LOT 86
AWANG DAMIT AHMAD
B. Sabah, 1956
Iraga Belatik Rapuh II, 2007
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Mixed media on canvas
204 x 173 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 120,000 – RM 220,000
It takes you by surprise, this painting. Either that, or you will be stunned with bewilderment. This piece by Awang Damit Ahmad is heavy with emotion. One can tell that it is a very emotional painting, an angry one at that. The harsh brush strokes, the bold and livid colours seem to interest the viewers from the first look. As an artist who finds inspirations from his childhood memories and reminiscing of the past, these may have transformed a bad memory, an angry memory into a painting on a canvas. In its entirety, this piece speaks of unsettlement, conflict or a certain kind of antagonism.