Known for his distinctively naïve stylistic manner of painting, Fauzul Yusri captures his audience with the sophistication of his mark-makings. Presented here is Ground - Surface 9 with bright red background and raw shapes appeared randomly on canvas. He creates an imaginative world containing symbols and meaning, experimenting with colours to evoke memories and subconscious mind.
Fauzul Yusri graduated from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1999, majoring in Drawing. His solos include Works On Canvas, Cages, Pop Primitive, Neolithic, Ground, Raw, Coreng and Guris at such as Elm Quay Fine Arts, Galeri Izu and Taksu, Kuala Lumpur. His last solo was called Whiteground at Taksu in September 2017. He received the Incentive Award in Galeri Shah Alam’s Open Show in 2000, and Special Mentions in the Young Contemporary Artists (BMS) and Kijang Awards competitions in 2002 and 2004 respectively.