Known for his distinctive use of space, the composition in Haron Mokhtar’s works often portrays detailed illustration of heritage architecture at the top part of the canvas and local people at the lower end of the canvas. The artist frames his works focusing on architectural elements, leaving a midground space for contemplation. Inspired by colonial architectural heritage, and rendered with the Pop Art style of colour presentation, this work contains Haron’s signature themes and unique vision. Haron Mokhtar made a big splash in his graduation year (BA Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking), UiTM from 1983 to 1987 when he won the Major Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition with his Melayu Pop mix of traditional architecture and culture. In 1988, he added his Art Teacher’s Diploma. He had taught in schools in Selangor and Sarawak and since 1998, was a senior teacher on humanities at the SMK Ungku Aziz in Sabak Bernam. His other awards included Second Prize in Landscape Selangor competition (Shah Alam Art Gallery, 2002), Consolation Prize, Historical Incidents competition (National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2005), Second Prize, Merdeka competition in 2010. Notable solo exhibitions include Warisan held at Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur in 2011 and Haron Mokhtar Yesteryears, Interpr8 Art Space, KL in 2015. His 8th solo exhibition titled Haron Mokhtar: Kapsul Masa 1988-2018 (Siri Perakam Waktu) was held at Galeri Shah Alam in 2018.