{"id":6205,"date":"2015-08-11T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&amp;p=6205"},"modified":"2015-08-11T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T04:15:00","slug":"umibaizurah-mahir-hybrid-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/portfolio-item\/umibaizurah-mahir-hybrid-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Umibaizurah Mahir &#8211; Hybrid &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6205'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 CURRENT\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/exhibition-current\/exhibition-past\/\">PAST<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Umibaizurah Mahir \u2013 Hybrid \u2013 Works\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/umibaizurah-mahir-hybrid-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Umibaizurah Mahir \u2013 Hybrid \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/umibaizurah-mahir-hybrid-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">Hybrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Umibaizurah Mahir<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Thirteen years of art practice has culminated with this first solo exhibition. Highly significant in the contemporary context, Umi baizurah Mahir or Umi(as she is known) boldly ventures beyond the well accepted practices of three-dimensional play. The artist eats, breathes and lives clay and has done since her student days as an undergraduate at UiTM. A ceramics major, she has been pushing the boundaries of this particular medium for more than a decade. Umi deals with clay in an avant-garde manner, pushing the boundaries by incorporation of a vast range of materials which she sensitively handles. Such intense handling has resulted in more sculptural works, ranging from installation, framed pieces, wall sculptures, stand-alone large works and even collaborative work with husband and fellow artist Ahmad Shukri Mohamed The clay medium has become a tool, wedged, kneaded and shaped to become exquisite pieces of contemporary art. Umi\u2019s choice of materials include coloured clay, which has been intensively studied and developed.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Umi was part of a two-man show, entitled, Toys at Wei-Ling Gallery. This solo marks a further development of the artist\u2019s concern with toys and nature. Using a similar stance, the artist is still inclined to look at everyday objects and their form as symbols of life which reflect desire. Ideas derived from ready-made subject matter are altered to become her version of toys which are pictograms of the fast-paced society of today. Children are metaphorically represented as consumers reflecting culture, desire and demand. Umi uses puppets or \u2018Boneka\u2019 to reflect our exponential world today.<\/p>\n<p>Pushing the boundaries of local art, it is a rare gift to view only three dimensional art works in an exhibition. It is all the more extraordinary to witness a single artist oeuvre, showcasing a diverse range in presentation. This highly significant show reflects the practice of Umi blending art and science into her work. As a ceramicist, her pertinence in her craft has been recognized in the far reaches of the region.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This solo exhibition debuts at Wei-Ling Gallery from 19 October \u2013 11 November 2009.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Creatures of \u201cHybrid\u201d symbols of change\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/creatures-of-hybrid-symbols-of-change\/\"><strong>Creatures of &#8220;Hybrid&#8221; symbols of change<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Malaysia\u2019s Edgiest Art Exhibition: Hybrid by Willy Wilson\" href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/malaysias-edgiest-art-exhibition-hybrid-by-willy-wilson-creatures-of-hybrid-symbols-of-change\/\"><strong>Malaysia&#8217;s Edgiest Art Exhibition: Hybrid by Willy Wilson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pubpdf-hybrid.pdf\"><strong>View online catalogue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[4],"class_list":["post-6205","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-exhibitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/6205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/6205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6205"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev08.mm-sb.com\/web04\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=6205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}