Lot 131
Shafiq Nordin
b. Negeri Sembilan, 1989
In System..., 2014
signed and dated (lower right)
acrylic and linocut on canvas
122 x 107cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 6,000 – 10,000
PRICE REALISED RM 5,000.00
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Shafiq’s imaginative world of pop surrealism is seen in this work, as he illustrates a winged figure with refined lines. It assembles signature motifs including a crown, skulls, and the crest of a wave in the background to create an emotive composition. Every symbol holds meaning and alludes to the transient nature of life. The unique representation of the individual has opened room for interpretation.
Shafiq Nordin is one of the fastest rising young artists since graduating with a BFA at the Universiti ITM, Shah Alam, in 2012 (he did his diploma at the Lendu campus in 2010). He won the Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA) in 2013 and had the Imperium MEAA solo at the HOM Art Trans in 2016. He was represented in Art Expo Malaysia for consecutive years. The year 2015 saw him taking part in art fairs in Sydney and Istanbul under Yavuz Gallery, while the Mizuma Gallery featured him in The Collective Young from Southeast Asia, Gillman Barracks, Singapore. He was represented in Art Stage Singapore and Art Kaohsiung in 2017, as well as Art Busan in South Korea in 2018. His second solo exhibition Aletheia was held at G13 gallery in 2018. Recent international art fairs include Art Moments Jakarta with G13 Gallery in Indonesia (2019), and Asia Art Connection with Eugene Gallery, Korea (2019). His group exhibitions include #SKULL, G13 Gallery (2019), XIX Nineteen with Segaris Art Center (2019), and Bintang 5 Volume III with Segaris Art Center (2018).
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