CRUX III

acrylic on canvas

36" x 36" 

submitted for The 2nd UOB Malaysia Painting Of The Year Competition 2012

Level 17, Penthouse, Menara UOB, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur

artwork exhibited at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur

from 12th July 2012

for (1MCAT) 1 Malaysia Contemporary Art Torism 2012 Exhibition.

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People say 'money is everything', I couldn't agree more. 

When I first learned about this competition, my mind wandered on how to relate a bank and money to art the best possible way. Such a cliché to just paint a man flashing his wealth or to paint another man showing off his money but talking about man generally. 

I realized one important thing, if money is just as important as what we claimed then what about our heart? Known as the hardest working muscle. The veins, the arteries and the capillaries working together tirelessly from the moment it begins beating without ever pausing to rest. Now that's wealth. 

Just like a bank, such an important institution, circulate 'blood' into our wallet and community. Be where you are, you have your heart with you for you to breathe, same goes to banking institution that we need to survive day in and day out.

CRUX II

mix media on canvas

36" x 48" 

artwork exhibited at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur

from 12th July 2012

for (1MCAT) 1 Malaysia Contemporary Art Torism 2012 Exhibition.

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May I suggest you get the best

For nothing less

Than you and I...

I'm just a painter, 

You're the world,

All I can bring you, 

Is the language of a lover.

That no contest for little you or smaller I,

Lets dance to the rhythm of my heart.

CRUX I

acrylic on canvas

30" x 40" 

artwork exhibited at Four Point Hotel by Sheraton, Langkawi

from 15th July - 30th September 2012

for (1MCAT) 1 Malaysia Contemporary Art Torism 2012 Exhibition.

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I cut myself, but didn't notice

Picking up the shards of glass,

The ones that fell from your madness

...Such madness always lasts.

So I bleed onto the paper,

Along with the sharp stinging of my pain,

Now falling upon that surface

are my tears just like the rain.

Now I'll go and clean up the cut

Just so no one can see,

Hiding the stitches, this scars from you

it's nothing new- there are Band-aids all over me.

SEIZURE lll

acrylic on canvas

36" x 48" 

artwork was done at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEP)

Hall A, Serdang, Kuala Lumpur from 31th May - 3rd June 2012

for MITE (Malaysia International Tourism Exchange) Exhibition.

Collection piece at Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Malaysia.

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Selagi kau ada dalam lukisanku,

Selagi itu kau masih dihatiku.

Selagi kau ada dalam puisiku,

Selagi itu jua kau masih kurindu.