Khamis, 28 November 2019

Curator Notes: Lok Series - Raja Shahriman Raja Aziddin


Raja Shahriman Raja Aziddin (b. 1967, Kuala Kangsar) is one of the sculptors who is still standing strong in producing sculpture work in Malaysia. A Fine Art graduate (1986-1990) specialised in Sculpture from Universiti Teknologi Mara is moving forward in producing sculpture with the root and identity of Malay culture.

His sculpture can be divided into three evolution journeys; the decade of exploration from the early to end of 1990s which witnesses the energy movement strength such as ‘Killing Tools’ series (1994), ‘Gerak Tempur’ (1996), ‘Api, Bayang dan Kemenyan’ (1998). The transition decade was from 2000 to 2009; reveals the formation unity with ‘Semangat Besi’ series (2001), ‘Nafas’ (2004), ‘Rhythm of 21st Century’ (2009). Meanwhile the strengthening decade from 2010 to 2019 translates the subject mastery with ‘Kemelut Zaman’ series (2012), ‘Gembala Mana ‘O’ Si Gembala’ series (2014) the recent is ‘Lok’ series (2019).

The latest work which was produced since 2016 witnesses his preoccupation towards two things that becomes his language in sculpturing, namely body figure and kris. In ‘Lok’ series which took three years to complete, Raja Shahriman seems to pour all of his energy to this series. It is like a beauty inspiration that is long kept in mind and now the imagination is translated into space and form.

In ‘Lok’, he presents 25 torso sculptures embodiment with various kinds of forms and figures. Inspired by the twist at the kris as the life challenge metaphor which is faced in various forms and obstacles that come in various figures as the challenge faced by the current people.

Curator
Faizal Sidik

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