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| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT 2011/07/28 A group of artists showed their skills and exhibited their works at a two-day art carnival in Pulai Utama recently IN just a matter of three years, a school art club set up to promote creativity and lateral thinking has become a social network whose members include prominent Johor artist Abdul Majid Yahya. Artgeng was established in 2007 in SK Taman Universiti in Johor Baru by art teacher Norazlan Ahmad to instil discipline into his students through art.
Over time, however, after Norazlan created the Artgeng page on the social-networking site Facebook, a large number of artists became members and started sharing their works and experiences on the wall, bringing the community closer as a unit. Abdul Majid, renowned for his wood sculptures, and Norazlan met after chatting online for several months and embarked in a collaboration.
The latest event was an art exhibition and demonstration carnival that was held at the U Mall Shopping Complex in Pulai Utama in Johor Baru recently. Art group Persatuan Seni Lukis dan Reka Cipta Johor, also known as SERUPA, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World were the co-organisers.
An exhibition displaying the works of artists from Johor and other states in the country as well as those from Indonesia. Among artists who participated were Pahang artist Munif Mohammad Nor who gave a demonstration on "live" portraits while Hasren Ismail, who is popularly known as Uneh, gave a workshop on colour-pencil drawings. Uneh is known for his pencil colour series called "Flowers for Humanity". Visitors were also given a demonstration on batik-painting and making, techniques on caricature drawing as well as oil and watercolour paintings. Students from 24 primary schools in the Skudai Zone also took part in an art competition where they learnt about the technical aspects of designing and also how to express social messages like "Do Not Litter" through art. Abdul Majid said artists from numerous associations were invited to the carnival to share their skills and expertise for the benefit of students. Norazlan said the students were also given a booth, where their art works were displayed and sold. Fai Zakaria, an interior designer cum artist who uses acrylic, oil paint and art line in her works, displayed her Heart for Art collections, where a percentage of the sale went to charity organisations like the National Cancer Council Malaysia. Batik demonstrations were done by Suhaila Basar, Ashok Kumar showcased his acrylic paintings while, Norazlan demonstrated his relief painting and Abdul Majid his wooden sculptures. SERUPA chairman Sanip Lasman, a former secretary of the Johor Heritage Foundation, also conducted a workshop called "Art in Action". Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT 2011/07/28 GET ready to shop as the prices drop at The Zon Mall's "Crazy Sale" on Aug 20 and Aug 21. The mall's advertising and promotions manager Evelyn Chong said business hours would be from 11am to 11pm during the sale. Prices will be slashed by up to 70 per cent.
Check out the Bedlinen Fair and the Shoes and Handbags booth, which offer branded items at up to 70 per cent discounts. EF Collection's perfume collection and Fedelio's apparel for men are on promotion until Aug 31, while Advance Eagle's kitchenware promotion will be from Aug 2 to Aug 24.
These weekend performances are scheduled to take place from 3pm to 5pm. A two-day pre-Ramadan sale with discounts of up to 70 per cent starts tomorrow. |
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