MEA Winners Showcase
Mohd Bakir Baharom &
Shaifuddin Mamat

22 November - 6 December 2010

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“Monolog”
by Mohd Bakir Baharom @ Kat
Mohd Bakir Baharom @ Kat uses 'fumage' technique where sooty impressions are made by flame onto paper and canvas. The fragility and impermanence of smoke reflects the emotional subject of the work, which is Kat himself. Monolog reveals to audiences a moment of honesty by Kat as he progresses through life as an artist personally and professionally.

“End Game”
by Shaifuddin Mamat @ Poodien
End Game by Shaifuddin Mamat @ Poodien suggests a turning point in the artist's life. In this latest works, the artist shows a variety of inspirations that includes his own disconcertion with his environment. By using charcoal on canvas, End Game reflects on the 'black and white' of life that carries the 'grey' side of things and also life circumstances that constantly bombard counterarguments to the things one believes in.

Mohd Bakir Baharom a.k.a kat

Mohd Bakir Baharom hails from Kedah and graduated from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). Whilst he has served as an assistant to a number of celebrated Malaysian artists, he has also succeeded in creating his own distinct style with a unique manipulation of smoke to stain the canvas. He was an artist-in-residence at the 2009 Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show (IMCAS) and he has also garnered prizes at the Penang Art Festival in 2003 and 2004.

Saifuddin Mamat a.k.a poodien

Saifuddin Mamat, or Poodien as he is also known, finds inspiration from diverse sources. His interests range from Malaysiakini to Slavoj Zizek and postmodernism to the writings of Farish A. Noor, His works in this exhibition deal with the duality of life and death and the artist – who hails from Tumpat, Kelantan – presents works that vividly reenact the spirit of Surrealism. He has been exhibiting since 2002 and been dabbling in performance art since 2004.