LOT 73
ANISA ABDULLAH
B. Poland, 1985
Triumph, 2011
Mixed media collage on canvas
121 x 153 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 4,000 – 9,000
Contemporary artist Anisa Abdullah uses an exceptional approach to collage to express personal narrative, vintage and metropolitan symbolism, as well as her own past experiences. “The collages reflect my life, or ‘pieces of my life’ as it were, and therefore are also a reflection of my religion, family and culture,” said the 28-year-old artist. In this piece, she studies her homeland KL and its iconic symbols, effectively translating them onto paper. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Anisa’s father worked with the Malaysian embassy and up till the age of 13, she followed her parents on their travels to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. She was sent back to Malaysia to complete her secondary education in a boarding school where she had to make new friends and learn Bahasa Malaysia. She obtained a certificate in Fine Art at PERZIM, Melaka, a Diploma in Fine Art from Ikip College Kuantan, Pahang and a Bachelor (Hons.) in Fine Art, Majoring in Painting in UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor.