Unconventionally titled Disco Lombok Still Life by Noor Mahnun, the show takes stock of the painter’s youth and her life as an artist and a woman.
MULTI-TALENTED ARTIST Noor Mahnun Mohamed not only has the ability to create compelling art but is equally adept at writing and curating exhibitions. Popularly known as Anum, the artist is widely admired for her incisive compositions and meticulous technique. She has been active in the arts since the Eighties and lately, she has been lecturing on art in Kuala Lumpur to a new generation of students.
For Noor Mahnun, painting and drawing is a laborious and time-consuming process and despite having held her fi rst solo exhibition in Italy in 1985 - 32 years ago - her latest show at The Edge Galerie is only her eleventh. Although she has just turned 53, her output of works is still comparatively small.
Unconventionally titled Disco Lombok Still Life by Noor Mahnun, the show takes stock of the painter's youth and her life as an artist and a woman. Comprising over 50 works that feature drawings of intricate geometric patterns, quirky illustrations of squids as well as delicate portraits on paper and oil paintings of still life on linen, this exhibition demonstrates the artist's wry observations of life. Categorised into six themes, the works offer viewers the chance to witness Noor Mahnun's impeccable skills in rendering still lifes, portraiture, monochromatic geometric patterns, figures and the realistic technique.
Text courtesy of Hoy Kay Tat, Disco Lombok Still Life Catalogue
