MUSADDIQ MOHAMAD KHALIL

       'Reform: Post-Pandemic' sculpture exhibition is a post-pandemic academic project, breaking the silence out of the pandemic constraints and curiosities. Following the 2 years of separation through screen and space, the semester 04 fine arts students from UiTM Alor Gajah Melaka, lead by sculptor artist / lecturer Mohd Ali Azraie Bebit (PACAQ) has made peace by re-interpreting each and every pandemic experience they share into suggested organic and geometric sculptures to be exhibit as well as experienced by everyone from 19th July 2022 at Galeri UiTM Melaka. In the cannons of Art History 'forms' has been deliberately positioned as the subject which consumes cultural content and context of societies as well as communities. Form has been a language which communicates the ideas and experience of its maker. 30,000 BC from the primitive wall/cave paintings and relief represented at Lascaux France, suggested the significant relationship between organic and geometric s...

Munir Kaulan is an emerging artist base at Melaka who articulates waste products into interesting artworks. His represented forms of art creation has been recognized and acknowledge by art galleries as well as recycling art competitions. What started as an amusement process between experimenting byproduct materials and celebrating early childhood memories, created into vibrant new life objects has brought Munir Kaulan as one of the selected  'Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS2021)'  final contestant. The strategy of his art project ' Main Sama-Sama  (2021)' aims in achieving several 'Sustainable Development Goals (SDG2030)' as introduced by the United Nations such as 'Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11)' as well as 'Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG12)', specifically through the BMS2021 concept of 'Art on Site', as promoted by BMS2021. What started as a philosophical idea embracing children's creative minds, has gain support by...

  Figure 1: A fresh 2022 mural by PACAQ 14th January 2022 - A new year visual experience caught the attention of Alor Gajah's public. Situated at one of the rapidly commutes areas at the  heart of Alor Gajah's roundabout, this mural artwork engages its community towards a fresh contemporary narrative. One significant towards our country's sustainable National Cultural Policy (DAKEN2021) on inclusive community. Staged at the centre of Alor Gajah's landmark point, this interesting mural artwork is one of the many collaborations between Alor Gajah Municipal Council (MPAG) and Public Art Creative Aesthetic Quality (PACAQ). This fresh 2022 Alor Gajah attraction project is lead by Dr Sharmiza Abu Hassan as well as visually coordinated by Hisammudin Ahmad, both senior lecturers from the faculty of Art and Design, UiTM Alor Gajah, Melaka. The location where the mural artwork is staged is at the centre of the Alor Gajah's busiest commute areas, in-front of Alor Gajah's m...

  Figure 1: Connectivity A Public Art Solo by Ramlan Abdullah (Image courtesy from 'Connectivity Ramlan Abdullah (2021)' catalogue) “One step for an artist, one giant leap for Malaysia", an iconographic callings of  Neil Armstrong, by then 'Connectivity' with all its marvel has already landed at The Square Publika Shopping Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. 18th November 2021, this Malaysian Public Art Solo by celebrated sculptor Ramlan Abdullah was inaugurated by the 'Father of Malaysian Architecture', Ar. Hijjas Kasturi, exemplifying the artist’s ethos between Arts and Architecture. 'Connectivity (2021)', the name itself speaks as the connecting dots, and chronicles of Ramlan Abdullah's profound sculptural journey in our diverse Malaysian Art Scene. From the courtesy of  'Connectivity Ramlan Abdullah (2021)'  catalogue, below are the five artworks representing 'Connectivity (2021)'. Figure 2: Sundial (2021) Figure 3: Double Disc or Dwi-Cak...

  Figure 1: Artist winning Grand Prize at 'Waste to Art Competition 2021' Sharmiza Abu Hassan is a Malaysian contemporary artist currently base at Melaka. Sharmiza's artworks exemplifies her credibility as one of Malaysia's celebrated female sculptor professionally acknowledged through exhibitions and competitions, such as her recent achievement 'Cabinet of Curiosity (2021)' artwork, winning Gold Prize at 'Waste to Art' Competition by SWCORP in conjunction with Malaysian Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT). 'Cabinet of Curiosity (2021)' is a contemporary artwork with a conscious message of awareness, after more than 2 years of confronting with Covid-19 pandemics ideals and ideas. Sharmiza's visual art contributions remains significant in national as well as international art scene.  Born in Taiping, Perak, her formative days developed in ITM (UiTM) as a fine art student learning from the Grand Masters of Malaysia's earliest Mo...

   Left: Munir Kaulan with ' Dunia Kini  (2018)', Gold Award (2D) Right: Art project ' Main Sama-Sama  (2021)' for BMS2021 Munir Kaulan is an emerging artist base at Melaka who articulates waste products into interesting artworks. His represented forms of art creation has been recognised and acknowledge by art galleries as well as recycling art competitions. What started as an amusement process between experimenting byproduct materials and celebrating early childhood memories, created into vibrant new life objects has brought Munir Kaulan as one of the selected  'Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS2021)'  contestant. ' Bakat Muda Sezaman'  is a biennial hallmark event organised by Malaysian National Art Gallery (MNAG). Despite the previous creative concepts introduced by MNAG, this year the concept is 'Art on Site' for BMS2021. Such interesting approach is viewed as aligned with DAKEN2021 or National Cultural Policy (NCP2021) which celebrates inclusivity bey...