Masnoor Ramli Mahmud
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Masnoor Ramli Mahmud Tale of Be(lie)vers 1-8 Digital Print on Aluminium 60cm x 60cm each (8 panels) 2017
Masnoor Ramli Mahmud The Wall is Complementary Acrylic, Digital Print Cutting Canvas and Collage on Canvas 244cm x 244cm (2 Panels) 2023
Masnoor Ramli, Moulding the History: Speculation Goes Viral on the Wall, Acrylic on Canvas (Painting) & Image Transfer on Canvas, 242 cm x 298 cm (Painting with frame), 2015
Masnoor Ramli Moulding The History : Heat Wave on The Wall Wooden Gold Frame : Acrylic on Canvas Black Frame: 10” x 7″ Electronic Tablet with single 244cm x 244cm 2016
Masnoor Ramli Mahmud, Study for Equanimity Man, Acrylic, Charcoal and Carbon on Boxboard Paper, 46cm x 46cm, 2019
Masnoor Ramli Mahmud Ima(jin)asi: Ima(genie)tion Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas 122cm x 122cm 2022
Masnoor Ramli Mahmud Tanpa Tanda Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas 30cm x 30cm each (25 Panels) 2022
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Masnoor Ramli Mahmud (b. 1968, Kedah, Malaysia) exemplifies the idea of the artist as an observer. His works traverse a multitude of mediums including drawing, painting, print, video and performance, and are united by the use of symbolism and context, laid forth through his intellectual perceptions.
Masnoor graduated from UiTM with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1991. His time at Malaysia’s premier art university is an important foundation on which his practice has been laid down. In 1993, MATAHATI held their first group exhibition at Maybank Gallery, with the last exhibition held in America at DCA Gallery, Los Angeles in 2009.
Masnoor has exhibited extensively throughout his career, including solo shows ‘Bumi Manusia’ (2007) at Galeri Petronas, ‘Bumi Manusia Revisited’ (2008) at Penang State Museum and ‘#Pathfinder’ (2014) at Artcube Gallery.
His recent solo exhibition known as Silent Conversation held in Core Design Gallery in the year 2022 is deemed as the true “Masnoor”, presented as an introspective body of works spanning five years period — culminated through a pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic — that possessed a singular narrative which elevated the exhibition as one major introduction to his perennial, thought-provoking questions in the search of identity, inevitably orientated into philosophical exploration in existentialism. Tied in with a momentous collaborative performance with Iryanda Mulia and Pitupitaloka during the exhibition’s opening had left the audiences on a self-reflective journey, surging on intimate understanding as well as pondering the emotional depth the exhibition has evoked.
b. 1968
EDUCATION
1991 BA (Hons) in Fine Arts, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
1985 Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Silent Conversation in Taipei – Art Solo 2023, Taipei City, Taiwan
2022 Silent Conversation, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2014 #Pathfinder, Artcube Gallery, Intermark Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009 Bumi Manusia Revisited, Penang State Gallery, Penang, Malaysia
2007 Bumi Manusia, Petronas Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS [ MATAHATI collective]
2010
MATAHATI JOGJA, Sangkreng Artspace, Nitiprayan Jogjakarta, Indonesia
2009
MATAHATI KE MATADUNIA DCA Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2008
MATAHATI – For Your Pleasure, (with the support of Annexe Gallery Centrel Market Kuala L, 12 Gallery Setapak KL and HOM Art Trans), Petronas Gallery, KLCC
2005
2nd Tupada Performance Art Festival, Phillippines
MATAHATI & ANTING-ANTING, MAGER NUSANTARA 05, Pinto Gallery, Antipolo,Phillippines
MATAHATI & ANTING-ANTING, Mager 05, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur
MATAHATI & ANTING-ANTING, Mager 05 National Art Gallery, KL
2004
Perahu Kamalayan, Mural Exhibition National Art Gallery, KL
1+1=1 Inter Action KL- Jogjakarta, Shah Alam State Gallery, Selangor.
Mata & Hati, Galeri Pinang, Sri Pinang Hall, Penang
! Awas, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
Site Specific – MAGER Nusantara, Plataran Joko Pekik. Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Art Exhibition, Gallery Pitoe, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Projek MAGER ’04, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2003
Suara Jiwa, Art Collaboration with childre n,National Art Gallery, Kuala lumpur
2002
ROOM, MADC, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
1999
MATAHATI PL, GALERI PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur
1996
Seeing the Unseen, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1995
Stories, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1994
Dari Mata Hati, The WELD, Kuala Lumpur
1993
MATAHATI, SHENN’s Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
LIFE…an exhibition by MATAHATI, MAYBANK Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
GROUP EXHIBITIONS [ OTHERS ]
2022
Turun Tanah, GALERI PUTEH, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CLASSic, CIMB Artober, Menara Ken TTDI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Steep & Sample: Possible Futures/Impossible Present, A+ Works of Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PEMULIHAN DAN PEMBAHARUAN, Fergana Art, Whitebox, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2019
CLIMATE: PORT INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL State Museum Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Di antara ITU dan INI, Fergana Art, Whitebox, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Transit 2′ x 2′, HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alumini UiTM, Segaris Art Centre, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018
RUPA – RUPA(nya), Whitebox, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bukan Makan Ditiup Angin, Chandan Art Gallery, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KL Biennale, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017
Much Ado About Drawing, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Bukan Makan Ditiup Angin, Whiteways Art Space, Penang, Malaysia
Bounderies of (Dis)belief, WhiteBox, MAPS Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Debunking the Myth XXL, ArtCube, Intermark Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016
GrAnDe III, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Debunking the Myth, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
A2, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2015
X Canvas, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Art Expo Plus, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GrAnDe II, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2014
GMCA, Art Expo, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GrAnDe, Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2013
THE MARK, ArtCube, Intermark Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BERSAMA, Museum and Art Gallery, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012
A4, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ESQUIRE Media Art ProjectT, White Box MAPS @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art for Nature World Wild Life Fund, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor, Malaysia
2011
Selected Top Malaysian Contemporary Artists, Chandan Art Gallery and China House George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Locals Only!, TAKSU Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art for Nature World Wild Life Fund, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor, Malaysia
New Painting And Sculpture, Pace Art Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Experimental Video Show, HELP Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Vertical Horizontal, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film and Video Festival, HELP Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010
Malaysia=Japan Video Art Exchange, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WWF – Survival, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang Selangor, Malaysia
Tribute to Rauchensberg,TAKSU Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A Metre Perspective, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009
Far East Audio Visualization 2009, Getsumin Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Asian International Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bureokounisuru 2009 Video Art Festival, Stripe Space, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
We Miss You, Chandan Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Changing Phases: Relatives Spaces, Petronas Art Gallery, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
UNCUT09, Malaysian Art Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Contemporary Malaysian Art, Archana Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IMCAS, Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
theoneminutes video, UNICEF and European Cultural Foundation
2008
Changing Phases, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tenggara, Nova Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Anniversary Show 2007/08, Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Rapat Umum, RA Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artriangle Fund Raising, Sokka Gakai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Susur Masa, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007
Palestine, RA Finearts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia@50, HOM (House of Matahati), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
OK Video, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artriangle Fund Raising, Sokka Gakai, Kuala Lumpur
2006
ART & EARTH FESTIVAL, XOAS Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TV Melayu (MTV) Video Art Show, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
JULY Reunited Art Xhibition, Seksan Art Space, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KATA DI KOTA, Contemporary Malaysia Art Exhibition, Boyearos Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba
STILL LIGHT, Photography and Video Art Show, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, Penang, Malaysia
XXL, XOAS Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005
WWF, A Collaboration Video Art, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor, Malaysia
ON THE WAY, A Collaboration Video Art, Ng Sek San Art Space, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Miniature Show, Maya Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004
TAKUNG, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ROOSTER, Town House Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
YKP FUND RAISING, Maya Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SEMANGAT: Artist for Theatre, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IDENTITY vs. GLOBALISATION, A Collaboration Video Art Chiangmai and Bangkok THAILAND.
Immersion, Galeri Maya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Notthatbalai Art Festival, Lost Generation Space, Kuala Lumpur.
GENTA, YKP, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
2003
11th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
PHILIP MORRIS Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1999
Malam Merpati Putih – Live Painting & Charity Show for Kosovo Yayasan Kesenian Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Merpati Putih Lagi, Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art and Culture into Millennium – Perak Art Festival, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
1998
Coming Together, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1997
Money for Sell, Pudu Jail Art Exhibition and Performance, Pudu Jail Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995
PHILIP MORRIS Art Award, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Young Contemporary ‘95, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1994
PHILIP MORRIS Art Award, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Young Contemporary ‘95, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1992
Young Contemporary ‘92, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Identity, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1991
Young Contemporary ‘91, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dokumentasi Kemiskinan, Cahaya Seri Alam Hill, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Keluarga Bahagia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Show ‘91, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1990
Perak Academic Art Show, School of Art & Design, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Selangor Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Young Contemporary ‘90, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1989
Landscape & Photography, Sarawak State Museum, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Kelantan Open Show, Kelantan State Gallery, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
1988
Hiroshima Never Again, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
