LOT 23
JALAINI ABU HASSAN
B. Selangor, 1963
Sejahtera Sentiasa Budi Mulia… Kuala Sepetang, 2014
Mixed media and tapestry collage on canvas
92 x 91 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Jai 2014” on lower right
RM 10,000 – 18,000
Jalaini Abu Hassan or “Jai” is a contemporary Malaysian artist. His works are inspired by current events, expressed in local and familiar imagery and focused through his personal lens of nostalgia and history. Educated at MARA Institute of Technology (now UiTM), where he obtained his bachelor’s degree. Jai continued his education — under scholarship — at the prestigious institutions of the Slade School of Fine Art in London and Pratt Institute in New York, where he obtained his master’s degree and master of fine art respectively. A process painter, Jai is interested in the exploration of the act of creating a work, the exploration of materials and mediums, and the marks that form a drawing. He is always pushing back the boundaries in search of new processes and working towards presenting a Malaysian visual vernacular, one whose meaning would undoubtedly speak of his identity and culture.