Description
Much of contemporary artist Fauzul Yusri’s works are based on intuition comprised of unique doodles and symbolic phrases written on canvas, emphasizing with vigour the composition of lines. Beneath the raw layers of expression, the artist conveys narratives composed of scribbles and markings of subconscious meanings. The painting depicts a playful, naïve like rendition of a figure, who is thought to be Mr. President, and is portrayed on top of a highly tactile surface quality reminiscent of an aged wall.
Fauzul Yusri graduated from UiTM with a Degree in Fine Art (Drawing) in 1999. His solo exhibitions include Works on Canvas, Eq Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur (2001), Cages, Eq Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur (2003),Pop Primitive, Galeriiizu, Kuala Lumpur (2004), Neolithic, Taksu Kuala Lumpur (2006), Ground, Taksu Kuala Lumpur (2007), Raw, Taksu Kuala Lumpur (2009), Play, Taksu Singapore (2009) and Guris, Taksu Kuala Lumpur (2011).
His selected group exhibition includes Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery (1999), Young Contemporaries Awards, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1998), Kemanusiaan, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2001), Imajan Malaysia, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2002), Art 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (2003), The Fab 4, Taksu Singapore (2004), Singapore Art Festival, Suntec City, Singapore (2005), 2 Men Show, American Club, Singapore (2005), A Closer Look, Maya Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2005), Fifty Years; How We Are Now, The Gallery @ Starhill, Kuala Lumpur (2007), Semesta, La Galleria Gallery, London (2008), Fauzulyusri and Agathe de Baillencourt, Taksu Singapore (2010) and Saksi dan Bukti, National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2012).
His honoured awards include Incentive Awards, Shah Alam Gallery (2000), Special Mention Awards, The Young Contemporaries, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur (2002), and Special Mention Prize, Kijang Awards, Bank Negara Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (2004).