Malaysian values: sculptor thought as form / Muhammad Zulfadhli Amir Rasidi Amir

Sculpture is one of the well-known arts in art history. It originates from a Greek word which means addition, subtraction and manipulation in sculpting. Sculptural art in Malaysia is known from the public and the aesthetic form of sculpture. Therefore, Malaysian artist have their own perception and formalistic cultural in creating artwork. Although sculptural artworks in Malaysia are evident, there are still major concerns regarding its lack of documentation. The public still find it hard to accept sculptural work because they are mixed up with the figurative form and still finding its way to reach the public. The aim of this study is to understand the Malaysian sculpture in its form, content and context. Some theories in art are applied to derive the output of the study. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to trace the sculptural development in Malaysia, to observe the form and context of Malaysian artwork and to define the thoughts of artists. Observation method was carried out to understand the form with the use of some theories by observation and interview method. The research outcome of this study defines the future of form, content and context of sculptural artwork in Malaysia and defining the artist thought in creating artwork. Besides that, the outcome could also identify the cultural context of the artists leading to the artist’s thought in derivation of form of artwork. Therefore, in this section the thought of artist was based on the interview and shall validate the analysis of work and development of sculpture in the local context. Due to that, all relevant data were recognized once the data from interview session were gathered. The study opens up the potential for the researcher to gain new knowledge about Malaysian sculpture where art and design students may benefit from the documentation in the future. Future documentation may lead to more discovery and exploration on art sculpture in Malaysia especially with regards to history, artwork and artist’s thoughts. Thus, all of these initiatives can be documented for the future studies and the hope that more people can accept and value sculpture art.