FREKUENSI
FADHLI ARIFFIN
ART EXPO MALAYSIA 2022
GMBB KUALA LUMPUR, LEVEL 3A
BOOTH B18
April 7th - April 10th 2022 (12pm - 9pm)
Rissim Contemporary is pleased to present Frekuensi, a new body of work by Fadhli Ariffin “Pali” (b.1989, Perak). Frekuensi follows on from Pali’s first solo show at Rissim Contemporary in 2020, Peristiwa Di Awangan, where he battled with the waves of uncertainty from the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 years later, Pali portrays his experiences in two parts: Mencari Frekuensi and Frekuensi. The former, a series of small works, depicts Pali’s struggles with finding sustenance and purpose as an artist confined to his home in Hulu Langat during a strict lockdown. Unable to access his studio, Pali used bamboo sticks in lieu of paintbrushes as he continued to create through his frustrations. Darker tones of textured and repetitive patterns pulse and vibrate; the imagery reminiscent of vinyl grooves luring us into the soundwaves of Pali’s search for his internal wavelength.
The series of larger works, titled Frekuensi, is a response to this. In a celebration of artistic freedom and expression, Frekuensi brings us on an emotive exploration of Pali’s journey as an artist. As he embraces and reverberates on his chosen frequency he immerses his audience in a bright and coloristic visual feast. Paint cresting across canvases, concealing and revealing accents of red, yellow and blue primaries, we find layers of brilliant hues disrupted by abrupt lines. The defiance of conventional colour patterns brings with it a strange harmony that absorbs us into a space between stability and chaos.
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Fadhli Ariffin (b.1989, Perak) is a multidisciplinary artist born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. A graduate of Fine Art from University Technology MARA (UiTM 2007-2010). Fadhli has participated in numerous group exhibitions since 2010. He has taken part in the Artist Residency at HOM Art Trans, which led to his 2015 solo show titled (P)residen. His last solo exhibition was in 2021, at Rissim Contemporary ‘ Peristiwa Di Awangan’. Fadhli Ariffin is an expressionist Malaysian artist, and his artwork explores his surroundings, thoughts, and feelings towards the identity of an artist.
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