Lot 018
Hamdan Shaarani
b. Perak, 1967
Riak Alam #9, 1995
signed and dated (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
127 x 127cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 2,000 – 3,500
PRICE REALISED RM 2,240.00
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Hamdan Shaarani paints on Nature usually from an aerial view with some water element, focusing on the water reflection. Illustrated in the scene using rich green color suggested the clear water is under the shade of a tree. An object was thrown into the water triggered its resting mode thus creating a marvelous splashing / ripple effects in the water. Hamdan’s most memorable triumph in a competition was 1st Prize in the Kenyir Eco-Fest 99 (Consolation in 1994) in Terengganu in 1999. He also won 1st Prize for Drawing in the Shah Alam Landscape competition in 1995 (Consolation for Watercolours in 1996), besides 2nd Prize for Shah Alam Cactus Drawing (1993), and Consolation Prize in the Formula Malaysia (2000) contest. A lecturer of Universiti Perak, he graduated with BFA at UiTM in 1995 and 2000 (Hons). |