LOT 87
AWANG DAMIT AHMAD
B. Sabah, 1956
Iraga Belatak Rapuh II, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
204 x 173 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed, titled and dated on the verso
RM 120,000 – 180,000
Awang Damit Ahmadn – Iraga Belatak Rapuh II It takes you by surprise, this painting. Either that, or you will be stunned with bewilderment. This piece by Awang Damit Ahmad is heavy with emotion. One can tell that it is a very emotional painting, an angry one at that. The harsh brush strokes, the bold and livid colours seem to interest the viewers from the first look. As an artist who finds inspirations from his childhood memories and reminiscing of the past, these may have transformed a bad memory, an angry memory into a painting on a canvas. In its entirety, this piece speaks of unsettlement, conflict or a certain kind of antagonism. The whites could represent innocence, and it is slowly tarnished by the harsh black, grey and orange, incessantly ruining the spotlessness of the whites.