Born in 1963 Selangor, he lives and works in
Kuala Lumpur.
Jalaini Abu Hassan is best known as “Jai” His
works draw upon and are inspired by
the events of today, expressed using imagery of the local and the familiar, focused
through his personal lens of nostalgia and history. Educated at Institut Teknologi
MARA (now UiTM), where he obtained his BA, Jai continued his further
education – under scholarship awards – at the prestigious institutions of the Slade
School of Fine Art in London and the Pratt Institute in New York, where he obtained
his MA and MFA respectively.
the events of today, expressed using imagery of the local and the familiar, focused
through his personal lens of nostalgia and history. Educated at Institut Teknologi
MARA (now UiTM), where he obtained his BA, Jai continued his further
education – under scholarship awards – at the prestigious institutions of the Slade
School of Fine Art in London and the Pratt Institute in New York, where he obtained
his MA and MFA respectively.
A process painter, Jai is interested in the
exploration of the act of creation that goes
into forming a work, the exploration of materials and mediums, and the marks that
form a drawing, always pushing his own boundaries in the search for new processes;
working towards presenting a Malaysian visual vernacular, one whose meaning would
undoubtedly speak of his identity and culture.
into forming a work, the exploration of materials and mediums, and the marks that
form a drawing, always pushing his own boundaries in the search for new processes;
working towards presenting a Malaysian visual vernacular, one whose meaning would
undoubtedly speak of his identity and culture.
As well as his solo exhibitions he has been
shown in group exhibitions in Australis,
Bath, London, Madrid, etc.
Bath, London, Madrid, etc.
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