Description
The artist’s response to the world around him is expressed through pop culture iconographies and symbolism. Ruzzeki Harris won the Gold award in the 2018 UOB Painting of the Year (Malaysia). Reflective of the surrealist aims of liberating thought, these paintings represent the contemplations of the artist on current issues. Inscribed on the banana are the wordings: "And war" says fool. Conflicts should be resolved peacefully through negotiations.
In 2007, Ruzzeki Harris completed his Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts, Majoring in Painting, in UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia. His solo exhibitions include Possessed, Art Taipei, Taiwan (2016) with Artemis Art, Gone Viral, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2015), Point Blank by Ruzzeki Harris, Chan Hampe galleries, Singapore (2014), Dictum by Ruzzeki Harris, RA Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (2011), Gravitate by Ruzzeki Harris, HOM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2008). Group exhibitions include 18@8 RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!, Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur (2017), Voice of the Voiceless, G13 Gallery (2016), Art Kaohsiung 2015, THE PIER-2 ART CENTER, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2015), Young Guns Award group exhibition, Singapore (2014), Art Basel, KL-Miami, Miami Florida, USA (2013).