Proposal for the Commission artworks for Bristol Benallie 2015

" This was my idea for an artwork propose for Bristol Benallie in 2015, even though it was not succeed into getting commission but it pass the top 70 over 700 participant. the artwork idea is still relevant to the art scene in Malaysia as it really depict the social norm of working institution. Rather letting this idea and proposal collecting virtual dust in my computer, i would like to post and hoping there will be a person that would commission me to do this artwork. and yes most of my kind of artwork are not sell-able or market wise, or maybe not that intellectual based of artwork or critical in a sense of communicating or realizing a society but for me its mine expression of taught and feeling  "  

                                                            Muhamad Nizar Bin Sulaiman 19 May 2016

Proposal for the Commission artworks for Bristol Benallie 2015

Artist – Nizar Sulaiman

Title for propose artworks – Obey

Introduction

Graduate of Degree in Fine Art, and major in Painting and minor in Art Liberal studies at UiTM in 2013, and currently interested in ready-made art especially in Malaysia art scene. The pursuit of this particular art form started in the studies in 2012, which was influenced by Marchell Duchamp, Jasper John, and even Martin Heidegger. Most of my artwork that got exhibit are not commonly accepted by public, especially the Malaysian art scene. Other than commercial exhibition, I also have involved in art for community, the reason was, that I found the experience of connecting through people via art is quiet interesting and also as a way to give back to the community. There have been two project that I was involve and that was Padang Jawa Art Street and also an NGO project from Marecet about the dolphin around Malaysia marine habitat ecosystem. I also had done a social experiment on the people that is color blind, and participate them in the interaction of looking at a painting, this was experimented during my studies in 2010.

For this particular project, the artwork seeks to reanimate the condition of society, organization, or institution under the certain rule and regulation made for containment. Obey use 36 pieces of standing fans lining up together and operates simultaneously mimicking certain behavior when put under control of higher authority (in this case the artist who operates the fans)

Artworks Material

·         36 pieces of standing fan

·         Extend wire cord

It will consist of 36 pieces of standing fan, similar in color, shape and sizes, it will be setup to move simultaneously and will be position in a well – organized position.

Concept of the artwork       

The reason of this particular artwork is inspired by an event surrounding the society with organization or institution. The nature of every organization and institution that they set a certain rule and regulation that will be need to be followed by the workers or employee to achieved the targeted objective of the organization, yet some denied the individualistic of a person as the worker or employee. The organization that sees the employee as a tools of their own in order to get profit, and putting them in order and enforcing them to be more like a machine every single day. It is also representing the hierarchy system that is embedded in every organization or institution, and in this particular system the person on the top will have the power to rule everyone that is in the system. The system sometimes strict in maintaining order and obeying rules, it also can restricting the individualistic and the freedom of a person.

Drawing for Obey

 

         

Budget for the propose artworks

	Item	Quantity	Cost
1.	Standing Fan	36
2.	Extend wire cord	27