Awang Damit AHMAD

Malaysian　1956

The well-known Malaysian abstract painter Awang Damit Ahmad is born in 1956, he received the Diploma in Art and Design (Fine Art) Institute Teknologi MARA in Malaysia, then obtained his MFA in Painting from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. The artist's unique style of heavy strokes make up the abstract picture in full, tied to local culture, and agriculture, fishery background in the upbringing memories, in the face of the current changes in the climate and environment, his creativity is the result of the meticulous observation of such issues. His works turned out the be the fusion different senses, with sense of smell, sense of hearing, sense of vision and sensational feelings, that further establish his significance in the Malaysian contemporary art scene.