It's not that common to find paper works of Awang Damit Ahmad which could be studies or projections of his larger main canvases with impasto drivels and more refined and defined compositions. This work features the elements of Awang Damit Ahmad's rudimentary Essence Of Culture series albeit with his strong symbolisms. Awang Damit Ahmad is credited to have started one of the most compelling new abstracts related to land, region, purpose and people. A relatively late starter in art at the age of 27, he first studied at the Mara Institute of Technology, where he was Best Student, before getting his Masters at the Catholic University in Washington (1989-1990). He catapulted into top-artist status when he not only won the 1st Prize but also the Consolation Prize in the hugely coveted Salon Malaysia III at the National Art Gallery. It was for his Nyanyian Petani Gunung (now in the Petronas collection). He also won 2nd Prize in the Malaysian Bank Association art competition in 1988. His international exhibitions include the Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia at the Asia-Pacific Museum in Pasadena, Los Angeles, in 1988. He also excelled as lecturer at Universiti ITM until May 2011, when he retired to go full time into Art. Prices of his artworks often soar high in auction houses locally and abroad.