Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art From 1970 - 2003
A search for national identity in visual art begins from the resolution of National Congress of Culture in 1970s. The congress changed the local artist’s attitude and has developed awareness to in-depth study on Malay culture and Malay symbols. Traditional forms of art such as batik, woodcarving, so...
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| author | Mohammad Noh, Liza Marziana Haron, Hamdzun Samian, Abd Latif Hasan, Ahmadrashidi Abd Razak, Haslinda Mohammad Noh, Nurbaiah |
| author_facet | Mohammad Noh, Liza Marziana Haron, Hamdzun Samian, Abd Latif Hasan, Ahmadrashidi Abd Razak, Haslinda Mohammad Noh, Nurbaiah |
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| description | A search for national identity in visual art begins from the resolution of National Congress of Culture in 1970s. The congress changed the local artist’s attitude and has developed awareness to in-depth study on Malay culture and Malay symbols. Traditional forms of art such as batik, woodcarving, songket, tales, legends, literature and Malay architecture has provided visual references to the artist and as a result, various styles have emerged from exploring the Malay culture in the context of form and content, which has later reshaped the Malaysian Art scene. The aim of this study is to investigate the development of Malay symbols in the Malaysian Visual Art from 1970s until 2003 and factors that contribute to it. This paper will establish the transformation of idea on the Malay culture and tradition in visual art as the art movement that was neglected in the development of Malaysian Contemporary Art. Observation will be employed, as well as books, catalogues and articles reviewed as references to investigate the development of visual art. The artwork will be examined from the Permanent Collection Inventory from 1958 to 2003 of the National Visual Art Gallery publication. A total of 298 artworks have been identified and using judgmental sampling methods, 72 artworks has been retrieved. The final data were compiled and analyzed using Minitab version 16.2.1.0. The analyses results of histogram and bar chart as well as pareto chart year are used to summarize the findings. The finding indicates that the decades of 90s has appeared to be the most active period of the resurgence of the Malay symbols in Malaysian Visual Art. However in the year 2000 to 2003, studies indicate a decline on the depiction of idea from Malay symbols by Malaysian artist. This research provides information on the development of visual art specifically on Malay symbols in Malaysian Art History and to persuade young artists to persistently utilize Malay symbols in the work of art as to preserve the national heritage. |
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| spelling | usm-386992018-02-06T03:26:02Z http://eprints.usm.my/38699/ Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art From 1970 - 2003 Mohammad Noh, Liza Marziana Haron, Hamdzun Samian, Abd Latif Hasan, Ahmadrashidi Abd Razak, Haslinda Mohammad Noh, Nurbaiah NX Arts in general A search for national identity in visual art begins from the resolution of National Congress of Culture in 1970s. The congress changed the local artist’s attitude and has developed awareness to in-depth study on Malay culture and Malay symbols. Traditional forms of art such as batik, woodcarving, songket, tales, legends, literature and Malay architecture has provided visual references to the artist and as a result, various styles have emerged from exploring the Malay culture in the context of form and content, which has later reshaped the Malaysian Art scene. The aim of this study is to investigate the development of Malay symbols in the Malaysian Visual Art from 1970s until 2003 and factors that contribute to it. This paper will establish the transformation of idea on the Malay culture and tradition in visual art as the art movement that was neglected in the development of Malaysian Contemporary Art. Observation will be employed, as well as books, catalogues and articles reviewed as references to investigate the development of visual art. The artwork will be examined from the Permanent Collection Inventory from 1958 to 2003 of the National Visual Art Gallery publication. A total of 298 artworks have been identified and using judgmental sampling methods, 72 artworks has been retrieved. The final data were compiled and analyzed using Minitab version 16.2.1.0. The analyses results of histogram and bar chart as well as pareto chart year are used to summarize the findings. The finding indicates that the decades of 90s has appeared to be the most active period of the resurgence of the Malay symbols in Malaysian Visual Art. However in the year 2000 to 2003, studies indicate a decline on the depiction of idea from Malay symbols by Malaysian artist. This research provides information on the development of visual art specifically on Malay symbols in Malaysian Art History and to persuade young artists to persistently utilize Malay symbols in the work of art as to preserve the national heritage. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38699/1/FULL_PAPER_027.pdf Mohammad Noh, Liza Marziana and Haron, Hamdzun and Samian, Abd Latif and Hasan, Ahmadrashidi and Abd Razak, Haslinda and Mohammad Noh, Nurbaiah (2014) Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art From 1970 - 2003. In: 1st International Conference on Creative Media, Design & Technology (REKA) 2014, 25-27 November, 2014, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | NX Arts in general Mohammad Noh, Liza Marziana Haron, Hamdzun Samian, Abd Latif Hasan, Ahmadrashidi Abd Razak, Haslinda Mohammad Noh, Nurbaiah Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art From 1970 - 2003 |
| title | Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art
From 1970 - 2003
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| title_full | Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art
From 1970 - 2003
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| title_fullStr | Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art
From 1970 - 2003
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| title_full_unstemmed | Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art
From 1970 - 2003
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| title_short | Malay Symbols In Malaysian Visual Art
From 1970 - 2003
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| title_sort | malay symbols in malaysian visual art
from 1970 - 2003 |
| topic | NX Arts in general |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38699/ http://eprints.usm.my/38699/1/FULL_PAPER_027.pdf |