Lot 101
Abdul Multhalib Musa
b. Penang, 1976
Untitled
stainless steel
21 x 10 x 13cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 1,000 – 4,000
PRICE REALISED RM 2,128.00 |
The sculptures of Abdul Multhalib Musa are informed by natural surroundings and the built environment. His works seek to highlight the interlinked relationship between art and architecture. Geometry embedded within nature is constructed into three dimensional shapes.
Abdul Multhalib Musa graduated in Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) from MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Selangor. His sculptures have earned him several awards, residencies and commissions, notable among them the Rimbun Dahan Residency in 2001 and the Australian High Commission Residency in 2004. In 2002, Multhalib won the Award of Excellence at the 6th Oita Asian Sculpture Open Competition in Japan, the Juror’s Choice Award at the National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2002 before going on to be selected for the Ordos 11th Asia Arts Festival, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, as well as the Urumqi International Urban Sculpture Symposium in Xinjiang, China in 2009. Multhalib won a competition to design a major outdoor sculpture for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China. |