MALAY AND ISLAMIC TRADITIONS ELEMENTS THROUGH THE PAINTINGS OF MASTURA ABDUL RAHMAN, RUZAIKA OMAR BASAREEE AND HARON MOKHTAR (ELEMEN TRADISI KEISLAMAN DAN MELAYU MELALUI SENI CATAN MASTURA ABDUL RAHMAN, RUZAIKA OMAR BASAREE DAN HARON MOKHTAR)

Ahmad Hakim Abdullah, Yuhanis Ibrahim, Mohammed Iqbal Badaruddin

Abstract


Abstract 

This study will highlight the elements of Islamic values and Malay traditions in the artworks of 20th and 21st-century Malaysian artists, namely Mastura Abdul Rahman, Haron Mokhtar, and Ruzaika Omar Basaree by discussing the elements of Malay values and Islamic traditions in respect of their artworks. The analyses focused on the artworks from 1980 to 2014, specifically Haron Mokhtar’s “Zahir Mosque”, Ruzaika Omar Basaree’s “Siri Dungun” and Mastura Abdul Rahman’s “House of Harmony” and “Interior No. 29”. These artists’ works were delivered according to the manifestation of the National Cultural Policy 1971, which highlighted the Islamic and local identity as the main idea and theme of the artworks of local artists. This study has used qualitative methods, which are interviews and observations of each work in the artists’ catalogue as a process of collecting primary data. Meanwhile, secondary data were gathered through referencing academic works like books, journals, and magazines on Islamic values and Malay traditions in visual arts paintings. The analyses found that these works used Islamic art elements, like the “Thuluth” khat in “Zahir Mosque”, as well as the combination of colour and flora motifs on “Siri Dungun”. At the same time, they feature cultural elements, such as “congkak” and “Labu sayong” and traditional Malay ornamental design, which represent the Malay culture and philosophies. 

Keywords: Expression of Malay and Islamic traditions, paintings, Haron Mokhtar, Mastura Abdul Rahman, Ruzaika Omar Basaree

 

Abstrak 

Kajian ini menerangkan elemen nilai islam dan Melayu tradisi terhadap karya seni catan pada abad ke-20 dan ke-21 iaitu artis yang bernama Mastura Abdul Rahman, Haron Mokhtar dan Ruzaika Omar Basaree yang membincangkan elemen-elemen nilai Melayu dan juga tradisi Islam pada karya seni mereka. Analisis ini berfokus pada karya-karya seni 1980 sehingga 2014. Terutamanya Haron Mokhtar dengan karya “Zahir Mosque”, Ruzaika Omar Basaree dengan “Siri Dungun” dan juga Mastura Abdul Rahman dengan “Interior No.29”. Kesemua artis ini telah menyampaikan idea utama seperti nilai Islam dan identiti tempatan sebagai tema dalam karya seni catan mereka mengikut manifestasi Polisi Kebudayaan Kebangsaan pada tahun 1971 yang menekankan identiti tempatan dan Islam sebagai tema karya-karya artis-artis tempatan ini. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif, yang mana temu bual dan pemerhatian langsung setiap karya dalam katalog dan juga pengumpulan data secara primari. Sementara itu, kaedah kedua menggunakan data merujuk kepada buku-buku, jurnal, majalah ilmiah pada nilai Islam dan tradisi Melayu dalam visual seni catan. Analisis telah menemukan karya-karya elemen seni Islam seperti seni khat “Thuluth” terhadap karya “Zahir Mosque” dan juga kombinasi warna dan motif flora pada karya “Siri Dungun”. Pada masa yang sama, ciri-ciri kebudayaan seperti congkak dan labu sayong  dan reka corak ornamen sebagai tradisi Melayu yang menunjukkan budaya dan falsafah Melayu. 

Kata kunci: Ekpresi tradisi Islam dan Melayu, seni catan, Haron Mokhtar, Mastura Abdul Rahman, Ruzaika Omar Basaree


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