Lot 048
AHMAD ZAKII ANWAR
b. Johor, 1955
UNTITLED, 2005
Signed 'Ahmad Zakii Anwar' (lower right)
Monoprint
165cm x 130cm
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur.
EXHIBITED
Primordial Dreams, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore, 2005
ESTIMATE RM 15,000 - 18,000
PRICE REALISED RM 20,160 |
Created during the artist’s workshop project at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Ahmad Zakii Anwar was the first Malaysian to be invited to participate in its Visiting Artists Programme. The desire to explore Man’s inner nature and his relationship with the outer, physical self has inspired Zakii to create a body work such as this. In a position of submission, the head of the nude figure is positioned upwards concealing his identity, arms stretched out with his palms facing the viewer. A portrayal of release from worldly possessions, the liberation of consciousness suggests a gesture of prayer and capitulation.
A graduate of Graphic Design from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1977, Ahmad Zakii Anwar left his successful advertising career in pursuit of becoming a full-time artist. He came to attention with his virtuosity and command of a spectrum of media from charcoals to oils, building a reputation for stunning photorealistic still-life paintings and expressive portraits making him a master of Urban Realism. His career milestones were noted in 2007 when he joined the premier ranks in the artist’s workshop project at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute and a mid-career survey exhibition Disclosure held at Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur in 2008. In recent years, he has had a number of notable exhibitions abroad such as Bones and Sinews, Andrewshire Gallery (USA, 2011), Kota Sunyi, C.P. Art Space (Indonesia, 2007), Shadowland, Plum Blossoms Gallery (Hong Kong, 2001) and Presence, Barbara Greene Fine Art (USA, 1999). He participated in an artist residency program hosted by Baik Art in Jeju Island, Korea in October 2013.
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