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Dari Langit dan BumiHamidi Hadi

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Dari Langit dan BumiHamidi Hadi

2 October - 1 November 2016

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At first glance, the monumental works of Hamidi Hadi bring to mind some of the most important abstractionists of our time; the large strokes and the simplistic forms of Helen Frankenthaler, the intense colour and layering in the works of Gerhard Richter, the many lines and marks drawn using oil by Peter Lanyon. Despite the many resemblances, Hamidi manages to induce a unique personal flair to his paintings. And that is why, when it comes to Malaysian abstractionists, the name; Hamidi Hadi, stands out prominently. He makes his return to Wei-Ling Contemporary this October for his much anticipated 6th solo exhibition entitled, Dari Langit dan Bumi.

Hamidi Hadi has consistently had an immense fascination with the process of mark making in his paintings, holding the process itself, in the highest regard, and considering marks as a significant form. The artist believes that the process presents a great possibility in the artistic visuals he brings forth in his paintings. Hamidi Hadi humbles himself to constantly learn new things and welcome the happy accidents that happen during the process of making his artworks. To quote the artist himself “Accidents and the things you can’t control are what makes things unique”

Dari Langit dan Bumi, aptly titled so, comes from the fact that Hamidi, has unceasingly taken inspiration from nature and landscapes. During his stay in Seri Iskandar, Perak, Hamidi resided in a house nearing a group of hills, and he had always paid close attention to the changes in the land. Be it changes that occur of natural causes or changes that happen due to human activities. The cracks and fissures in the land produce an aesthetic character from a visual perspective. However, that is not the artist’s main purpose; instead Hadi searches for an inter-relationship with the land; a connection with his Creator. In a sense, Hamidi Hadi’s paintings lean towards a spiritual element. A value that he finds hard to leave behind.

The use of unconventional mediums have been a recurring theme of Hamidi’s; looking back at his previous exhibition entitled BALAM, which refers to the act of seeing or looking at something from afar, where it remains obscure, hazy, and indistinguishable. In which the artist’s usage of polyurethane, enamel paint and resin allows him to create such character in his works. However, in Dari Langit dan Bumi, Hadi has gone for a more minimalistic approach, limiting most of the works to only acrylic and resin. In spite of that, Hamidi is still able to produce a tactile visual that indirectly leads to the recreation of the beauty he sees in the surface of the land.

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Tanah Kering no 7Acrylic, resin on canvas224 x 158cm2016 Tanah Kering no 7 (Detail)

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Dari Langit, Gelombang 2Acrylic and resin on canvas170.5 x 170.5cm2016

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UntitledMixed media on canvas157.5 x 180cm2016

Tanah Kering – Sujud (Prostration)Acrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

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Tanah Kering – Sujud (Prostration) (Detail)

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Dari Langit, Gelombang 1Acrylic and resin on canvas158 x 180cm2016 Dari Langit, Gelombang 1 (Detail)

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Abstract LandscapeIndustrial paint on canvas140 x 210cm2016

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Light no 1Industrial paint on canvas210 x 140cm2015

Light no 2Industrial paint and acrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

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Tanah Kering no 6Acrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016Tanah Kering no 6 (Detail)

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Tanah Kering no 5Acrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

Jabal NurAcrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

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TitisanAcrylic and resin on canvas152 x 152cm2016

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Tanah, Air Api AnginAcrylic and resin224 x 316cm (Diptych)2016

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FragileMixed media, acrylic and resin on canvas180 x 158cm2016

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Untitled IIAcrylic on canvas170.5 x 170.5cm2016 Untitled II (Detail)

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Carrying love to the desertAcrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

Tanah Kering no 3Mixed media, Acrylic on canvas224 x 158cm2016

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I would like to express my thanks to the following great persons for their support and encouragement; to Wei-Ling & Yohan for always

believing in me. To UiTM Perak who supported me in my education and my special interests. Thanks to all of the gallery crew involved in making the show a reality. To all my collectors, for your support and belief in me. To all my friends who have always wished me well and success. To my friend Khairul Anuar Ibrahim, who provided a beau-tiful picture of me working on my paintings. And last but not least,

special thanks goes to my loving family; my lovely wife Zahirah, my beautiful daughter Hannah, as well as my handsome boys Alham & Ilham Haqiqi for allowing me the time to make this body of work.

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HAMIDI HADI (b. 1971)

EDUCATION2002 MAArt&DesignNetwork(Painting),UniversityofWolverhampton,Midlands,UK2001 WolverhamptonCollege,NorthamptonWest,Wolverhampton,UK2000 BachelorofArts,SchoolofArt&Design,MARA(UiTM),ShahAlam,Malaysia1995 DiplomainArt&Design(FineArt),UiTM,ShahAlam,Malaysia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS2016 DariLangitdanBumi,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2014 BALAM,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2012 Antara,Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2009 Timang-Timang,Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2007 Alun,Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2005 IndelibleMarkings,TownhouseGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

SELECTED GROUP EHIBITIONS2016 ArtStageJakarta2016,SheratonGrandJakartaGandariaCityHotel,Jakarta,Indonesia ShahAlamBiennale2016,ShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia2015 18@8Heirlooms,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia SUARARASA,SegarisArtCenter,Solaris,KualaLumpur,Malaysia ArtExpoMalaysia2015,Matrade,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2014 HoMia,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2013 18@8Mirror,Mirroronthewall,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2012 18@8:KUL-SIN,IONArt,Singapore 18@8:KUL-SIN,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia KembaraJiwa;TheTravellingSoul,GaleriChandan@Publika,KualaLumpur,Malaysia KembaraJiwa;TheTravellingSoul,SelasarSunaryo,Bandung,Indonesia KembaraJiwa;TheTravellingSoul,TamanBudaya,Jogjakarta,Indonesia Timeless,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia KamiRespon,GaleriFSSRUiTMPerak,Perak,Malaysia Transit-A4,HouseofMatahati,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2011 THE8thAsiaFiberArt(AFA2011),GaleriUiTMPerak,Perak,Malaysia 1MalaysiaArtFestival2011,KLConventionCentre,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

MalaysianRicePlatesProject,Wei-LingGalleryandMinistryofTourism,KLConvention Centre,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2010 Absolut18@8,Wei-LingContemporary,KualaLumpur,Malaysia Matahati&Friends,HouseofMatahati,KualaLumpur,Malaysia CelebrateMalaysia,PetronasGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia MalaysiaArtists:NEWOBJECT(IONS),PetronasGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2009 The24thAsianInternationalArtExhibition,BalaiSeniLukis,KualaLumpur,Malaysia2008 Mind,Body&SoulIII,Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia TreasureBox,Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia ArtTriangleMalaysia-Philippines-Indonesia,SokaGakkai,KualaLumpur TENGGARA-RecentPaintingsfromMalaysia,Indonesia&Philippines,NovasGallery,Liverpool, UnitedKingdom The23rdAsianInternationalArtExhibition,UniversityArtMuseumGuangzhou,China HearttoHeart-AsianInternationalArtShow,YUGEGallery,Guangzhou,China2007 The9thInternationalSeminar&ArtExhibition,SrinakharinwirotUniversity,Bangkok,Thailand TheForceofNature,DarlingMuseGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia KamiIII,MuseumNegeriPulauPenang,Malaysia2006 18@8:KualaLumpur-Karachi,TheAminGulgeeGallery,Karachi,Pakistan,incollaborationwith Wei-LingGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia Malaysia-PolandArtExchangeWorkshop,UiTMShahAlamGallery,Malaysia2005 Malaysia-JapanArtExchangeWorkshop,GallerySeni,UiTMPerak,Malaysia2004 KamiII,ShahAlamGallery,Malaysia Imajan,TamanWarisanGallery,Malaysia2003 3Men&AWoman,ShahAlamGallery&PelitaHatiGallery,Malaysia2002 MAShow,UniversityofWolverhampton,Midlands,UK2000 PhilipMorrisASEANArtExhibition,NationalArtGallery,Singapore PhilipMorrisASEANArtExhibition,NationalArtGallery,Malaysia1999MalamPuisi,KOSOVO,DewanBandaraya,Ipoh,Perak,MalaysiaPekanSeniIpohIV,DewanBandaran,Ipoh,Perak,MalaysiaShahAlamOpenArtExhibition,ShahAlamGallery,Malaysia1998PekanSeniIpohIII,DewanBandaran,Ipoh,Malaysia1997 MalaysianDrawing,NationalArtGallery,Malaysia BakatMudaSezaman,NationalArtGallery,Malaysia1996 YoungContemporaries,NationalArtGallery,Malaysia NationalDayArtCompetition,NationalArtGallery,Malaysia IslamicFibreArt,PengucapanIslamDalamKesenian,PetronasGallery,Malaysia

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PROJECTDIRECTOR|LimWei-Ling

DESIGNEDBY|LimSiewBoon

PHOTOCOURTESY|Wei-LingGalleryaandKhairulAnuarIbrahim(Page24,25,26)

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NewArtist,PetronasGallery,Malaysia1995 DegreeShow,KSSRGallery,ITMShahAlam,Malaysia AlternativePrint,PetronasGallery,Malaysia ILHAMDiplomaCollection,PetronasGallery,Malaysia1994 KenyirEcofest,Kenyir,Terengganu,Malaysia1993 CactusDrawingExhibitionAndExhibition,BukitCahaya,ShahAlam,Malaysia

AWARDS2004 BakatMudaSezaman(Finalist),BalaiSeniLukisNegara “SeniKijangBankNegaraMalaysiaAward,(ConsolationPrize),BalaiSeniBankNegara,KualaLumpur, Malaysia2000 Top5Winners,PhilipMorris ASEANBiennaleArtAward,Malaysia ConsolationPrize,PrizeMorris ASEANArtAward2000,Singapore ArtistInteraction,FormulaMalaysia ArtCompetition,Malaysia1996 HonorableMention,PhilipMorris ASEANBiennaleArtAward,Malaysia1995 DeansList,SchoolofArt&Design,MARA(UiTM),Malaysia1994 ConsolationPrize,KenyirEco-Fest94’ InternationalArtCompetition,Malaysia

PUBLIC COLLECTIONSNationalArtGallery,MalaysiaGaleriPetronas,MalaysiaAliya&FaroukKhanCollection,MalaysiaParkroyalHotel,MalaysiaWong&Partners,Malaysia

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