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    Malaysian Art since the 1990s

    THE PLURALIST
    ERA
    The Pluralist era refers to the development of Malaysian art in the
    1990s that witnesses a variety of styles, approaches and meanings.
    THE PLURALIST ERA
    The artists can generally be divided into three large groups:
    The artists who use traditional art as the subject of their study
    Those who refer to the aesthetics of Islamic art
    Those who employ a Western or universal style in their works
    TRADITIONAL ART
    THE INTEREST IN TRADITIONAL ART FORMS AND IN THE AESTHETICS
    OF ISLAMIC ART WAS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR REACTION TO THE
    NATIONAL CULTURAL CONGRESS (1971) AND THE SEMINAR ON THE
    ROOTS OF INDIGENOUS ART (1979)
    ISLAMIC ART
    THE ISLAMIC REVIVAL AND THE RENEWED INTEREST IN THE STUDY OF
    ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION AND EDUCATION ALSO INFLUENCED THE
    DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC ART AND VALUES IN MALAYSIA.
    WESTERN ART
    THE INTEREST IN WESTERN ART MOVEMENTS THAT HAD BEEN
    ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE 1930s CONTINUED TO
    DEVELOP, SUPPORTED BY THE ART EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WAS
    ORIENTED TO THE WEST.
    Interest in Tradition
    and Traditional Art
    Forms
    Syed Ahmad Jamal,
    1982-86. “Sirih Pinang”.
    Akrilik, 199x199 cm.
    Syed Ahmad Jamal, 1975.
    “Tumpal”, songket.
    205x103cm.
    Ruzaika Omar Basaree, 1979.
    “Siri Dungun”, campuran, 171x76cm.

    Hashim Hassan, “Mengapa Berbalah”, acrylic,


    (1990).
    Mastura Abdul Rahman, “House of Flower,
    House of Harmony”, mixed-media, (1999)

    Din Omar, 1991. “Nasi Bungkus: Antara


    Khatijah Sanusi, 1992. Dua Hidangan”, mixed media,
    “September Siri II”, Batik, 214x187cm.
    126 x 180 cm

    Bayu Utomo Radjikin, 1991.


    Choong Kam Kow, Form & “Bujang Berani”, metal and
    Plaster of Paris, Cheah Yew Saik,
    Structure, (1998).
    100x97x55cm. Happy Gathering I (2008).
    Interest in
    Islamic art and
    aesthetics
    Ahmad Khalid Yusof, 1993.
    Ahmad Khalid Yusuf, 1971. “Oppositions”, arkrilik, 94 x 111 cm Sulaiman Esa, 1992.
    “Alif Ba Ta”, suterasaring, “Garden of Mystery VI”,
    83x65cm. Mixed-media,
    216x157cm.

    Raja Zahabuddin Raja Yaacob, 1991. Sharifah Fatimah


    “Keagungan Tuhan I”. Foto montaj, Zubir, “Mihrab”,
    97x81cm. (2006).
    Interest in
    Western Art
    Movements
    Yusof Ghani, 1989.
    Yusof Ghani, 1988. “Siri Tari VII/89”, mixed media, Yusuf Ghani, “Siri Tari”,
    “Siri Tari X/88”, 122 x 122 cm (1989).
    Mixed media, 128 x 183 cm
    Sharifah Fatimah Zubir, 1998.
    Awang Damit Ahmad, 1998. “Sri Jingg Indera Kayangan”, arkrilik,
    “Marista Pun-pun”, mixed media, 183 x 153 cm
    153x183 cm.

    Tajuddin Ismail, Moonshadow, (2002).


    Ahmad Azahari Mohd Noor, 1987.
    “Potret oF Marina Yusof”, cat minyak, 162 x 88 cm

    Kamarudzaman Md Isa, 1987. “Penghargaan Untuk


    Bapak”, Cetakan Komputer, 23x50cm.
    Ahmad Fuad Osman, 1993.
    “Aaagghh… Get Your Filthy Hand Out of My Face”,
    Akrilik, 278x278cm.

    Zulkifli Yusoff, MERDEKA 57, (2009).


    Hasnol Jamal Saidon, Smiling Van Gogh and Smiling Gauguin (
    Fashion Parade), catan akrilik dan animasi komputer, (1997).

    Ham Rabeah Kamarun, 1990. “Globe”, Ceramic, 64x182x121.7cm.


    THE PLURALIST ERA
    The artists can generally be divided into three large groups:
    The artists who use traditional art as the subject of their study
    Those who refer to the aesthetics of Islamic art
    Those who employ a Western or universal style in their works

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