the red owl

dusk

dawn to dusk

Fyrsta

untitled

The concept

POST GOTHIC DREAMS

at RA Fine Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur - 7-26 March 2009, 11am-6pm

You are invited to experience

POST GOTHIC DREAMS

by Meme.

7 March 2009, 3pm

Solo Exhibition at RA Fine Arts Gallery 

6 Jalan Aman, off Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur

Post-Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009

Kuala Lumpur – R A Fine Arts - The Gallery announced that it would host a solo art exhibition entitled “Post – Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009”. The exhibition will run from 7th to 26th March 2009 and is curated by Safrizal Shahir, a lecturer from the School of Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Post-Gothic Dreams feature contemporary artworks created by the versatile artist, Khairul Azmir Shoib, or as he is better known, Meme. In the context of Malaysian visual art, Meme is categorized as belonging to a new generation of artists who create artworks that are challenging and contemporary. The artworks featured in this exhibition cover a wide range of styles, including sketches, paintings, sculptures and installations. These art forms were influenced by post-Gothic elements, infusing fantasy, horror and mystery. Meme’s exploration of the dream-like post-Gothic world is unique and different. This uniqueness is manifest in the imagery and the subjects his art focuses on, mostly concerning the themes of isolation, mystery and suspicion. This is a result of an effort to react to the question of self, social spaces and memory. And because of this, Meme has carved a niche for himself, clearly establishing his works as something new in the context of modern and contemporary Malaysian art. 

“Post – Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009” will be launched on 7 March 2009 (Saturday) at 3.00pm by Prof. Madya Fauzan Omar, a lecturer from the School of Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Vera me

VERA ME

mixed media on canvas

2008

Sonic Youth

Music and lyrics from songs have been and will always be part of my inspiration.

LOOP CAT

mixed media on canvas

My HEARTWORK

YOUR CODE NAME IS MILO

mixed media on canvas

Currently working towards my next solo exhibition in 2009 entitled MY HEARTWORK.

White Fairy & more

WHITE FAIRY

mixed media on canvas

2008

CRYPTOZOOLOGY

mixed media on canvas

TREE'S SPRITE                        SANG KELEMBAI

DEEPWOOD TOAD SPRITE

mixed media on canvas

Story board for an animation

"... I have a part in your animation? and there's a script for it too?"

title of the animation:

Bagaikan Pungguk Rindukan Bulan

This is a story about a dark queen (Malakut) who adores the "Magic flower of Arupa" from the Moon.

Location -  Keris Village - Queen's castle.

There is no daylight in the World of Malakut. The environment is dark and cold.

Characters come to life!

THE OUTSIDER

soft sculpture

from top left clockwise:

DESIRE HOLDS THE MOMENT STILL

soft sculpture

PET

soft sculpture

SANG KEMBALAI & JOGA THE DRUMMER

soft sculpture

THE PAINTER & THE RABBIT

soft sculpture

The Brighter Side

SOLACE

mixed media on canvas

My recent works are looking a little brighter...

DOGS

mixed media on canvas

JANGAN TAKUT GELAP

(Don't be afraid of the dark)

mixed media on canvas

WEAK & POWERLESS

mixed media on canvas

installation

Dark Ages

Some of my earlier works, dwelling more on the dark side of the unseen realm.

UNTITLED

charcoal on paper

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

mixed media on paper

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

steel

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

mixed media

59cm x 84cm

CABINET: Art Around 1K (USD)

at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur: 10 Dec – 23 Dec 2008

UNDERNEATH THE STARS

mixed media

38cm x 29cm x 4cm, 2008

More details of the exhibition at VWFA KL.

Fairies & creatures in the forest

Characters created in the enchanted forest of fairyland.