LOT 57
NAJIB AHMAD BAMADHAJ
B. Johor, 1987
The Greatest Love, 2013
Signed “BAHB.AHMAD” on lower left
Artist, title, medium, and size inscribed on the verso
Mixed media on jute
92 x 92 cm
Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 2,000 – RM 5,000
Endearingly titled, ‘The Greatest Love’ from the Endangered Series, this painting epitomises the meaning of its title. Through mixed media on jute, the artist portrays two panda bears, one a cub while the other, its parent, in their natural habitat, caressing each other.
This collection saw the highly rated young artist exploring various themes through his endangered animal-centric mixed media artwork on a range of surfaces, including mud, cement, recycled wood panels and zinc. The artist returned to a theme and style previously worked on in his Endangered series, but his focus shifted from static depictions of mother and ch ld to paintings of larger groups in movement.