Lot 42 | Auction XXXVII

 

 

LOT 42

MOHD KHAIRUL IZHAM

B. Pahang, 1985

Di Tanah Itu, 2019

Signed and dated “khairul izham 2019” on lower right
Artist, title, medium, and date inscribed on the verso

Acrylic on canvas

122 x 152 cm

Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 3,500 – RM 7,000

 

Staying true to his dark, mysterious and elusive style, this depiction of a traditional malay wooden house is darkly whimsical. The house floats among roots, branches and leaves in black and white, and lures the viewer into the artist’s dark imaginations. Born 1985 in Maran, Pahang, Khairul Izham approaches broad subject of past and memories with complex layering and conscious masking, leaving the audience with residue from the process of recollection. He graduated with B.A. of Fine Arts (Painting) from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.