Lot 24 | 4 February 2024

 

 

LOT 24

AHMAD SHUKRI MOHAMED

B. Kelantan, 1969

Untitled, 2001

Acrylic on canvas

60 x 60 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

Signed and dated “Ahmad Shukri Mohd 2001” on verso

RM 7,000 – 12,000

In Ahmad Shukri Mohamed’s works, there is a departure from the immaculacy of painting on canvas towards texture, three-dimensionality, and mixed media. His early works, for instance, do not possess the expressionist angst of his Matahati peers, but heightened explorations of material and form. This can be seen in the artist’s Hope, Dishonest series (1988-90), final year works at UiTM. The series speaks of societal hierarchies and, as they are the earliest indications of the artist’s signatory style, offers a good point for contrast and examination. These collage works feature blends of pastel, acrylic paint, pencil, and stickers. In a work from 1990, images of children are included (recalling the paintings of war-stricken children that Bayu Utomo Radjikin produced during this period) to intensify the underlying message of social inequalities.