'Malaysian Art Volume I: Imagining Identities brings together a collection of essays which highlights the ways in which art has provided artists with the means of imagining themselves, and imagining our nation. The 19 essays in this publication comprise of five reprinted seminal texts from the 1970s to 90s and new commissioned essays by writers across different generations. They discuss art developments in relation to changing expressions and experiences in Malaysian social and cultural life from after the Second World War to contemporary times, while 140 illustrations create a parallel visual narrative. This unprecedented gathering of Malaysian art writing should prove a valuable reference for a wide audience, from specialists to general readers interested in Malaysian art and history.' (from back cover)
Preface by T.K. Sabapathy. Includes timeline of key events and brief biographies of contributors.
The Malay version Menanggap Identiti is also in AAA's collection.
Preface by T.K. Sabapathy. Includes timeline of key events and brief biographies of contributors.
The Malay version Menanggap Identiti is also in AAA's collection.
Alternative title
Narratives in Malaysian Art: Volume I
Access level
Onsite
publisher
Location code
REF.NHK
Language
English
Keywords
Publication/Creation date
2012
No of pages
308
ISBN / ISSN
9789671001110
No of copies
2
Content type
anthology
Chapter headings
Introduction
Part I: The Journey between the Rural and the Urban, and the Building of a Nation
The Treatment of the Local Landscape in Modern Malaysian Art, 1930–1981
The Practice of Watercolour at the Dawn of Modern Art in Malaya
The Nanyang Artists: Eclectic Expressions of the South Seas
Nanyang Style: Bygone Dreams of Paradise? (Recent Conversations with NAFA Alumni)
A Study on the Subjectivity of the Malaysian Chinese Painters (An Outline)
16 Malaysian Landscape Paintings
From Paddy Fields to Fake Plastic Palm Trees: Negotiating a Changing Social Landscape
Shaping the Malaysian Figure: Changing Norms, New Orientations and Points of Resistance in the late 1960s and 70s
This is Where We Live: The Ongoing Search for a National Narrative
Part II: Claiming/Reclaiming Identities: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity
Menulis dan Melukis: 'Writing' and 'Drawing' in Malay Traditional Art and Their Impact in Contemporary Art - A Study of Cultural Values
Malay Folklore in Malaysian Art
A View of Modern Sculpture in Malaysia
A Story of Malaysian Sculpture
Islamic Art
Islam and Modern Art in Malaysia: An Introduction
An Islamic Identity in Contemporary Malaysian Art: Achievements and Challenges
Abstract Themes and Approaches in Malaysian Modern Art
The Body in Modern Malaysian Art
Love Me in My Batik
Towards an Alter-Native Vision: The Idea of Malaysian Art Since 1980
Imagining Identities
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