Here are the 10 artists exhibiting at the Malaysia-PH Art Expo

For a long time, many people in Kuala Lumpur did not consider printmaking a proper form of fine art, serving only as a side activity supporting painting and sculpture. Said changed that perception and elevated the medium to newer heights by making it the central focus of his artistic practice. Since the 1980s, he has been at the forefront of printmaking in Malaysia, often using woodblock and linocut. In 1993, he received a study grant from the French government and a Japan Foundation grant a year later to study traditional Japanese woodblock printing under Yoshisuke Funasaka. He would win several awards, including the PNB Award in 1990, the Salon Malaysia Award in 1991, and the Arts Award from the Ministry of Unity in 2009.

Said’s work portrays strong traditional cultural motifs in a contemporary and stylised manner—finely blending printmaking techniques he had learned from the East and West.

The Art Expo is free to the public and can be viewed at Level 2, Concourse, One Ayala, from August 30 to September 1.

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