Po Oi
(Mohd Fairuz) Paisan
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Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Dalam Bulat Ada Bulat – Kuning Itu Kebijaksanaan Fiberglass, 2K Auto Paint And Small Pattern Wood Cutting Relief Assemblaged 122cm x 122cm 2022
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Bungo Ponggo – Burning Flower Discarded Wood Relief Assemblage (Torch Burn) 183cm x 183cm 2020
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Kubeh Bosogi Longkong – Square Curving White (Original Colour) Discarded Wood Relief Assemblage 92cm x 92cm 2020
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Kelilau – Directionless Movement Discarded Wood Relief Assemblage (Original Colour) 100cm x 110cm 2020
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi)Dalam Bulat Ada Bulatan – Circle in A Circle Discarded Wood and Resin Relief Assemblages 88cm (h) x 88cm (w) x 15cm (d) 2022
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Biji Benih Series (Limited Edition of 5) Fiberglass, 2K Auto Paint, Small Pattern Wood Cutting Relief Assemblaged and Black Tinted Acrylic Perspex Variable Size (max depth 20cm x width 20cm) Dimension 2023
Mohd Fairuz Paisan (PoOi) Dalam Bulat Ada Bulat – Merah Itu Keberanian Fiberglass, 2K Auto Paint And Small Pattern Wood Cutting Relief Assemblaged 152cm x 92cm 2022
PoOi Circle within A Circle – Grey is A Heart’s Vitality Fiberglass, 2k Automotive Paint and Small Pattern Cut Wood 36cm x 36cm 2024
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Mohd Fairuz Paisan (b. 1981, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) is fondly known in the Malaysian art world as Po Oi. Having graduated from UiTM first in 2004 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and then again in 2014 with a MA in Fine Art & Technology UiTM.
Po Oi uses his wood-based sculptures to inform the story of himself, as a Muslim Malay man from Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. Coming from a family of carpenters who pass their trade down from father to son, Po Oi uses the advantaging skill that was set to learned in his youth through his contemporary art practices.
Through his wall sculptures, PoOi seems to want to reveal what lies within his magical circles. If fiberglass can be seen as a metaphor for the outer skin or the beautiful, delicate, and mesmerizing front face, PoOi, with careful observation, seems to peel, divide, and present what lies far within. He guides the viewers to observe the dimensional depth of the forms, a movement towards a silent, sacred, boundless, and pure center.
While the concept of combining the two materials tends to pursue a visual impression of pop culture and contemporaneity, it becomes an exploration that is harmonious, elegant, and imbued with an Art Deco atmosphere. The exhibited works also explore formalistic forms, configurations of shapes that consider diameter, proportion, specific layers, and the distances between each arranged piece of wood. The shaped wood flows like flowing water, yet in the distance, it resembles numerous orange seeds. PoOi wants to showcase the complexity and depth of content, which is not as simple as it appears to most people from the outside, revealing a dynamic and complex essence.
b. 1981
EDUCATION
2014 Masters (MA) in Fine Art & Technology, UiTM Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
2004 BA (Hons) in Fine Arts, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysiaa
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023 I Am PoOi 2.0, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2020 I Am PoOi, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
DUO EXHIBITION
2023 CIMB Artober: Art & Soul 2023 (with Husin Hourmain), Core Design Gallery, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur
2015 Cutting-It (with Anniketyni Madian), Artcube Gallery, Intermark, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
(UPCOMING) Art Busan 2024, Core Contemporary Art, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), Busan, South Korea
(UPCOMING) Art Central Hong Kong 2024, Core Contemporary Art, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong
2023
Colours for GAZA, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telur Pecah 3.0, Core Design Gallery in collaboration project with GMBB Telur Pecah, GMBB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Eclectic, Segaris Art Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yellow, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2022
Turun Tanah, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bangkok Hotel Art Fair 2022 (BHAF), The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
ART-TASTIK, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
Art Busan 2022, Core Design Gallery, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), Busan, South Korea
Serba-Serbi, Core Design Gallery in collaboration with Maya Gallery, Singapore
Soya Cincau Extreme, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2021
CIMB Artober: Hotel Art Fair, Core Design Gallery in collaboration with Dua Konsultasi, Element Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Red Dot, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2019
Art Expo Malaysia 2019, Core Design Gallery, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One Over Two: Kuala Lumpur International Mini Print Exhibition, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018
Echoes of Possibilities, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
Bintang 5 VOL. 3, Segaris Art Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016
The Practitioners: MA Graduates Alumni, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2015
Medium-Weight, G13 Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Melukis Puisi – Pyan Habib, Whitebox Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2014
Statements, MA Show, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013
Sekaki, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kembara Nusantara, Artlier Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012
Metal Mania, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011
Lifest (2011), MAP Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010
Art Triangle, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Negaraku: Nationalism & Patriotism in Malaysian Contemporary Arts – The Aliya and Farouk Khan Collection, Galleria Sri Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Expression of the Malayan Tiger Exhibition, Balai Seni Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kepadamu Kekasih, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009
Flight of Fancy, Art Life Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Subliminary: Sublime and Sensory, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia
IMCAS – Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show, Danga City Mall, Johor, Malaysia
Amal Palestin, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008
Pallet Art Festival, Star Hill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Show, RA Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007
Merdeka Art Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia
Open Show Shah Alam Gallery 07, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Jejak, National Art Gallery Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Projek Street Mural Kg Kalicode, Malioboro, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Art Triangle, Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
01: The Contemporarists, Sputnik Art Space, Bukit Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awak Kening, Jeri’s Studio, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2006
On War & Peace, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Reformatting (Second Time Around), Gema Rimba Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Come Closer, Maya Art Gallery, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kulisme 2006, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
«Open Studio Gudang» (ChapterI I), Gudang, Damansara Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tabik Jeri Azahari, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open House, Gema Rimba Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One Year with Gema Rimba, The Weld, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art and Earth (Young Artist Awards), Gudang, Damansara Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
7, Izzu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nasi Campur, Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
On The Way, Seksan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
2003
Philip Morris Art Award, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Under 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nokia Art Award, Ramsey Ong Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Kontak, Fakulti Seni Lukis & Seni Reka (FSSR), UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia
2002
Arus II, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Arus, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Nokia Art Award, Ramsey Ong Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001
Open Show, Galeri Senika, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Nokia Art Award, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cahaya dan Ruang, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia
2000
Longest Drawing, Malaysia Book of Record, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia
1999
Market, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia
