Ibrahim Hussein - Multiple Figures

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Ibrahim Hussein

Multiple Figures

1976

Details

Medium:

Mixed media on wooden barrel

Dimension:

19 x 10 (diameter) cm

Date:

1976

Credit Line:

Collection of ILHAM Foundation

About Ibrahim Hussein

Ibrahim Hussein (1936–2009) was born in Kedah. He studied at the Nanyang Academy of Art in Singapore and in 1959, won a scholarship to study art at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting in London. After completing his studies there, he obtained another scholarship to study at London’s Royal Academy of Arts for three years. In 1968, the artist went to New York as a Fellow of the John D. Rockefeller Fund. In 1970, he became the first Malaysian artist to participate in the Venice Biennale. His work has been included in exhibitions held all around the world including the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Denmark, Japan, Chile, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil, Canada and India. In 1991, the artist and his wife founded the Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation in Langkawi, a non-profit foundation and museum dedicated to the promotion, development and advancement of art and culture.

Source: Art Asia Pacific

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