By Ahmad Zakii Anwar
Image of the art
work. (Smoker painting picture, n.d.)
This is one of the art works in
the renowned Smoker series of Ahmad Zakii Anwar, one of Malaysia’s most
reputable contemporary artists. Many of Zakii’s art works explore the idea of
identity, in both religious and practical context. In this series, he
highlights the discrimination of smokers in society by having the smoke
frequently ‘mask’ the subjects’ faces (Kolesnikov-Jessop, 2007, para. 16). There
is a struggle for smokers in society to be accepted and Zakii’s paintings
portray their lack of self-image when they bare themselves to the public.
References
Kolesnikov-Jessop,
S. (2007, August 15). Ahmad Zakii Anwar: A Malaysian artist shuns 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
Smoker [Image] (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5159709
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