On Tuesday, one of Malaysia’s most exciting artists released a book on a decade’s worth of his works. M.SHIMA, who has been observing the local visual arts scene for more than two decades, casts an eye over the book and the artist’s evolution depicted.
JALAINI Abu Hassan’s book, Jalak, shows that his art in the last decade is deeply rooted in his sense of being, his place and time. It is all about the ordinary things in life around him, which gets the big-picture treatment with all the loving details of delicate brushwork and colours.
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