from UiTM. Working predominantly in ceramics, Rozana addresses a universal and unchanging issue that has afflicted the lives of innumerable people through the ages - body dysmorphia and fixations on dietary concerns. This is done through the creating of foods that stimulate feelings of temptation and self-reproach.
Rozana has shown mainly in Malaysia, exhibiting at ‘Kunang-Kunang III: Ceramic and Textile Exhibition’ at Pelita Hati Gallery of Art (2007), ‘Srikandi’ at Balai Seni Lukis Melaka (2008), ‘Open Show 2008’ at Galeri Shah Alam, ‘GR8 - The Next Generation’ at Wei-Ling Gallery (2010) and more. Rozana was a finalist in the 2009 Malaysian Emerging Artist Awards (MEAA) and has won awards including the Incentive Award from the Galeri Shah Alam in 2005 and 2004.
Rozana injects a feel of lightheartedness and fun into her ceramic works although they address a subject matter that is serious and dark. A commentary on female neuroses and issues of dietary obsession, Rozana’s works take the form of ceramic foods with witty remarks inscribed on plates. They are colourful and appealing yet at the same time forcing viewers to contemplate upon issues of temptation and guilt in relation to consumption and body image or dysmorphia.
EXHIBITED
V: Version One, Threesixty Development Studio, Kuala Lumpur, 2009
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