Disclosure @ Galeri Petronas

I was thoroughly impressed by Ahmad Zakii Anwar's survey exhibit at Galeri Petronas, Suria KLCC. Not so much by his acrylics such as his signature series, The Smokers, but by his charcoal on paper works, most notably Devotees (2008). His fingerprints are everywhere, but the quality of the work is first-rate. His still life series of fruits look better than life. The exhibit, which ends today, features more than a hundred works arranged into six stations.

Zakii went into art full-time at 36 after a successful advertising career. His figures in minimalist compositions are sought after.

I wish we could have an ASEAN art exchange so that we could see what is happening in the Southeast Asian art scene and learn from each other.