ULANG
TAYANG Variation in repetition
ULANGTAYANG:
Variation in Repetition memperkenalkan dua pelukis muda yang
telah menancapkan nama masing-masing di pesada kesenian independen.
Rahmat
Haron, penyajak/penulis yang buat julung kali melancarkan antologi
puisinya baru-baru ini, juga dikenali menerusi aktivisme sosial
beliau selain dari penglibatannya dalam seni performans. Seorang
lagi pelukis, Fathullah Luqman Yussuf merupakan bakat handal dalam
bidang muzik tanahair. Sebahagian lagu-lagu serta lirik-lirik ciptaannya
menjadi siulan peminat di pesada muzik independen mahu pun di arena
muzik perdana. Rahmat dan Fathul menyelongkar potensi seni tampak
bukan untuk luahan kreatif semata tetapi paling penting menjadikannya
sebagai satu bentuk terapi peribadi.
Lakaran-lakaran
Rahmat dan Fathul memancarkan konsepsi santai hukum-hukum estetik
dan plastik. Fokus yang mendalam tatkala melarikkan pengalaman-pengalaman
kecamuk mahupun rasa ketenangan memberi kepuasan emosi: seakan membina
nikmat euforia dalam lingkungan 'ruang' masing-masing. Tanda-tanda
yang sembarangan, samaada dipercik, diconteng, dicakar ataupun terbentuk
secara tak sengaja, memaparkan gejolak ekspressionistik mereka.
Corak pengulangan motif serta garisan mempernyatakan kemaruk dan
kegianan diri dalam pengluahan perasaan-perasaan intrinsik masing-masing.
Kedua pelukis 'outsider' ini dipilih berlandaskan aura 'angst' serta
semangat independen mereka. Mereka menggunakan proses melukis sebagai
wahana bagi mengeluar serta mengamankan kocakan serta riak-riak
perasaan di jiwa. Walaupun elemen-elemen yang tidak saja-saja digubah
tersebut muncul dalam karya, mereka sebaliknya berjaya mempamer
impak seni yang tulus dan ikhlas; mencair dan merenjis kepuasan
retinal dan emosi khalayaknya.
Kurator
ULANGTAYANG:
Variation in Repetition introduces two young artists who
have made significant markings in the Malaysian independent arts
scene.
Rahmat
Haron, a poet/writer whom has recently published his first anthology
of poetry, is also well-known for his social activism apart from
his involvement in performance art. Another artist, Fathullah Luqman
Yussuf, is a musical genius whose songs and lyrics are popular in
both independent and mainstream music scene. Rahmat and Fathul explore
the potential of visual art not only as a mode of creative _expression
but also more importantly as a medium for personal therapy.
Rahmat's
and Fathul's drawings portray their relaxed conception of aesthetic
and plastic rules. The intense focus in illustrating their tranquil
and chaotic experiences produces an emotional pleasure: creating
a rather subtle euphoric trance in their own 'space'. Hodge-podge
markings, whether splashed, doodled, scribbled, scrawled or merely
inadvertently formed by their lackadaisical motion, depict their
expressionistic burst-out. The repetitiveness of motifs and lines
suggests their addiction in conveying their intrinsic feelings.
These two 'outsider' artists are selected based on their angst and
independent spirit. They employ drawing process as a vehicle to
espouse and console the ripples of their hearts. Despite the non-orchestrated
elements surfacing from their works, they otherwise succeed in projecting
the impact of a genuine and truthful art, fluidly showering retinal
and emotional pleasure to the viewers.
Curator
Kata-kata
oleh Sasterawan Negara Pak Samad Said
