Art

Hasan Ali and Me | Part 3 | From the Atelier

This is the third instalment of this series by Iman. You can see his first piece and my artist profile write-up about him here and his second here. You can read the essay here, which also contains the second part of the artwork. What I love about Iman’s artworks for this series is how he has captured the sense of forlorn melancholy about Hasan Ali’s tragedy. In this piece, he reflects the internal rage and …

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Get legal advice early | From the Atelier

Izwa Ahmad did this piece for me. You can check out her profile at Vallette Gallery here. She hails from Kuala Kangsar and is a Fine Art graduate from UiTM Shah Alam. She is accommodating and a pleasure to work with. In what I call the ‘true artist’s approach’, she didn’t consult me about the visual and simply sent me her work when it was done. I am pleased that thus far I have not …

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My acquaintanceship with the law | From the Atelier

This was another commissioned piece by Hafiz Hajeedar. You can read about my write-up about him and check out his portfolio here. You can check out his other piece for me here. This was one of my more personal essays and thought Hafiz appropriate for it. I love it like I do everything he has done for me thus far. He captures the various options I considered besides law. The thing I like about Hafiz …

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Answer yes or no only, understand? | From the Atelier

I commissioned Jun Kit for this piece. You can check out his portfolio in my write-up about him here. I chose Jun Kit for this piece. I thought it to be one of the more challenging pieces to translate and Jun Kit’s intelligence and aesthetic appropriate for it. I am happy to be correct on that account. Jun Kit gave me 5 options to consider for him to work on and develop. Option 2 was …

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Lawyers and ‘Lawyers’ | From the Atelier

I saw Delia Razak’s profile on Instagram and liked her style of art. I looked her up and was pleased to hear she was available to work on this piece with me. I worked with Delia on the visuals. I said I wanted two see two lawyers playing on the tennis court, in robes if possible. As a lover of both tennis and the law, that had always been one of my visual fantasies – …

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