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S. Amin Shahab (b. 1954) Lautan Mimpi, 2000

Lautan Mimpi as the title suggests, is an ocean of dreams. Dreams occur in a certain stages of sleep. The meaning of a particular dream is usually not known by the person. One could be experiencing a fantasy, nightmare, vision or even a repetition of real events in a dream. This piece depicts an image of a person’s dream as some floating Arabic letters are scattered throughout the canvas leaving the snake-like creature and lizard wonder its way to the centre, perhaps suggesting that the person is experiencing a fantasy dream. S. Amin is a well-known artist and a song writer. He obtained Malaysian Book of Records for doodling a 1km long pen and ink drawing on canvas at National Art Gallery Malaysia. Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, he received an Award for Artist of Various Resources through a Contemporary exhibition in Singapore. He joined over 20 art exhibitions in Subang, Shah Alam, Singapore, Jakarta and four solo exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi and Singapore. While marking his name in art field, he is also known for his famous song writing masterpieces for famous Malaysian singers including Jamal Abdillah, Alleycats, Fauziah Latif, Salem and many more. 105 x 46cm