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Sculpture as Idea in the Eyes of a Sculptor
- Art talk by Associate Professor Ramlan Abdullah
Renowned Malaysian sculptor, Associate Professor Ramlan Abdullah from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) was at Wisma Kebudayaan SGM on May 29, 2011 to deliver an art talk entitled "Sculpture as Idea in the Eyes of a Sculptor". The talk attracted some 35 art enthusiasts and was chaired by renowned artist, Dr Choong Kam Kow, the chairman of the Federation of Asian Artists Malaysia Committee. It was a reunion for the speaker and the chairman as Associate Professor Ramlan was a student of Dr Choong at UiTM.
Assoc Prof Ramlan started by sharing brief ideas of sculptures and his vast experience in sculpting. Sculpture serves many functions and characteristics such as relationship, place, time, form, image, landmark, metaphor, sign and symbol. He also shared his experience working with international sculptors in producing the famous landmark – "Keris", a giant Malay dagger - at Stadium Bukit Jalil during the XVI Commonwealth Games in 1998. From the slide presentation, the audience came to appreciate many public sculptures in Malaysia and around the world such as the national monument "Tugu Negara".
session with the speaker to find out more about the role of sculptors in society.
Dr Choong commented that Assoc Prof Ramlan has portrayed Malaysian culture and identity through his artworks. He is delighted to see Malaysian young sculptors are making a name in the international art scene. The audience then engaged actively during the question-and-answer
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