Malaysian Artist
Image of artist.
(Ahmad Zakii Anwar picture, n.d.)
Ahmad Zakii Anwar, born in 1955
in Malaysia, is one of the most accomplished individuals in fine art both
locally and regionally. He graduated from the School of Art and Design from
MARA Institute of Technology Malaysia and started out being a graphic designer.
His engaging works in the advertising industry made him known for producing
creative, captivating adverts. He became a full-time artist only in 1991 (Ahmad
Zakii Anwar, n.d., para. 1). Although Muslim and Islamic religious art rarely
incline towards figurative arts, Zakii dives into that style determinedly
(Kolesnikov-Jessop, 2007, para. 2-3). His various art series (eg. Standing
Figure series, Malay Mak Yong actors series…) reinforce his obvious fascination
with the human figure and body, much like the art of the ancient Greeks. His
mediums include charcoal and oil painting (Ahmad Zakii Anwar, n.d., para. 2).
References
Ahmad
Zakii Anwar. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ahmadzakiianwar.arts.com.my/
Kolesnikov-Jessop,
S. (2007, August 15). Ahmad Zakii Anwar: A Malaysian artist shuns a taboo to ‘distill
the truth’. The New York Times. Retrieved
from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/arts/15iht-zakii.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Ahmad
Zakii Anwar [Image] (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ahmadzakiianwar.arts.com.my/
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