Awang Damit Ahmad

This work is in good overall condition as viewed. Unframed, on a stretcher.
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The unique abstract expressionistic brushwork visible in Payarama “Dari Dalam” has placed the Malaysian artist Awang Damit Ahmad at the forefront of Malaysia’s contemporary art scene today. The present lot is part of the artist’s fourth stylistic phase known as “Payarama”, which reflects upon the interconnection between nature and man. The experience of poverty and his father’s background as a fisherman and farmer served as major inspirations for Awang’s profoundly hermetic works. This series speaks about the life of a farmer, which is vulnerable to and dependent on the whims of the weather. The present Lot expresses a profoundly spiritual quality that is deeply rooted in his oeuvre. The premeditated use of colors is suggestive of his sensitivity to the varying hues and their associated meanings. According to Associate Professor Dr. Muliyadi Mahamood of UiTM, Awang paints with all his senses, as "he sees, hears, touches, feels, and smells his subject and the world around him. He incorporates all these sensory perceptions into his paintings."