Nik Zainal Abidin - Boin Kota Bahru

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Nik Zainal Abidin

Boin Kota Bahru

1982

Details

Medium:

Watercolour on paper

Dimension:

39 x 29.5 cm

Date:

1982

Credit Line:

Collection of ILHAM Foundation

About Nik Zainal Abidin

Nik Zainal Abidin Nik Mohamed Salleh (b. 1933 - 1993, Kelantan, Malaysia) was a self-taught artist. He is a pioneer in adapting the traditional artforms into the realm of modern fine arts. Despite not having a formal education in Fine Arts, he was commissioned by Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman to design the “Kunci Ibu Kota”, the royal mace (cokmar) and throne of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and a mural on the West wing of the National Museum, Malaysia. He worked as an illustrator at the National Museum, and was part of the influential Wednesday Art Group founded by Peter Harris. He won 1st Prize in the Merdeka Independence Art in 1967 and represented Malaysia in the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, in 1970.

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