27 Nov Sabri Idrus
BORN: 1971 in Kedah, Malaysia
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Sabri Idrus is a visionary young contemporary artist, recognized as one of the country’s important emerging artists. His art aims at liberating what he sees as the socio-cultural dogma in the visual language of Malaysian art. He combines painting with graphic design and industrial materials, an attempt to reinvent new forms, symbolisms, and visual language.
Sabri is a versatile artist whose portfolio of works includes not only paintings, but also graphic design, multimedia and video, publications, plus sculptures and installations. He recently had a successful exhibition held at the renowned Saatchi Gallery in London, under the curated section of the inaugural Start Art Fair 2014.
The art piece on exhibit for the Singapore Art Fair 2014 was originally featured in the artist’s 2012 solo exhibition “Antara”. It is a study of lines, surface and form, devoid of specific narrative but instead conveys the materiality of the work itself; the material in itself transforms to become the content.
EXPERIENCE
Awards/Recognitions/Residencies
2013 – 2014 | Artist in Residence, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor, Malaysia |
2013 | Artist Residency at University of Technology and Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy – the UTP), Bydgoszcz, Poland. The residency ended with a year-long travelling exhibition throughout Poland including major cities Poznan and Warsaw. |
2011 | UOB Art Award – Special Mention Award |
2010 | Artist in Residence, Bandung, Indonesia |
2009 | Artist in Residence, Poland |
2004 | BMS/04 (Bakat Muda Sezaman 2004), Young Contemporary Art Award – Minor for Painting |
Solo Exhibitions
2012 | Antara, Taksu Gallery, Singapore |
2010 | Muafakat: Space For The Public, Bandung, Indonesia |
Masa Series: A Reduction Process, Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2008 | MYDOMAIN, Ahmad Zakii Anwar’s Gallery At The Back Of The House, Johor, Malaysia |
2006 | Keroncong Series: A New Form Of Physical Listening, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2004 | Bangau Oh Bangau, Balai Berita NST, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Lorek-Lorek: The Creation Of Lines, Townhouse Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malay | |
1999 | The Search Of The Uncertainties, The Painting Hall, Selangor, Malaysia |
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2014 | START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London |
Prudential Malaysia Eye, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Disruptive Nature: 19th Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor | |
2013 | Water (A group exhibition by Sabri Idrus, Budi Agung Kuswara, Jigger Cruz & I Made Arya Palguna), Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
2012 | Sabri & Tony, Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Peninsular & Island, Taksu Gallery, Singapore | |
1 meter Diameter, House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2011 | JAGA, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
Figure in Paint, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Locals Only , Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
40 x 100, House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2010 | Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS/10), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Antara Bahan Campuran, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Locals Only , Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
A Meter Perspective, House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Malaysia Boleh, Taksu Gallery, Singapore | |
A Tribute to Rauschenberg, Taksu Gallery, Singapore | |
2009 | Himpunan Tetap, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Malaysia-Poland Cultural & Art Exchange, Pyzdry, Poland | |
Malaysia-Poland Cultural & Art Exchange, Lagow, Poland | |
Beyond Canvas, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur | |
Malaysia-Poland Cultural & Art Exchange, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | |
2008 | Susur Masa, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
18@8, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur | |
2007 | 18@8, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
50 Years Malaysia, International Islamic Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2006 | Tabik (Salute) Jerry Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
The Investor, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Malaysian Expressions, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2005 | 18@8 , Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
“In Print” Malaysia-British, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
2004 | Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS/04), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2003 | Philip Morris Malaysia Art Awards: ALAMI , National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2002 | Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Mac World, Singapore | |
2001 | Phillip Morris Malaysia Art Awards, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2000 | Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS/00), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1999 | Phillip Morris Malaysia Art Awards, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1995 | Phillip Morris Malaysia Art Awards, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
95’ PPM Annual Show, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Alternative Printmaking, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Urban Vision, Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
1994 | The Young Contemporary Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Group Show, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Asian Art Workshop: BELUM, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | |
1993 | Shah Alam Boat Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
Earth Day Exhibition, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
1992 | Nature Art Camp, Bukit Cerakah, Selangor, Malaysia |
Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
1991 | The Young Contemporary Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
One World No War Exhibition, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Question Of Identity, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Group Show, Isetan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
1990 | Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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