Journal of Visual Art and Design
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2016): Journal of Visual Art and Design

Issues and Problems in Malaysian Contemporary Visual Arts

Mohamad Faizuan Mat (Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)
Mohamad Nasir Baharuddin (Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2016

Abstract

In Malaysia, there is a question in term of intellectualism activities in the context of visual epistemology. Therefore, this paper revealed the problems that linger in the Malaysian contemporary visual art scene. In fact, Malaysian contemporary artists appear to have insufficient intellectualism values and less discourse activities. The lacks of scholars in the field of visual arts create a gap in the visual arts scene in Malaysia. The question of this study was to uncover the main problems in Malaysian visual arts that led to the problem of art intellectual development. In addition, this paper presents the awareness of the valuable contributions in the intellectual development that able to enhance the communication in the art object.Keywords: art knowledge; art object; contemporary art; interpretation; perception;

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jvad

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Journal of Visual Art and Design focuses on theoretical and empirical research articles in the Visual Art and Design disciplines in the region of Asia and Pacific. The scope includes the following subject areas: Design and Art History, Visual Culture, Art and Design Methodology, Art and Design ...