LOT 28
SHAFURDIN HABIB
B. Perak, 1961
Santai, 2017 & Senja di Kota Marudu, 2017
Watercolour on paper
30.5 x 45.8 cm (2 pieces)
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
i. Signed and dated on lower right
ii. Signed and dated on lower left
RM 1,500 – 3,500
Born in Kampung Basong, Perak, Shafurdin now in his 60’s, smiles as he recalls his childhood days in the villages, “…as a schoolboy I loved drawing-all my school exercise books were full of my pencil drawings.” A humble hobby soon turned into a a deep passion. In his twenties, when Shafurdin moved to Kuala Lumpur, he bestfriended established watercolourists, among them the famed Khalil Ibrahim. In fact, Khalil’s influence is discerned in many of Shafurdin’s works; compare Khalil’s “Tumpat, Kelantan Fishing Village” (1978) and Shafurdin’s “Berlabuh”. The artist actively pursued painting all through the 1980’s, mainly to compose a good number of pieces to join professional art clubs. During this time, he exhibited at Pok Balai Seni Lukis Sabah (1987).