Latiff mohidin biography
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Latiff Mohidin
Malaysian modernist painter, carver and poet
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Early life
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Career
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Latiff Mohidin has been known by many names. When young, he was hailed as the “boy wonder” and “the magical boy with the gift in his hands”, for his unmissable prodigious talent. In fact, he was just 11 when he sold his first work, a painting of a brinjal, to Sir Malcolm MacDonald, the then-British High Commissioner to Singapore. Later, Latiff became known as “Malaysia’s Picasso” for his sheer virtuosic ability to transcend mediums (this leading modernist painter is also an accomplished sculptor and poet) and, essentially, stay at the peak of his creative game for what has been decades now.
Now, at the age of 77, the boy-wonder-turned-legend has pulled yet another ace from his sleeve as he will be the first Southeast Asian artist to be featured at the Centre Pompidou’s In-Focus Gallery at the upcoming Latiff Mohidin: Pago Pago (1960-1969) exhibition, to be held from Feb 28 to May 28. The significance of this exhibition cannot be overrated as it will also be the National Gallery Singapore’s first travelling exhibition on Southeast Asian Art — the happy result of success in the gallery’s efforts and commitment to promote regional art on the global platform. Those who have visited the City of Light would also know of the Pompidou’s iconic design and how it houses one of the wo
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Latiff Mohidin
Latiff Mohidin Biography
Latiff Mohidin is one of the most renowned and influential Malaysian poets. Born on 20 August 1941 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Latiff received his early education in Malaya and Singapore. In the early 1960s, Latiff left his homeland to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, Germany, for four years on a scholarship from the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1969, Latiff attended a course on printmaking at Atelier La Courrier in Paris, France and later continued at Pratt Graphic Centre in New York, USA.)
The Best Poem Of Latiff Mohidin
Maya
year after year
i carry your name
maya
from village to village
i carry it like a new wound
on my brow
maya
from city to city
at times
it opens suddenly
most times it does not stir
at times
when i say your name
maya
blood flows
all over my face
blood flows
all over my face
vientienne oct 1968
Translated from Malay by Eddin Khoo