4. 1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the
painting ‘Jaw Dropping
Beauty’ is Chua Chi Yan.
She came second in the
‘Painting on Site’
category in Laman Seni
Seksyen 7 and is
currently a design
student in Taylor’s
University.
5. 2.DESCRIPTION OF THE MURAL ART
‘Jaw Dropping Beauty’ is a mural painting that aims to
opens the public eye to the endangerment of hippopotamus
as poachers hunt them down for their teeth, the newest
alternative to ivory.
6. HOW Does THE ARTIST
POTRAYs
HIS MESSAGE ?
BY CREATING A PLAYFUL AND FUN MURAL PAINTING that grabs
people’s attention and have them to appreciate the
beauty of animals and not abuse them for our own good.
the artist also uses augmented reality effect to make the
mural more interactive and colourful.
7. 3.The concepts
1.closure
- we see the empty space
and automatically our our
minds merges that void into the
artwork itself.
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3.PERCEPTION
-THE Large,friendly shape,intruiging font
and smartly used extrusion makes it ‘fun &
interactive’.
! 4.conflict
-the large comical artwork
is in conflict with the message.
meaning,jaw dropping and the hippo’s jaw.
! 2.SELECTIVE ATTENTION
5.language
-The language conveys both
literal and metaphorical
-The Mural focuses our attention to the
gaping mouth,which is where the focus of the
artwork lies.
10. 1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the 3D
installation ‘Quit Smoking’
is Syafiq Rasyid Bin
Abdul Jalil. !
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Syafiq Rashyid Abdul
Jalil’s creativity in his
3D installation piece
‘Quit Smoking’ earned
him the top spot and
RM8,000 prize money.
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11. 2.Description of the Mural Art
‘Quit Smoking’ is an 3D installation piece that aims to open up
the smoker’s eye as to how harmful smoking is and how it
can affects a smoker’s life and even worse, their loved ones.
12. by creating a 3D lung ashtray
placed on the wall that depicts
the repulsing image of their
lung every time a smoker finish
their cigarettes.
HOW does THE ARTIST POTRAY
HIS MESSAGE ?
13. 3.THE CONCEPTS
1.subjective perception
-the color black here indicates
the lung failure of a smoker
which is darkened by the
nicotine and tobacco
within the cigarettes.
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2. non-verbal messages
-The other half failed lung
depicts how cigarettes will cause
fatal destruction to a smoker’s health
and could ruined his life.
3.conflict
the contrast between the
healthy and the damaged lung
creates a conflict between between
non-smokers and smokers.
4.mass communication
-the clear and distinctive message
is being projected in a public space
to the masses.
5.intercultural communication
-The contrast of the smoker and
the non smoker create a sense of
dialogue between a non-smoker
and a smoker’s culture.
16. 1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the mural painting
is Kenji Chai who was born and
raised in the Sandakan,Sabah and
currently lives in Kuala Lumpur.
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His works includes the use of cute !
and vibrant characters with his main
medium being graffiti combining
elements of pop culture,fictional
censorship and a positive mental
attitude,in all he creates layered
scenes of mischief.
17. 2.DESCRIPTION OF THE MURAL ART
‘Single Mother’ is a mural painting aims to potray a mother’s unconditional
love to provide the best for her child despite the high living cost. besides that,
the artwork also introduces the malaysian culture as well as the origin of
orang utan.
18. HOW does THE ARTIST POTRAY
HIS MESSAGE ?
BY creating a painting of an orang utan
carrying her offspring while trying to
survive in the high cost of the concrete
junge, metaphorically potraying the
struggle and burden of a single mother
in malaysia.
19. 3.the concepts 1.physical appearance
-The mother orang utan has an expression
of fierceness mixed with determination on her face.
As she reaches for the bananas,
the disorganized array of baby needs are
contributing points of emphasis
to her physical appearance.
2.movement
-The body posture such as the outstretched arm
and scattered objects create a sense of dynamism.
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3.space and proximity
A sombre mood conveyed through faded colours
and serious expressions of the orang utan.
-The mother and child orang utan are huddled close together,
signifying a close maternal relationship.
4.conflict
5.perception
-Depicts the battle of a single mother against the
everyday challenge of raising a child in an urban environment.
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