Fauzulyusri
b. 1974, Malaysia
Fauzulyusri was born in Kedah, Malaysia. Receiving a formal art education at UiTM Malaysia from 1996 to 1999, he came under the apprenticeship of master Malaysian artist and curator, Yusof Ghani.
With an emphasis on composition, structure, and layering, Fauzul’s work employs the use of heavy-bodied pigments such as oil paints, pumice, and industrial texture paste as a way to create the signature surface scarring and loose irreverence that is fundamental to his work. As a result, the viewer may dissect the image in terms of spatial and textural depth, which animates isolated figures and forms so that they appear to float and move.
Receiving numerous accolades in painting competitions, Fauzul has been awarded in various competitions such as the Bank Negara Kijang Award and the Special Mention Award 2002 Bakat Muda Sezaman. He has held over 14 solo exhibitions – the latest being, ‘BATU’, in 2023 at TAKSU. Fauzulyusri’s numerous awards and accolades throughout his career have brought his artworks to many private, public, and institutional collections. Privately, he has received attention from prominent collectors including renowned British architect, Norman Foster. Publicly and institutionally, his work has traveled the world, to places such including Prague, Seoul, Saatchi Gallery London (UK), Foster + Partners (UK), National Arts Gallery Malaysia (KL), Central Bank of Malaysia (KL), Maybank Finance Bhd (KL), Ilham Gallery (KL), Galeri Z (KL), Swiss Re Group (KL), Four Season Hotel (KL), Banyan Tree (KL), ELSE Retreat Hotel (KL), Khazanah Nasional Bhd (KL), Aberdeen Standard (SG & KL), Andaz Hotel (SG), Cicheti Group (SG) and UBS (SG).
Minor Series 1 - 16
Mixed media on canvas, 30.5 x 23 cm (each)
Minor Series 1 - 16
Mixed media on canvas, 30.5 x 23 cm (each)
Plaster - The Pink
Mixed media on canvas, 122 x 154 cm
Plaster - The Pink
Mixed media on canvas, 122 x 154 cm
Natural - Yellow
Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 130 cm
Natural - Yellow
Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 130 cm
The Light
Mixed media on canvas, 153 x 306 cm (diptych)
The Light
Mixed media on canvas, 153 x 306 cm (diptych)