Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Galeri: Tenang di Galeri Chandan

Oleh Rashiqah Ilmi Abd Rahim
rashiqah@bharian.com.my
2010/08/27

ABD SHUKOR YAHYA di samping koleksinya, Siri Patriotik.

Karya tulisan khat menggamit rasa ingin tahu pengunjung

HATI terasa tenang sebaik melangkah masuk ke Pameran Taman Kebenaran As-Solihin, seolah-olah melalui pintu syurgawi yang penuh dengan kedamaian, meskipun hakikatnya hanya ditemani sejumlah karya khat, ruang dalam masjid dan keindahan pohon yang memuncak awan.

Kepelbagaian media tampak dan kerencaman rupa bentuk karya yang sarat dengan semangat penghayatan Ramadan yang disambut umat Islam seluruh dunia ketika ini, dikongsi peminat di Galeri Chandan, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.

Nilai Islam, budaya dan penyatuan yang tidak pernah terhakis daripada masyarakat Islam di Malaysia menjadi ciri paling nyata daripada keseluruhan karya pada pameran berlangsung dari 21 Ogos hingga 21 September ini.

Pelukis Mapan, Abd Shukor Yahya yang popular kerana keunikan karya khat Kufi sebelum ini, tidak ketinggalan mempamerkan dua karya terbarunya, Negaraku dan Siri Patriotik, berharga RM1,000 hingga RM53,000.

Pemahaman dan kesedaran tinggi mengenai isu sosial khususnya kemiskinan yang membelenggu masyarakat terpinggir di Sarawak dan penderitaan rakyat Palestin menyebabkan beliau mengabadikan semangat patriotik melalui dua karya itu.

“Sebagai pelukis, saya percaya bahawa seni perlu menyumbang kepada kebaikan ummah. Justeru, atas dasar ini, saya menghasilkan karya Negaraku dan Siri Patriotik dengan harapan masyarakat sedar mengenai isu sosial selain mensyukuri nikmat sebagai rakyat Malaysia.

“Kelompok pelukis memerlukan pendedahan sebegini bagi membolehkan berlangsungnya penjanaan minda kerana ia secara tidak langsung melatih kami mengolah bahan menjadi karya terbaik dan serentak itu merealisasikan tanggungjawab sosial untuk dikongsi dengan peminat,” katanya.

Pengurus Galeri, Faizah Elis berkata, beliau percaya penganjuran pameran itu tidak sekadar mempromosikan karya pelukis, tetapi membangunkan kepentingan karya seni dan peranannya dalam mengangkat kesedaran di kalangan masyarakat.

“Misalnya, sebelum pameran ini, Galeri Chandan dan Islamic Relief Malaysia menganjurkan pameran seni amal jariah Riyad Al-Ilm bagi mengumpul dana mendirikan perpustakaan di Pusat Jagaan Anak-Anak Yatim Ummu Sofiah, Terong, Taiping.

“Tidak ketinggalan kami juga menyumbang kepada pembangunan perpustakaan komuniti untuk golongan kurang berkemampuan di Church of St John The Baptist, Sungai Siput, Perak, baru-baru ini,” katanya.

Faizah yakin bahawa pameran seumpama itu dapat membuktikan bahawa karya seni mampu tampil sebagai alat berkesan bagi menyampaikan mesej, menyumbang kepada peningkatan taraf hidup masyarakat.

Turut dipamerkan di galeri itu sehingga pertengahan bulan depan ialah 31 karya Abu Bakar Idris, Ahmad Khalid Yusof, Ahmad Nazri Abdullah, Anuar Rashid, Husin Hourmain, Haji Atan Ahmad, Ilse Noor, Norma Abbas dan Rafiee Ghani yang berharga antara RM1,000 hingga RM57,700 sebuah.

INFO: Pameran Taman Kebenaran As-Solihin
  • Karya: 33 karya
  • Tempat: Galeri Chandan, 15, Jalan Gelenggang, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Tarikh: 21 Ogos hingga 21 September.
  • Telefon: 03-20955360.

Monday, August 30, 2010

stars and stripes...to remember or not to remember

...everytime we did our evening strolls at Frisco Bay (San Francisco Bay) during the eighties, my friend Brad Yeoh will read out loud this poem that I could memorise until these days:

I used to admire the land of Flowery
Flag as a country of abundance.
I immediately raised money and started my journey.
For over a month, Ihave experienced enough wind and waves....
I looked up and see Oakland so close by....
Discontent fills my belly and it is difficult for me to sleep.
I just read out loud these few lines to express what is on my mind.


Frequent visits to the B's @ 9th Street, Oakland, CA just to finish up two servings of CREAMY MAPLE MOUSSE + a cup of hot lemon tea during summer of the eighties will makes me wonder of stars and stripes...to remember or not to remember...

Friday, August 20, 2010

HAPPINESS MAY BE THE GREATEST PRIZE, BUT PLEASURE COMES A CLOSE SECOND. IT ALSO LENDS ITSELF TO MANY DIFFERENT APPROACHES, INCLUDING THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE OBTAIN IT, THE BRAIN MECHANISMS THAT UNDERPIN IT, AND THE HAZARDS OF OVER-INDULGENCE.

ART GIVES US PLEASURE BECAUSE OF OUR BELIEF. WE BELIEF ART CAN BE A FORM OF THERAPY.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

...poverty, a pair of shoes, barefooted...

Once upon a time, there were two brothers who lived in poverty. One day, they decided to buy a pair of shoes with their savings. They promised that the older brother will wear the shoes during the day time and the younger brother to wear the shoes during the night.

During the day time, the older brother wear the shoes and wondering here and there without cause and doing nothing at all beside walking and walking. He thought by walking non stop would not lose him anything. He walk and walk till dusk and till then he will feel tired, then only he would return the shoes to his younger brother.

When night falls, the younger brother will take turn to wear the shoes. He also thought that while having a fair share on the shoes, he would used it to the maximum.
The younger brother walk without direction from dusk to dawn. He would not rather sleep nor rest awhile. Due to lack of sleep and resting, the younger brother health becomes deteriorated. He looks frail all the times.

The pair of shoes becoming worn-off due to non-stop usage. The older brother decided to buy a new pair of shoes and persuades his younger brother to share. The younger brother insists, "O Older brother, just buy it for your own and on your own. For I prefer to walk barefooted as before. At least,when I'm tired I can catch some sleeps during night time.

Morale of the story: When the spirits of sharing are neglected,it is impossible to obtain results from unity.

QUANDO CALA LA NOTTE, a glass of fresh milk and a set of chicken sandwiches will make my night completes without question.





Saturday, November 7, 2009

..betul ke duit bukan segala galanya..

..kenalan baru di sebelah, dalam penerbangan dari KL ke Guangzhou, beritahu saya bahawa DUIT sentiasa menjadi tajuk bualan yang tidak kenal musim.. DUIT boleh beli kebahagiaan.. DUIT buat dunia kita berputar tanpa henti..DUIT bukan akar umbi kepada segala kejahatan.. Jika anda miliki kesihatan,pemurah,keseimbangan dalam hidup serta DUIT, anda miliki segala galanya..DUIT ni, orang yang bijak boleh buat, orang yang bodoh pun boleh buat, cuma caranya berbeza..Orang kaya tidak semestinya jahat sebalik nya orang jahat tidak semestinya kaya..Orang yang kata tidak kisah tentang DUIT adalah sama ada mereka ini tidak punya cukup DUIT ataupun mereka ada sedikit DUIT sahaja..Sepanjang perbualan, saya lebih banyak mendengar daripada bercakap kerana bagi saya itu satu cara terbaik menghormati orang yang saya fikir punya pengalaman luas dan terserlah karismanya sebagai pakar ekonomi di sebuah bank terkemuka di Guangzhou. Sampai di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Baiyun, Guangzhou,selang beberapa minit dia kelihatan menaiki Rolls Royce merah yang telah menanti sambil membuat isyarat tangan kepada saya agar menelefon dia nanti.

Saya duduk sebentar sambil menikmati beberapa WONTON GORENG yang di "tapau" masa dalam penerbangan tadi. Manman chi..:)

Thursday, March 26, 2009

I decided to decide..

Life is full of decisions: many of them are random, and you have to learn to choose. It is important to make a decision and it is important too, to get on with it. Be a decisive person on unimportant matters too. Have sort of a keener sense of what to ignore and what to take time deciding than anyone you know. Don't you know that ninety nine percent of everything you do is unimportant. You may think it is important at the time, but you have to step out and look at it from 35,000 feet. Ultimately, none of these choices matter.

To learn to be decisive, just go to any food outlet; be it cafe, restaurant or even fastfood outlet that you have not been before. Ask for a menu, just go through the myriad of choices offered in the menu for five seconds and decide firmly on what to order! That is pretty quick decision making. Decisions are like garbage; the longer it takes to deal with them, the worse they smell.

...brush your teeth and have a glass of warm water before going to bed are the best decision for you. Sleep tight..

Everyday is a learning process

There are so many things we can learn from our surrounding. Everything.To save money. On how to manage your day. On how to keep a balance with your work life. On how to handle your personal life. On how to delegate.

Occasionally ask yourself; How many hours a day can you work? But your savings work for you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. So make sure to save money. The least you can do is put aside ten percent of your earnings, be it your monthly income, or your company's profit earning, or your commission, or even your savings interest, et cetera, et cetera and save it in a new account at another bank.

Almost supper..I'm having Fish Chowder with French Loaf along with Hot Lemon Tea. Happy eating :)