Birthplace: Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Birth Date: 22 February 1959
Education: Diploma in Commercial Art, Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA)
EXPERIENCE / EXHIBITION / STUDY TOUR
- Resident Artist, Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Visualiser, APE Promotions Exhibitions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Art Manager, Regent, A Four Seasons Hotel and Resort Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Cross Exposure Four Seasons Los Angeles, California, USA
- Art Manager Grand Millennium Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
- Visual Artist at Artists’ Colony, Malaysian Craft Complex, Kuala Lumpur,
- Malaysia 1MCAT Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Paintings for rooms, lobby, corridors, restrooms and rooms, Ascott, Kuala Lumpur
- Study Tour of Museums and Galleries, Oslo, Norway
- Malaysian Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur
- KitaKita Fine Malaysian Crafts, Kuala Lumpur
- ArteDeco Exhibition, Matrade, Kuala Lumpur
- Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur Art Exhibition
ABOUT
Fuad Abu Bakar’s works are as diverse as the country that inspires him.
His vivid pieces regardless of medium project the holistic, humanistic approach he takes when studying his subjects. Fuad is the artist of choice for collectors in search of pieces that are not merely ornamental, but those that enchant and tell a myriad of tales.
In a genre that is best described as ethnographic Malaysiana, Fuad offers a glimpse of the Malaysian psyche and evokes nostalgic wistfulness through portraits of everyday people and buildings along with occupations that may be facing extinction. Moreover, Fuad’s ability to express himself through a variety of artistic styles from contemporary, pop art reflects the breadth of his experience and training, which includes a stint at the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy.