Lot 014
HARON MOKHTAR
b. Selangor, 1963
SEMANGAT ANAK-ANAK DIDIK, 2014
Signed and dated (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
124cm x 92cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur.
ESTIMATE RM 8,000 - RM 9,000 |
As an educator, Haron Mokhtar has been active in various teaching roles and at the same time contributing his knowledge in Visual Arts as an examiner and syllabus drafter for the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia examinations (STPM, Malaysian Higher School Certificate). It is unsurprising that Semangat Anak-Anak Didik (The Enthusiasm of Students) resonates with the life of Haron Mokhtar as an educator. It depicts young pupils from remote areas pursuing a canopy walkway to get to school and home everyday. The bluish-green palette that dominates the picture denotes the environment, while the void between the traditional native dwelling above and the figures below allows some room for introspection for the artist and the observer.
Haron Mokhtar attained BA Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking from UiTM (1983 – 1987). He won the Major Award in the Young Contemporary Artists (Bakat Muda Sezaman) competition organised by National Art Gallery in 1987 with his ‘Malay Pop’ mix of traditional architecture and culture. In 1988, he obtained his Art Teacher’s Diploma. He has taught in schools in Selangor and Sarawak and since 1989 and was a senior teacher on humanities at the SMK Ungku Aziz in Sabak Bernam in 1998. His awards include Second Prize in Landscape Selangor competition (Shah Alam Art Gallery, 2002), Consolation Prize, Historical Incidents competition (National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2005), Second Prize, Merdeka competition in 2010. In 2011, he held a solo exhibition titled Warisan at Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur. His most recent show Yesteryear By Haron Mohktar, showcasing 26 new paintings was held at Interpr8 gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2015.
REFERENCE
http://norakmary.blogspot.my/2011/12/haron-mokhtar-tokoh-seni-tanah-air.html
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