"Art
is the vision of the artist, his creation, imagination
and expression reflecting the artist's many degrees
of feeling. It is an interplay of both emotional
and visual expression where the illusions created
convey the statements across. And through the
different modes of expressions, we are compelled
to seek some standard of value to enable us to
distinguish between them. This distinction is
called the transformation of things."
"When
I draw my aim is to make people conscious of the
beauty of Malay village culture. I want to record
their culture and customs so that people will know
and remember. I have always been interested in the
simple people. To me they are important. There is
more beauty in the poorer people. I hope that others
will see this through my paintings. The poorer people
are sincere and honest compared to city people.
I like to make ordinary things beautiful."
