Lot 050
Mastura Abdul Rahman
b. Singapore, 1963
Old Interior Series, 1989
signed and dated (lower right)
mixed media on paper
34 x 51cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 12,000 – 22,000
PRICE REALISED RM 13,440.00 |
Depicted here a typical Malay house interior as a metaphor of traditional Malay life and value system. The rooms are simple with urns, floral wallpaper, the sejadah, carpets with arabesque designs and crafts of everyday life. Although the room cubicle system looks constricted, it has an open concept, and the waist-high banisters in rooms and verandahs allow for communication and view while providing privacy. This is an extension of the more flat perspective of Mastura’s Interiorscape Series, a work of which won her the coveted Major Award in the Young Contemporary Artists (BMS) competition in 1985. She also won the Consolation Prize in a Johor competition in 1987. Mastura was much influenced by the National Congress (1971) and Akar-akar Pribumi seminar (1979). Mastura obtained Art Teacher’s Diploma UiTM, BA in Art & Design (Fine Art) UiTM, and Masters of Science (Creative Multimedia), Multimedia University, Cyberjaya. |
