Fisherman : Khalil Ibrahim 1999

Khalil brings to life the vast sandy beaches along the coastline. It is a highly nuanced painting that evokes the feelings and spirit of communal life, reflecting the wisdom and resilience of the fishermen of the east coast. 

Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin’s School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (post-graduate in 1965). He turned into a full-time artist in 1966. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batiks at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, he also had a solo exhibition in Indonesia, the first Malaysian to have done so. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and his works have been collected by the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney, Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan, and National Art Gallery Malaysia.

Courtes=y of Henry Butcher