Zaharuddin Sarbini’s artworks mainly focus on flora and fauna. The beauty of nature gives inspiration to the artist to produce such great works. On offer here he paints a pair of common goldenback woodpecker pecking its way on the tree trunk. We didn’t get to see much of these birds although their name is common woodpecker as their natural habitat is forest, deciduous woodlands, mangroves, and scrub.
Zaharuddin Sarbini graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology Malaysia. He took home the Initiative Young Artist Award given by the Shah Alam Gallery while in 1997, his work received Honourable Mention from the National Art Gallery. He participated in group shows including the Open Shows at the Galeri Shah Alam and the Philip Morris Asean Art Award competition. Other group exhibitions include Figure in Paint, Petronas Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2011), Merdeka Show, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2010), Landscapes of Malaysia, National Art Gallery Malaysia (2006), and Malaysia Tanahairku, Bank Negara Malaysia (2000).