AL-FATIHAH

ALLAHYARHAM IBRAHIM HUSSEIN, DATO'

"To me, painting is like praying. When I paint, I am dealing with my heart, my work and God. There is deep joy and gratitude. Each piece frames a moment in my life." ~ Dato Ibrahim Hussein

Dato' Ibrahim Hussein or 'Ib' as he is affectionately known the world over is an iconic artist with outstanding contributions to the development and elevation of Malaysian visual arts from the 60's until now. His Involvement and participation in many international art exhibitions and activities, and the many accolades received is a testament to his tireless passion and commitment to Malaysian art.

His suddent passing on the 19th. Feb. 2009, will be keenly by the art community and he will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved him through his works.

May God bless his soul.

Dato' Ibrahim Hussein in memory, by National Art Gallery.

Insan2 Seni Central Market

Bro. Syed Noah, arkitek / pelukis, lukisan yg. beliau tengah lukis tu berharga RM1,200...

Walaupun hujan, pemain musik dari Peru (red indian katanya) ni mengalunkan irama yg. mengasyikkan dari sejenis alat musik yg. dipanggil Zampona.

CD musik yg. dijual dgn. harga RM 40 satu...

Insyaallah pihak pengurusan Central Market akan membuat satu promosi "Live Sketches & Caricature @ RM30" bermula pada 1 Mei 09 - 30 Jun 09 . Size A4, pensil atau charcoal. Murah tu, so kepada sesiapa yg. berminat boleh lah datang ke CM nanti.

DARI MATA TURUN KE HATI.

Dari mana punai melayang?

Dari sawah turun ke padi;

Dari mana datangnya sayang?

Dari mata turun ke hati.

I rushed to Central Market after meeting my client, coz i don't want to miss this exhibition. Last day yesterday (22-2-09). Just wanna share with u what Pang wrote in the Exhibition's Booklet.

What's Love Gotta Do With It?


By Pang Khee Teik
Arts Programme Director,
The Annexe Gallery

Lepakking at Central Market made me who I am today. Like the kampung folks arriv­ing at Pudu and the migrant workers hanging around Jalan Hang Kasturi, I am one of many who came to Kuala Lumpur looking for a dream. While studying graphic design in the early 90s, I spent much time here watching the artists perform their magic as they bring to life the most mundane of photos. I was reminded of a line from a French film about the sculptor Rodin, that his sculptures were more alive than his models. To me then, the CM portraits were more than real, elevating their subjects with an innate understanding of what made them worth the commission in the first place.

Eventually, I gave up graphic design because I couldn't stand being ordered around by dim-witted clients. Which makes it even more astounding to me how the CM artists keep doing it, taking commissions from royalty and commoners alike, some of them from even before the beginning of Central Market as a cultural centre in 1987. You can't help but admire their humility in offering their divine gifts to serve the masses. On one hand it's easy to dismiss what they do as just simply a job. Yet we resist such cynicism because we know we understand and need art's romanticism. No, photography isn't quite the same. It's this paintbrushed and finger-smudged romanticism, this hunt for Mona Lisa's smile, this catching of the breeze and tropical chills, that continues to thrive at Central Market Annexe today.

In March 2007, The Annexe Gallery organised the first group exhibition of works by the Central Market artists, titled "21 Years On". And now, it's 23 years on! I never dreamed that one day I would be here to serve these distinguished artists. What a calling! As such, I felt the gallery had to honour these artists whose reputation we borrow as we try to establish Central Market as a place of culture and arts. And we want to pay tribute to their legacy of inspiration. Some of the younger CM artists can tell you how they regarded their elders as role models. In aiming to showcase the range of artistic talents here, the first show had no thematic structure other than asking the artists to feature works different from their usual commission.

I'm worse at what I do best.

I was at Balakong yesterday, delivering something for my client and while waiting everything complete this beautiful lady came out from a room and sat beside me, lucky i bring my camera along...

Smell Like Teen Spirit...

Alamat rumah mamat ni dulu Belakang Klinik, Kg. Chelong, Lubok Buntar, Serdang Kedah... jangan hantaq kad raya lak, comfirm tak sampai.

Imran Khan

Sedang berkemas utk. berpindah ke rumah baru, terjumpa balik gambar, barang2 zaman remaja ku yg aku sendiri malu nak tengok...!!! Sejak mengenali sukan kriket tahun 1996, Imran Khan, lagenda sukan kriket Pakistan menjadi mentor aku. Diaorang cakap muka aku cam Imran Khan, perasan la sat..., tu yang semangat main kriket tu...! Banyak khazanah lama aku jumpa balik, buku Autograph masa form 5... zaman kemantapan pasukan bolasepak Kedah masa tu walaupun 87,88,89 kalah final dgn KL, akhirnya 1990 menang juga akhirnya bantai Singapore 3-1 dan sebab tu lah auto aku pun kaler jersey Kedah.

Lawak ada, sedih ada baca apa yg. kawan2 tulis. Apa2 pun kita tetap sahabat sampai bila2. Ini lah antara kenangan aku 5 tahun menumpang di Negeri Perak.

Banyak jugak hasil2 seni time aku mula2 suka menconteng sebab busannn baca buku... memang minat aku pun seni2 ni. Tapi yg. paling best time ni aku minat sangat kat Faiznur Miskin... mungkin sebab dia main sukan Gymrama kot, kalau dia main kriket tobat aku tak pandang...

Sayang aku pada benda2 lama yang penuh bermakna dalam hidup aku, sekali aku sayang selama2nya aku akan sayang... Sentiasa rasa muda bila aku tengok balik gambar2 ni...

PPSMI

Assalamualaikum pembuka bicara,

"PROGRAM Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) mula diperkenalkan pada 2003. Sepanjang tempoh enam tahun pelaksanaannya, pelbagai reaksi serta maklum balas diterima Kementerian Pelajaran. Ada yang bersetuju tidak kurang juga yang meminta PPSMI dikaji semula dan diberi penambahbaikan.

Gerakan Mansuhkan PPSMI (GMP) misalnya menganjurkan siri demonstrasi aman untuk menunjukkan bantahan terhadap penggunaan bahasa Inggeris bagi mata pelajaran sains dan matematik. GMP juga ke Parlimen memohon pertimbangan kerajaan dan sokongan wakil rakyat supaya pelaksanaan PPSMI dimansuhkan..." - Utusan Mingguan 22.2.09

Sebagai seorang yang amat bodoh bahasa inggeris satu masa dulu, aku biarkan kerajaan yg menentukan keputusannya, jika kita baca semula pendapat Tun Mahathir mengenai isu ini dahulu antaranya beliau ada mengatakan " Pendapat saya ialah mereka yang bersemangat Kebangsaan Melayu tidak harus utamakan hanya penguasaan bahasa ibunda sahaja tetapi juga melihat bangsanya berdiri sama tinggi, duduk sama rendah dengan bangsa-bangsa yang maju di dunia. Hanya dengan fasih bertutur kata dalam bahasa sendiri dengan ilmu pengetahuan yang cetek tidak akan menjadi bangsa kita mulia dan mampu bersaing dengan jayanya dengan bangsa-bangsa maju dan dianggap setaraf dengan mereka." Nak baca lagi visit : http://www.scribd.com/doc/7401665/Mengajar-Sains-Dan-Matematik-Dalam-Bahasa-Inggeris

Panjang lebar Pendapat Tun dalam isu ini... walaubagaimanapun to make my writting more interesting, aku ingin menulis dalam bahasa Malaysia walaupun kadang2 gatal jugak nak speaking Londonnn... Si Manis yg balik dr. PGL pun dah bersuara tentang bahasa Ibunda...

Serius, aku bodoh gila bahasa inggeris satu masa dulu... (camna boleh dpt 5A dulu pun aku tak tau), masuk asrama ada lak exam utk. kedudukan kelas BI, pucat...! So, ada Kelas S (paling hebat la) T, A, R dan P... huh aku dpt. kelas R (tapi ok, cikgu lawa!)... 2nd pandai dari P (dari belakang...) Apa yg aku nak beritahu, walau macamana susah sekali pun bahasa tu, kalau belajar lama2 dia akan pandai juga. Semoga demi anak-anak bangsa kita yg. akan datang, diharapkan kerajaan buatlah keputusan yg terbaik...

Was there again...

Just to meet my sifu for some tips this time and offering to help promoting his work of art. Soon he will tell you all about his One Kilometer World on canvas in his blog. Seen here he's sketching one of the visitor faces from Masterskill College.

You can put your face on the canvas as he is collecting 1000 faces to be exhibit on Merdeka day soon. Just donate to the box below,and u can ask him to draw your face.

I think that sketching below the one with cap is me... :)

And he's so famous... students from SMK Ungku Aziz, Sabak Bernam taking pic. of the master.

Arts Everywhere

Human Watching
Mystical realism and the art of Jeganathan Ramachandram
17 Feb 2009 - 15 Mar 2009

Human Watching is the result of 14 years of research culminating with Jeganathan Ramachandram' residency at GALERI PETRONAS in year 2008.

This exhibition, which began literally as an exercise in watching people, explores the artist's new age mystical approach to understanding human nature through the study of faces in relation to the day in the week that the sitter was born on. Each of his 14 paintings focuses on the general characteristics and physical attributes as well as the compatibility of life partners of those born on a particular day. Also shown is a video comprising fragments of thousands of photographic portraits of both famous and anonymous individuals arranged according to the day of the week on which the subject was born, which was collected by the artist over the course of his research.

Human Watching continues at the Bustle Gallery till 15 March 2009.

PALESTIN
Pameran Amal 2009

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY
Cordially invites you to the Launching Ceremony of

PROGRAM AMAL PALESTIN 2009

Officiated by

YANG BERBAHAGIA DATIN PADUKA MARINA MAHATHIR
Pengarah Urusan Mosaique Communication Sdn Bhd.

Friday, 20th February 2009, 3.00 pm
National Art Gallery Malaysia

Attire : Batik / Casual

Life is a dream...

one man.one mission.one stretch of canvas.one kilometre

After finalising my Pasir Salak flyers with Dato' Seri Isahak Yeop Mohd Shar, i went to the National Art Gallery again. Mr. S.Amin Shahab, the great artist, song writer... he and Adam Ahmad co-wrote the Fauzi Marzuki-composed Teratai Layu di Tasik Madu, which won the TV3 Juara Lagu Song of the Year 1993. It was sung by Fauziah Latiff. He also wrote the lyrics for other award-winning songs like Umpama Mimpi Dalam Mimpi (performed by pop-rock band Damasutra), Kekasih Awal Dan Akhir (composed by Fauzi Marzuki and sung by Jamal Abdillah), and Suci Dalam Debu (performed by Iklim, Juara Lagu 1990).Besides the album covers for Kembara, Amin penned the lyrics for hits like Keroncong Untuk Ana 1 & 2 and also wrote the lyrics for Nasir's phenomenal Canggung Mendonan (Awkward Stranger). His lyrics breathed life into other Nasir compositions like Kejora (performed by Search) and Sekuntum Mawar Merah Sebuah Puisi (Alleycats).Still too much to tell... (wait for his Blog and Facebook... coming soon!!!)

Still with his One Kilometre Project and having a few project in mind, you can meet him almost everyday at National Art Gallery.

What's new in the Gallery... Pameran Amal Palestin 2009 at Level 2a,2b and 2c, Anugerah Seni MRCB 2008 at level 1, Teng - Satu Penghargaan - An Appreciation at Level 3a (last day on 28.2.2009) and still there Susurmasa - Timeline / Empayar Perdagangan & Warkah Berlukis where Si Manis Kuala Kangsar was... for the real si manis, if knowing me cause u so much trouble, thousand apologies. U will always be remembered...

Current Exhibitions at Gallery Petronas.

GO BLOCK: Five Contemporary Malaysian Printmakers
Venue: Main Gallery
5 Feb 2009 - 15 Mar 2009


GO BLOCK: Five Contemporary Malaysian Printmakers celebrates contemporary printmaking in Malaysia by showcasing new works by five artists - Juhari Said, Ng Kim Peow, Izan Tahir, Zulkifli Yusoff and Shahrul Jamili - all of whom have made significant ontributions to the developement of contemporary printmaking as well as the most importantly, its impact on the Malaysian art movement today reflects the dynamic and innovative nature of contempirary printmaking.

PEACE... of mind...

New Tripod

Got myself a new tripod yesterday.

I love my Camera... before this, i always wonder, which is the best camera to use?

And now... i'm telling you this,

The best camera is always the one u have. Familiarity breed's success. Get familiar with your camera, so you can use it without having to think about what to do. The best photographers have been able to take a photograph almost without having ti think about it, concentrating on the subject rather than the camera.

Good luck !

Real Adventure Gear (RAG)

Assalamualaikum,

Dear Eiger members,

First of all, we would like to thank all of you for becoming membersof RAG. In this opportunity, we would like to announce that starting from February 2009, Real Adventure Gear Sdn Bhd (RAG) has been appointed as dealer for SWAT and Wiley X eye wear.

We would also like to announce that your membership card is ready for collection at our outlet.

Our latest shipment just arrived on Thursday, 5 February 2009. For those who would like to check out the latest products, feel free to drop by.

For your information, RAG had started its first event of the year at Mount Belumut, Kluang Johor on 24 & 25 January 2009.

Our next event would be the Mount Dato', Negeri Sembilan expedition on 21 & 22 February 2009.

For those who are interested to join us, kindly leave your contact numberfor us to confirm your participation. Non-members are welcome to join.

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