Though renowned for his powerful sculptures, Raja Shahriman’s paintings radiate with equal forceful energy. By using expressive brushwork and the exquisite image of the keris dagger, he channels masculinity, strength, and honour. His paintings convey a sense of dynamic action or movement, offering a glimpse into the artist’s inner world. Raja Shahriman stands among the few Malaysian artists who have achieved exceptional mastery in contemporary sculpture. Working primarily in metal, his practice involves a similar technique developed by traditional blacksmiths. Rich in expression, his works cover the spectrum of Nature, Religion and Culture, and are all rooted in Malayness, first captured the imagination with his Killing Tools (1994) in the Killing Tools, Lalang and Warbox exhibition. He used metal scraps for linear anatomical constructs. He had his first solo, Gerak Tempur, in 1996. He enrolled as a Painting major at the Mara Institute of Technology but switched to Sculpture in the fifth semester, graduating in 1990. In 1994, after three years of teaching at the Malaysian Institute of Art, he returned to his hometown Kuala Kangsar. He was honoured with a solo show at Galeri Petronas.