LOT 8
NOOR MAHNUN
B. Kelantan, 1964
Untitled, 1997
Signed and dated Noor Mahnun 97 on verso
Pencil on paper
25 x 18 cm x 4 pcs
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 3,000 – 5,000
In recent years, Noor Mahnun Mohamed has risen through the ranks of the Malaysian art scene to become one of the significant artists. She is one of the very few artists to have been spectacularly welcomed into the Rimbun Dahan Artist in Residence programme before going on to further distinguish herself as one of the top modern artists in the nation. Her training in art came from Germany, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree while studying under Professor Arwed Gorella at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Braunschweig. The following year, in 2000, she spent a year working with Rimbun Dahan. Three years later, she travelled to Florence, Italy, where she received an Italian Government Scholarship to study printmaking at the International School of Print and Graphic Il Bisonte. After being selected to participate in the Australian High Commission Kuala Lumpur Visual Arts Residency at the Gunnery Studios, she went to Sydney, Australia, in 2005. It is not surprising that Noor Mahnun’s artwork so vividly captures her travels and everything she has learned throughout her life journey, given her wide expertise.