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Dzulkifli Buyong BIOGRAPHY
1948 - 2004. Known for: Modernist pastel painting and works on paper.
Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next... Read full biography
Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next year by winning the 1st and 2nd Prizes. In 1964, he won 2nd Prize in the Joy Of Living competition,... Read full biography
Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next year by winning the 1st and 2nd Prizes. In 1964, he won 2nd Prize in the Joy Of Living competition, again for a pastel work. He was a leading member of the Wednesday Art Group, together with his mentor Patrick Ng Kah Onn when studying under him at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur in... Read full biography
Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next year by winning the 1st and 2nd Prizes. In 1964, he won 2nd Prize in the Joy Of Living competition, again for a pastel work. He was a leading member of the Wednesday Art Group, together with his mentor Patrick Ng Kah Onn when studying under him at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur in 1961-1965. He was sent to Japan for art training for three years in the late 1960s. Dzulkifli had said: “I like to paint children, colourful games, and subjective paintings about my surroundings. Beauty is not important. Better common things that other... Read full biography
Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next year by winning the 1st and 2nd Prizes. In 1964, he won 2nd Prize in the Joy Of Living competition, again for a pastel work. He was a leading member of the Wednesday Art Group, together with his mentor Patrick Ng Kah Onn when studying under him at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur in 1961-1965. He was sent to Japan for art training for three years in the late 1960s. Dzulkifli had said: “I like to paint children, colourful games, and subjective paintings about my surroundings. Beauty is not important. Better common things that other people don’t see. Everyday happenings, children particularly, their gaiety and liveliness.”
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Dzulkifli Buyong is regarded as a child art prodigy when he won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, for pastels, in the Young Friends art competition at the age of 14 in 1962. He repeated his feat the next year by winning the 1st and 2nd Prizes.
In 1964, he won 2nd Prize in the Joy Of Living competition, again for a pastel work.
He was a leading member of the Wednesday Art Group, together with his mentor Patrick Ng Kah Onn when studying under him at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur in 1961-1965.
He was sent to Japan for art training for three years in the late 1960s.
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