Najib Ahmad Bamadhaj
b. 1987, Malaysia
This talented artist was born in 1987, completed his Diploma in Fine Art from UiTM Melaka back in 2008, and then pursued a B.A. (Hons) in Fine Art from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Selangor, in 2010. According to Najib, his interest in the arts began in primary school where he started with sketches and participated in poster design competitions in school.
From the time he began his career until today, Najib has participated in numerous group exhibitions including, Endangered, a two-man show with Hirzaq Harris at TAKSU KL (2011), Visual Art Award (2011), LiFest at MAPKL (2011), HIMPUN at the National Art Gallery KL (2010), and many more. Najib was also a Finalist of MRCB Art Awards at the National Art Gallery (2008), First Prize winner in the Tanjong Heritage Art Competition in Kuala Lumpur (2010), First Prize at Nando’s Art Competition (2010) and Second Prize at Open Johor Art Competition, Johor Art Gallery (2009) and a finalist for the Visual Arts Awards in Kuala Lumpur (2011). Najib had his first solo exhibition, Great Migration in 2012 at TAKSU Kuala Lumpur. This collection saw the highly-rated artist exploring various themes through his endangered animal-centric mixed media artwork on a range of surfaces, including mud, cement, recycled wood panels, and zinc.
In 2020, his latest solo exhibition titled “Pride & Prejudice” in TAKSU Kuala Lumpur, Najib returned to a theme and style previously worked on in his series, but his focus shifted from animals as subject to women as the subject from which he gets his inspiration from a classical novel by Jane Austen and the movie adaptation of the same novel, and thus his latest solo exhibition was based on. He tackled the tricky subject of human emotions, and he’s embraced the practice of figurative art. However, the series’ real value is in the open-ended questions that viewers are drawn to consider. Najib wants us to challenge our readings of others, and unlike the animals that the artist used to portray, the one distinguishing feature among his new subject matter is the ability to think critically. His works can be found in major private art collections regionally and in the collection at Sri Perdana Putrajaya.
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Reset Nation V
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation V
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Realign Nation
Mixed Media on canvas, 153 x 153 cm
Realign Nation
Mixed media on canvas, 153 x 153 cm
Reset Nation #1
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #1
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #2
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #2
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #3
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #3
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #4
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
Reset Nation #4
Mixed media on canvas, 76.5 x 76.5 cm
XX I
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood, 122.5 x 153 cm
XX I
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 153 cm
XX II
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood, 122 X 76.5 cm
XX II
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 76.5 cm
XX III
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 246 x 153 cm
XX III
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 246 x 153 cm
XX IV
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 95.5 cm
XX IV
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 95.5 cm
XX V
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 245 x 134 cm
XX V
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 245 x 134 cm
XX VI
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 95.5 cm
XX VI
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 95.5 cm
XX VII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 183 x 155.3 cm
XX VII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 183 x 155.3 cm
XX VIII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 97 cm
XX VIII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 97 cm
XX IX
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 116.5 x 456 cm (triptych)
XX IX
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 116.5 x 456 cm (triptych)
XX X
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 116 cm
XX X
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 152.5 x 116 cm
XX XI
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122.5 x 153 cm
XX XI
Acrylic, charcoal & fabric collage on wood panels, 122.5 x 153 cm
XX XII
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 246 x 152.5 cm
XX XII
Acrylic, charcoal & fabric collage on wood panels, 246 x 152.5 cm
XX XIII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 244 x 157.5 cm
XX XIII
Acrylic and charcoal on wood panels, 244 x 157.5 cm
XX XIV
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 97.5 cm
XX XIV
Acrylic, charcoal and fabric collage on wood panels, 122 x 97.5 cm
Together Until The End
Acrylic and bitumen on jute, 122 x 183 cm
Together Until The End
Acrylic and bitumen on jute, 122 x 183 cm
Survival Joe's Diary
Acrylic on wood panels, 124 x 138 cm
Survival Joe's Diary
Acrylic on wood panels, 124 x 138 cm
Rabbit on The Stool X
Acrylic and bitumen on jute, 91.5 x 61 cm
Rabbit on The Stool X
Acrylic and bitumen on jute, 91.5 x 61 cm
Rabbits on The Stool IX
Acylic and bitumen on jute, 91.5 x 62 cm
Rabbits on The Stool IX
Acylic and bitumen on jute, 91.5 x 62 cm