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Amron Omar

Untitled

2001

Details

Medium:

Oil pastel on paper

Dimension:

93 x 97 cm

Date:

2001

Credit Line:

Collection of ILHAM Foundation

About Amron Omar

Born in Kedah, Amron Omar (b. 1957) graduated from Mara Institute of Technology (now UiTM) in 1980. In 1982, he won the Minor Award in the Young Contemporary Artists exhibition. He won the Silver Award in the 1985 Sime Darby Art Asia competition. He has also been exhibited internationally, most notably in The Contemporary Asian Art Show in Fukuoka, Japan (1980), ASEAN Mobile Show in Jakarta (1981), and Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia in Los Angeles, California (1988). In 2012, the National Art Gallery of Malaysia held a major solo exhibition for him, where over 150 works were displayed. Amron’s rise to prominence is significant because it took place during a period of Islamic revival. Primarily a figurative artist, Amron was able to circumvent the Islamic dictate against the representation of living beings by selecting a topic that necessitated the illumination of the human form.

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