LOT 72
AWANG DAMIT AHMAD
B. Sabah, 1956
Marista – Ingatan Yang Tersisa II, 2001
Signed and dated “ Awang Damit Ahmad 2001” and titled on the verso
llustrated on page 109 of Alun Alun Ke Marista, Awang Damit Ahmad 1996 – 2002, Path to Marista
Mixed media on canvas
118.5 x 110 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 55,000 – RM 90,000
The painting’s potential subject is suggested by the title. The canvas is covered in various shapes and forms, with a space that is dominated by the colour grey to the exclusion of the other things. Awang Damit’s memories, the majority of which are dispersed, symbolic, and festooned with a variety of emotions, serve as the inspiration for his works, as those who are familiar with his work are informed. Even the name of this television series, “Marista,” indicates, in Bruneian Malay, “to talk about the past.” This composition is about memories that have been damaged or lost, and it is filled with fragments that are scattered around a grey space.