Azrin Mohd Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1969 -

Azrin first gained notice when he won a Special Award in a painting exhibition organised at the National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2009. A member of Nizam Rahmat’s Ara Damansara artists’ enclave, he showed at Fergana’s Boundaries Of (Dis)beliefs, START Art Fair (under Galeri Chandan’s Cheriteria), and has been represented in Art Expo Malaysia since 2013. He received his MA (Fine Art) and BA (Hons, Graphic Design) from the Universiti ITM.

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  • Azrin Mohd (b. 1969) The Chair, 2013
    Oct. 01, 2023

    Azrin Mohd (b. 1969) The Chair, 2013

    Est: RM6,000 - RM10,000

    The shifting power dynamics racked by political deceit is explored in Azrin's wallpapered multi-panelled assemblage work, The Chair, which references Malaysia's 13th general elections where the ruling Barisan Nasional Government won by a simple majority. Here, the popular bad boy, Pinocchio, known for his elongated long nose on account of his persistent lies, is prominently featured in a full-panel in the centre, flanked by an array of nine terracotta warriors each in their respective orderly recesses. The famous marionette created by Italian Carlo Collodi is seated on a very high chair, which shows power, loneliness as well as a precarious stand. The terracotta toy soldiers from which were astonishingly uncovered from a Qin Dynasty tomb in China, were given labels in Bahasa Malaysia such as Benci (Hate), Hasut (Enflame), Kuasa (Power), Janji (Promise), Wang (Money), Dengki (Jealousy), Gila (Crazy) and with one, unusually of faded-crystal orange, even with the head lopped off. The warning is clear, but unlike the Pinocchio fable, there doesn't seem to be a happy ending here. The work was first presented in the four-man show at the Pace Gallery in Petaling Jaya in 2013. He had taken part in the Art Expo Malaysia since 2013, and was at Galeri Chandan's Cheritera exhibition at the Start Art Fair in London in 2014. He first gained notice when he won a Special Award in the National Art Gallery's painting exhibition in 2009. He received his MA (Fine Art) and BA (Hons, Graphic Design) from the Universiti ITM.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Azrin Mohd (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1969) The Chair, 2013
    Dec. 05, 2021

    Azrin Mohd (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1969) The Chair, 2013

    Est: RM7,500 - RM12,500

    The shifting power dynamics racked by political deceit is explored in Azrin's wallpapered multi-panelled assemblage work, The Chair, which references Malaysia’s 13th general elections where the ruling Barisan Nasional Government won by a simple majority. Here, the popular bad boy, Pinocchio, known for his elongated long nose on account of his persistent lies, is prominently featured in a full-panel in the centre, flanked by an array of nine terracotta warriors each in their respective orderly recesses. The famous marionette created by Italian Carlo Collodi is seated on a very high chair, which shows power, loneliness as well as a precarious stand. The terracotta toy soldiers from which were astonishingly uncovered from a Qin Dynasty tomb in China, were given labels in Bahasa Malaysia such as Benci (Hate), Hasut (Enflame), Kuasa (Power), Janji (Promise), Wang (Money), Dengki (Jealousy), Gila (Crazy) and with one, unusually of faded-crystal orange, even with the head lopped off. The warning is clear, but unlike the Pinocchio fable, there doesn’t seem to be a happy ending here. The work was first presented in the four-man show at the Pace Gallery in Petaling Jaya in 2013. He had taken part in the Art Expo Malaysia since 2013, and was at Galeri Chandan’s Cheritera exhibition at the START Art Fair in London in 2014. He first gained notice when he won a Special Award in the National Art Gallery’s painting exhibition in 2009. He received his MA (Fine Art) and BA (Hons, Graphic Design) from the Universiti ITM.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Azrin Mohd (b. 1969) Take Me There..., 2010
    Nov. 03, 2019

    Azrin Mohd (b. 1969) Take Me There..., 2010

    Est: RM4,500 - RM7,500

    Azrin Mohd enjoys collecting objects and gives them new meaning as he transforms them into an art assemblage. A rustic wooden panel designed in a cabinet style contains vintage memorabilia including an abacus, vintage lamp and clock, decorative figurines and a painting of a man’s face on the right. The arrangement of objects sparks memories of childhood through the appreciation of the items. Azrin is reputed to be the first from the 20-odd Ara Damansara artists’ enclave under the guidance of Nizam Rahman, to be shown in a ‘Fergana Show’, namely Boundaries of (Dis)beliefs at Whitebox Publika, Kuala Lumpur. He had taken part in the Art Expo Malaysia since 2013 and was Galeri Chandan’s Cheritera exhibition at the START Art Fair in London in 2014. He first gained notice when he won a Special Award in the National Art Gallery’s painting exhibition in 2009. He received his MA (Fine Art) and BA (Hons, Graphic Design) from the Universiti ITM.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • AZRIN MOHD (b. 1969) THE PLAY, 2012, Mixed media
    Apr. 29, 2018

    AZRIN MOHD (b. 1969) THE PLAY, 2012, Mixed media

    Est: RM3,800 - RM6,000

    It’s Showtime, and the puppet identifiable as Pinocchio, the inveterate liar (thus, his long elongating nose), is lowered down a parting curtain amidst a backdrop of ‘flying pigs’ probably referencing the adynaton, ‘When Pigs Fly’ about something impossible and preposterous. Whatever the interpretations of the ‘action’ or ‘non-action’ inherent in the painting, it’s a play, a drama performance, after all. This brings to mind, William Shakespeare’s immortal quote from the play, Macbeth, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It’s a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” The work was first presented in the Nue4 four-man show at the Pace Gallery (now called Nadine Fine Art) in 2013. Azrin first gained notice when he won a Special Award in a painting exhibition organised at the National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2009. A member of Nizam Rahmat’s Ara Damansara artists’ enclave, he showed at Fergana’s Boundaries Of (Dis)beliefs, START Art Fair (under Galeri Chandan’s Cheriteria), and has been represented in Art Expo Malaysia since 2013. He received his MA (Fine Art) and BA (Hons, Graphic Design) from the Universiti ITM.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
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