Nami Island South Korea

Pesta Konvo UM 2011

Pra-pelancaran Galeri Seni UM

ELEPHANT PARADE SINGAPORE 2011 PROJECT

FIGURE IN PAINT – Contemporary Water colour exhibition Galeri PETRONAS

FIGURE IN PAINT –KATA PENGANTAR DI BROUCHER PAMERAN

FIGURE IN PAINT mengajak anda untuk memcabar prasangka terhadap sifat semula jadi cat air. Pameran ini bertujuan untuk mempamerkan, bagaimana peningkatan bahantara yang versital ini dan membolehkan seniman kontemporari Malaysia yang mengunakan cat air lari daripada kekangan praktis dibentung dengan subjek flora dan fauna hingga kerakaman pemandangan ditempat kejadian dan peristiwa. Sebelum kemunculan fotografi, cat air merupakan bahantara pilihan sebagai bukti saksi, kini seniman cat air menerapkan semua genre, semi abstrak hinggalah ke foto realism.

Pameran ini boleh dikatakan pameran yang paling ekspremental dalam seni cat air yang pernah diadakan , dengan 30 karya berskala besar daripada seniman Malaysia yang dipandang tinggi seperti Khalil Ibrahim , Long Thien Shin , Rafie Abdul Rahman , Yusof Gajah, dan Jalaini Abu Hassan. Pameran pemecah tradisi ini meraikan keselurohan kepelbagaian cara pengunaan cat air melalui cara dieksprementasi dan dipamerkan.

Karya berskala besar tidak perlu memekik untuk mendapatkan perhatian, tetapi mendesak untuk mendapatkan tumpuan. Menyiasat isu isu budaya melalui teknologi terkini , para seniman menolak ketenangan abadi didalam karya awal dan menghasilkan imej imej yang moden sepenuhnya. Dengan melukis subjek seperti figura bersama sama pengunaan kaedah tradisional melalui pendekatan kontemporari, pameran ini akan membuka pandangan dalaman kreatif seniman dan mendorong untuk menghasilkan pelbagai lukisan cat air yang hebat.

FIGURE IN PAINT juga menawarkan peluang untuk melihat karya cat air eksperimental yang jarang dilihat, antaranya oleh seniman Fauzin Mustafa, Ise dan Haslin Ismail sehingga ke Donald Abraham yang berjaya menghapuskan stigma sedia ada dengan kekuatan yang dikawal dengan baik, membawa penonton melangkaui sekedar rupa bentuk gambar dan melihat cat air seada-adanya, iaitu suatu bahantara yang segar, bersemangat dan kontemporari.

Pameran ini mempersembahkan cadangan penuh dan segar berkenaan masa depan lukisan cat air diMalaysia . Ia bertujuan mempersoalkan kefahaman kita tentang bagaimana untuk cat air bergerak maju, melibatkan para pelukis cat air seperti Shafiee Hassan , Raphael Ahbeng, Tham Siew Inn, Yong Look Lam , Maamor Jantan, Hamdam Shaarani, Zaharuddin Sarbini , kamaruddin Talib, Abu Bakar Idris, Sylvester Jussem serta seniman kontemporari yang tersohor seperti Ahmad Shukri Mohammad, Suzlee Ibrahim, Shia Yih Ying, Jegananthan Ramachandran , Stephen Menon, Jayashree Ramasamy, Khairul Azmi Shoib, Kharul Azuan @ujang, Sabri Idrus dan Tan Yok Khang, digandingkan sebelah-menyebelah untuk membawa bahantara yang universal dan bertahan lama kembali ketengah-tengah amalan seni kontemporari Malaysia.

Kurator pameran :

Badrolhisham Mohamad Tahir

PICTURE BOOK WORKSHOP CONTENT

Session 1

BACKGROUND - what a picture book is; how and why it works; what children look for; why we write picture books.

Session 2

IDEAS - universal concepts; experiences and emotions that relate to a young child's experiences; values and concepts that lead to understanding and growth; observation and note-taking. Turning your ideas into picture books.

Session 3

OUTLINING & PLOTTING - planning a story to clarify thinking; a brief plot summary; outlining; picture possibilities.

Session 4

CHARACTERS - a single main character; action and dialogue (showing, not telling); writing from the child's point of view; motivation. Know your main character, how he feels, what he thinks.

Session 5

SENSORY LANGUAGE - should have a lyrical quality; a rich vocabulary using exciting, varied language; use rhythm and sounds to enhance the language; avoiding description; using word images; economy of words.

Session 6

BEGINNING - making a promise to the reader; the importance of a strong opening; establishing the main character and the story problem.

MIDDLE - developing a story, using action, dialogue; humor; keeping the reader interested, adding story tension; conflict.

END - the hero resolves the problem; ending on a happy or hopeful note; fulfilling the promise made at the beginning.

Session 7

THE DUMMY BOOK - laying out a picture book; revising for balance and pacing; keeping open space on the page; using one complete action per spread; changing of scenes; letting the story flow easily and move quickly.

Session 8

REVISING - In your final crafting, make every word count. Read it aloud to hear how it sounds. Use a checklist to be sure you have covered the main points in constructing your story.

Session 9

Introduction to illustration technique and applied to picture book.

Session 10

Work in progress.- From idea to producing artwork

Session 11

Revised , comment , critic artwork – participant will finish art work in his / her studio and will summit artwork .

Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) Singapore

Hari ini hingga sabtu saya berada diSingapura menghadiri AFCC. Ini kali ketiga saya diundang kesini. Setiap kali hadir ada saja sesuatu yang menarik. Tahun lalu buku saya dilancarkan disini. tahun ini pula diberi peluang jadi juri untuk pertandingan buku kanak-kanak ( Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award 2011) dan mengendalikan bengkel menghasilkan buku berillustrasi dalam bahasa melayu. Disamping itu juga ada pelancaran buku saya dan buku buku terbitan agensi saya. Banyak pekara yang nak dilakukan disini diantara pertemuan dengan Ferina ( pegawai dari Elephant Parade) dan puan Nor Hayati dari majlis buku Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Apa apa pun saya gembira bila berada disini.
..... http://www.afcc.com.sg/

Yusof..The Philanthropist

Mohd Yusof Bin Ismail is Malaysian’s foremost naïve painter. He earned the nickname ‘Yusof Gajah’ through his fondness of paintings the pachyderms in various shapes, forms, and colors. Even when he is painting a landscape we might invariably finds an elephant peeking out from the vibrant flora and fauna.

Yusof and I went a long way. We first met when I was working at the Kuala Lumpur Memorial Library in the 80’s. I was in charge of the Circulation Department and organized activities for the Adult as well as for the children. Our friendship was forged when we organized a Children’s Puppet Show, and held it at Kuala Lumpur City Hall. Amidst misgivings in some quarters due to the “loose story board”, we still went ahead. The puppet show was loved and enjoyed by the children …. It was a resounding success!

Not many people know Yusof as the Philanthropist. Yusof is passionate about working with children – he is a well-known children’s author and illustrator, a born story-teller and puppeteer; so it was a natural progression that he is involved in charity for children.

Our initial foray into fundraising was when we held an art exhibition for paintings done by the St. John Primary School 2 students to raise fund for the school library. The Exhibition “Young Touch” was held at the Petronas Art Gallery with pomp and ceremony. The paintings were also auctioned at the Parents/Teachers Association’s Dinner and we were amazed and excited when one of the paintings fetched RM1,000.00!!!

Over the years Yusof had worked with Siemens, Silterra, Shell, Institute Jantung Negara to name a few on charity projects involving children and art.

Currently he is working with Rumah Solehah - giving art classes to the children and raising fund with Kopi-Kopi Story Telling Group for the organization. Recently the Kopi-Kopi Story Telling Group managed to collect more than RM10,000.00 and a portion will go to Rumah Solehah.

Yusof’s dream? …. To fill the walls of Malaysian Hospitals with children’s painting.

The formula is simple but brilliant … pediatric patients and employees’ children will paint pictures on canvasses. Corporate will sponsor to buy the paraphernalia or the paintings in order to fulfill their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The money raised will go to the hospital especially to benefit the children.

Yusof's dream is slowly becoming a reality – visit National Heart Institute, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan, Selayang Hospital and you will invariably see Yusof’s touch in the children’s paintings hanging on these walls!!!

By : Faizah Aziz - Wells