Gallery sees business potential in renting space to up-and-coming artists

Getting it right: Central Market caricaturist Anas Hanafi hard at work in his cubicle.

THE way to go with the current crop of emerging artists is to pay heed to three crucial catchphrases — ‘out there’, ‘shock value’ and ‘right time’.

Dwelling on the second point, Izat Arif Saiful Bahri, 28, who obtained his fine art degree from Camberwell College of Arts in London and now co-owns Kedai, an art space for upcoming artists at Dataran Glomac in Kelana Jaya, said it helps if a work has multiple entry point characteristics, meaning the ability to convey a billion different messages.