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Thursday, April 28, 2005
ZULKIFLI YUSOFF's HOT TEMPER
Seventh solo exhibition of paintings, ceramics and monoscreenprints



Guest of Honour: Dato' N. Parameswaran
The Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore

Thursday 28th April 2005 7pm
Utterly Art Exhibition Space
208 South Bridge Road 2nd Level, Singapore 058757
Tel: 6226 2605 E-mail: utterlyart@pacific.net.sg
Mon-Sat 11.30 am - 8 pm Sun 12 noon - 5.30 pm
The gallery will be closed on Monday 2 May 2005.
The exhibition runs till Sunday 15th May 2005.



“Most of my artwork is about studies of human behaviour such as 'anger'. My artwork talks about emotional qualities and the goodness of honest self _expression.” - Zulkifli Yusoff



Zulkifli Yusoff’s first solo show in five years will feature a body of works in process since 2004. This time Zulkifli will recapitulate themes from his previous series of installations such as 'Early Morning series', 'Breathing series' and 'Pelayaran Abdullah' but in different form - on canvas.



The angry young man of Malaysian art has never shied from controversy, and is infamous for voicing his caustic criticisms of Malay society in its abuse of Power, the social ills of Ahmad and the injustices of Reformasi. Yet as he matures, he observes reflexively the thread of temper running through his previous series, either in his wild gestural execution, or as subject matter for commentary. A hot temper need not necessarily bode ill: the new large painting 'Pembukaan Negeri Baru' (The Founding of a New Nation) above depicts how the prince Parameswara was persuaded to found the settlement of Malacca by witnessing the fiery temperament of a local mousedeer who bravely fought off his hunting dogs.



Besides other large canvases, an important highlight will be the exploration of media such as clay (painting on slabs with glazes) and silkscreen technique. Strong lines become an important element in most of his artwork, reflecting the energy and strength in his expressive but increasingly controlled drawing.

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