Artist Information:
Anuar Dan
40000 Shah Alam,
Malaysia
Member Since: Jan 2003
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Artist Statement:
'Disappearing World's'
Kampung houses morping into
the skyscrapers dominate
AnuarDan’s latest paintings, a
tale of papidly disappearing
village life, told through
mute tones of brown and yellow
design that are almost
abstract, glimpses of a
vanishing world and declining
arts.
With the kampung house series,
however, Anuar seem to have
come into his own.The complex
theme - deconstructed houses,
intricate architectural detail
overlaid on household
implements; shadowy people
lurking, chatting in doorways
- convays a sense of
impermanence. Strongly
vertical, the houses are
surrounded by elongated
doorways, cubes and windows,
giving the impression that
houses themselves are
changing, that some time soon,
they will have given way and
become one of the increasingly
ubiquitous skyscrapers.The
shadowy figures, ghosts of
people, emphasise this
decline: it isn’t just
buildings that are
disappearing, but a way of
life.
Anuar has cleverly put
together local artifacts and
the Malay architecture to give
rise to works depicting the
Malay heritage. His innovative
use of mixed media and the
effect of aging that he
creates add charm to his
works.
In the context of modern
living his works are remainder
of the days gone by. The
quaint setting with the
bicycle in some...
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Anuar Dan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Anuar Dan's Portfolio. Browse Dan's body of work: 'Disappearing World's'
Kampung houses morping into the skyscrapers dominate AnuarDan’s latest paintings, a tale of papidly disappearing village life, told through mute tones of brown and yellow design that are almost abstract, glimpses of a vanishing world and declining arts.
With the kampung house series, however, Anuar seem to have come into his own.The complex theme - deconstructed houses, intricate architectural detail overlaid on household implements; shadowy people lurking, chatting in doorways - convays a sense of impermanence. Strongly vertical, the houses are surrounded by elongated doorways, cubes and windows, giving the impression that houses themselves are changing, that... |
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