Education in art

."...art is power.It influences the mind,the nerves,the soul ,the feeling".
(Jaques Barzun)

A few days ago I received an invitation for the launching of Dato' Syed Ahmad Jamal's art exhibition at RA Fine Arts from YM Raja Ahmad.It is open until 15th September,2008.

Name	R A Fine Arts
Address	No 6, Jalan Aman (off Jalan Tun Razak), ,
Phone	03-2161 7341
Email	[email protected]

So far,I have never turned down his invitation because I love art and wanted to know more about Malaysian art and artists.

I arrived about 15 minutes earlier and got the chance to talk to the famous artist as well as the DG of our National Art Gallery,Dr Mohd Najib.During the conversation before the event and during high tea later,I asked a few questions and got a little education on art and how to appreciate art.

Comments

[Atique]

Salam Abedib!

Hmmm.... i can appreciate those scenery paintings (esp. english country seceneries that involve small cottages, beaches),portrait-based paintings even light(ringan) abstract-based paintings & art pieces. But should one showed me those heavy, multicolored, multilines (vertical&horizontal) abstract paintings as well as those complicated-looking art pieces-I will be lost, I'll take long time i mean very loooooong time to u/stand the meaning of the art pieces .I like the Picasso's though!

[Adib]

Wassalam Atique,
When I have time during the weekend,I do watercolor painting-just to appreciate the beauty of doing art work.It takesa lot of hardwork(and patience) to create a painting.

Btw,I don't like Picasso but I prefer Monet's painting.

[kimster]

Abedib:
Did you know that Syed Ahmad Jamal is actually Toemoe's uncle? Toemoe is ex-SDAR 85-89 :)

[Adib]

Kimster,
No,I don't know.Btw, what is Toemoe real name?

[atok]

abe dib,
ado napok one tall young man who looks very much like a young dato' syed? ... that wud be my dear achitect fren syed nabil of london who's back home on holiday... sambil tolong2 his dad on the exhibition.

[Adib]

Atok,
I think I saw him.