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WARNALOKA: A COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC ART PROJECT INITIATED BY PACAQ

  Figure 1: Highlights on the components of WARNALOKA 22 February 2025- Marks the most awaited moment for the inauguration of WARNALOKA public art project in the town of Alor Gajah. WARNALOKA is a collaborative public art project by Julies Sdn. Bhd. as industry stakeholder, Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG) as local municipal council, and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Alor Gajah, Melaka as expert moderators representing the local academic institution. "The cornerstone of this beneficial public art project is based on the Sustainable Public Art Framework Guideline (SPAFG) developed by Research Interest Group (RIG), Public Art Creative Aesthetic Quality (PACAQ), here based in UiTM Melaka", explained Dr Sharmiza Abu Hassan, as PACAQ principle investigator and head of this WARNALOKA public art project. The synergy between all the parties involved has brought an inclusive approach towards managing a public art project from the people, and for the people of the town of Alor G...
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A Time to Remember (2020) Series: Decoding works by Mohamad Khalil Amran

  Figure 1; A Time to Remember #31 (2020) by Mohamad Khalil Amran A TIME TO REMEMBER 2020 is a series that synthesises the whole career and experience of the artist as an art academician in a rather intimidate mixed medium painting on paper. The choice of pure abstraction and spontaneous approaches celebrate the intuitive power of expressing the feelings of joy, sorrow, and melancholy through the articulation of colours, shapes, forms, and textures. I consider my work as state of mind and source for visual enjoyment - ARTIST STATEMENT by Mohamad Khalil Amran ‘A Time to Remember 31 (2020)’ is one of the final abstract work series by Mohamad Khalil Amran before his retirement in 2021. This artistic Oeuvre happened to encrypt some 35 years of the artists Academic-Artistic journey. An expression which manifest the confrontations, as well as negotiations, between Art and Life. Time and Space paved a crucial role upon articulating the Body-of-Work (BOW) in this compelling art series. Tim...

BALAI SENI LUKIS MELAKA: ART EXHIBITION ON 'MANIFESTASI DUA SENI TEKS SULALATUS SALATIN'

  YB Datuk Hj Zaidi bin Attan, Deputy EXCO Tourism, Heritage, Arts, and Culture of Melaka delivering his speech and officiating the Exhibition Opening VISIONS AND REFLECTIONS: MANIFESTATION BETWEEN THE TWO ARTS 23rd January 2024, evening marks the opening as well as inauguration of 'MANIFESTASI DUA SENI TEKS SULALATUS SALATIN' Art Exhibition by Deputy EXCO Tourism, Heritage, Arts, and Culture of Melaka,  YB Datuk Hj Zaidi bin Attan , which took place at Melaka Art Gallery. The ceremony was accompanied by traditional art performance, montage showcase on the program, and poetry performance, and an accompanied visit through the exhibition works. The title of this Art exhibition when translated is 'Literature to Visual: An Interpretation (Manifestasi Dua Seni)'. Initially, the idea was to choose a celebrated classical text (literature), and produce works of visual art, manifested in between the textual/visual lines in regards to disciplines of its maker. It is through this ...

Palette Exhibition 2025 (Shades Connected) : An Expressive Photography Showcase

Figure: Palette Exhibition 2025 (Shades Connected) Poster 8 January 2025 - Marks the inaugural of the most awaited 'Palette Exhibition 2025: Shade Connected' expressive photography showcase. The ceremony was officiated by Dr Sharmiza Abu Hassan (Head Centre of Studies) College of Creative Arts (CCA), UiTM Melaka, witnessed by Shaharin Sulaiman (Panel Speaker), Aidah Alias (Project Leader), Dona Lowii Madon (Head Program CAAD117), lecturers, and students.    This interesting exhibition taking place at 'Santai Point', Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR), UiTM Melaka started with a significant art talk by Academic-Artist photograher; Mr Shaharin Sulaiman, with his talk on 'Colours in Expressive Art and Photography'. The topic chosen invites its audiences, upon Re-Imagining the role of Art and Life in lens of the photographer in the contemporary society we find ourselves today. Colours in a way is a source of light as remarked by Shaharin Sulaiman, it could come fro...

KARYA AGUNG: AN ART EXHIBITION FROM TEXT TO VISUAL

Figure 1: The Prizing Ceremony between the Participants with NAG Representative, Dr Sharmiza Abu Hassan, and Mrs Diana Ibrahim  9th December 2024 - Marked the most awaited moment for 30 students from the department of Fine Arts, College of Creative Arts, UiTM Alor Gajah Melaka, participating in the 'Sayembara Lukisan Karya Agung' competition held by the National Art Gallery, in conjunction with the Ministry of  Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC). UiTM Alor Gajah Melaka, was one of the few IPTA's and IPTS's (Public/Private Higher Educational Institution), which participate on  such significant Visual Art event, celebrating visual art through text masterpiece's. The coverage on the exhibition opening witnessed a dynamic convergence between several Art institutions; National Art Gallery (Representatives), University Teknologi MARA (Contestants/Facilitators), as well as Tukang Arca Art Space (TuAS - Dr. Rosli Zakaria). Taking place at Gallery Art Studio (GAS UiTM Melaka...

CONTENG A SKETCH EXHIBITION: INAUGURATION OF TUKANG ARCA ART SPACE (TuAS) AS MELAKA'S CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART HUB LOCATED AT MASJID TANAH, MELAKA

State Legislative Assembly Melaka (Lendu); YB Datuk Seri Utama Sulaiman Md Ali inaugurating CONTENG Art Exhibition accompanied by the artists, marking the first opening show for TuAS  - 10 November 2024 CHRONICLE OF THE NON FINITO: SKETCH In  The Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms, ' Sketch' is defined as, 'A drawing, painting or model made as a rough draft of the composition, preliminary to executing a work of art. Alternatively called  Pensiero, Sprezzature, Modello, Esquisse'.  These four (4) alternatives of 'Sketch' are further described as below:        Firstly,  'Pensiero' (Italian),  in art is well associated with the term ' Primo Pensiero',  literally defined as an 'initial sketch', and practically is regarded as a rough initial sketch by an artist, which delivers its 'first thought' in reality. If art were a window which separates imagination (mind), and reality (matter), then its first light-rays which touches the surface...