Dura Ki Hana

Dura Ki Hana is a self-taught contemporary illustrator & abstract artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"My exploration & experimentation on abstract paintings which I used as a medium to express & interpret my thought, feelings, ideas as well as a therapy for my difficulties of sleeping. My abstract painting doesn’t focus on form or shape but playing with colours that depict emotions and feelings. I spend my nights painting on canvases where colours and whimsical brush strokes tell stories of their own with glee. I love to experiment and explore therefore I used a few types of painting techniques in my art such as mark making when I want my painting surface to be visually active with the play of bold and expressive brushstrokes to create movement. At other times I will use Sgraffito technique with vivid colours where I will use painting tools to scratch the layers of paints to revel the colours of underneath to achieve a dynamic and vibrant surface.

When I paint, it's all about being impulsive, free-form, gestural strokes and organic. The colourful seasons, the light of the day and the moods of the surroundings that flicked my emotions made me want to get my hands dirty with paints, runs the brushes, overlapping layers of colour...

Diploma in Interior Architecture, 2003, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia

Selected Exhibitions:

- Group Exhibition - 'Untamed Bloom', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Designer's Weekend 2012, Solo Exhibition & Femme Fatale Conference (Speaker)
- Space Womb Contemporary Art Gallery, New York, US
- Pelita Hati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Rantai Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- The Anexxe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- INSIGHT@LONDON, Asia Creative Culture Exhibition, Red Gallery,London