Introduction about Modern Malaysian Art

Modern Malaysian Art : From the Pioneering Era to the Pluralist Era was written to expose readers to the history of the development of art in Malaysia from the 1990s to the 1990s. In addition to representing a documentation of the development of modern Malaysian art, this blog also stresses the importance of arts education in society. Art is part of the nation's culture; thus, art appreciation enables people to better understand the values in existence in their society.

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     This blog studies the development of modern Malaysian art by focusing on the styles of various groups, movements and artists. This is done by looking at their development from decade to decade, through chapters designed chronologically and according to groups of artists. This approach will hopefully assist readers in understanding the process of art appreciation that involves the aspects of the form, meaning, and context of art works.

     This blog hopes to contribute to fill the lack of reading materials regarding Malaysian art. At the moment, most writings on the subject are published in article form, in local papers and magazines as well as in exhibition catalogues that are quite restricted in number and in distribution.

     This situation impedes the growth of art appreciation among Malaysian society. However, these existing writings have contributed to from the basic of Malaysian history of art and have served as reference for this in the preparation of this blog. My thanks go to these writes, among whom Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal, Dolores D. Wharton, Redza Piyadasa, T. K. Sabapathy, Zakaria Ali, Siti Zainon Ismail, Yeoh Jin Leng, Mohamed Ali Abd. Rahman and D'zul Haimi Md. Zain.

     Besides being a source of reference about the history of Malaysian art, this blog also aims at relating it with global art in order to provide a through understanding of the subject. May this blog serve its purpose and enrich our knowledge in this era of "World Without Borders".