WARNA ARTISTS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOUR

New Straits Times,Wednesday August 5,2009
by Nuradzimmah Daim & Halim Said


KUALA LUMPUR: A robot anime Doraemon made of scrap metal is just one of the many unusual pieces showcased at the '360 WARNA' exhibition at ArtSpace Gallery, Bangsar.The robot is the creation Ali Azraie Bebit,one of the five members of the artgroup,WARNA.
The four other members are Faizal Suhif,Azli Wahid,Halim Hassan and Razlan Adnan.

Azli has created sculptures of slippers and shoes;Razlan has made a doll khown as 'teru teru bozu' from paper,cloth and cotton;Faizal showcaseing his wood-based craft;Halim displaying his trademark pieces of arcylic on canvas.

The exhibition also features the works of three guest artists;Jamil Zakaria,Sukor Romat and Azharuddin Mappon.The exhibition was launched by filmmaker,U-Wei Saari,followed by reception attended by family and friends.

The WARNA artists in their 20s,are recent graduates of Universiti Teknologi Mara.All are from Johor with the exception of Razlan,who is from Selangor."We hope to reach out to as many peoples possible through this exhibition.These are our best works on display,"said Razlan.

Over 30 pieces of artworks are on displayed and available for sale.Price range between RM500 to Rm6000.The gallery is in Jalan Telawi 5,Bangsa Baru.The exhibition ends on Saturday.