A close-up detail of Nor Tijan's tribute to Henri Matisse, 'After The Amber Necklace' (e-waste on wood, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
Nor Tijan Firdaus could not accept what her husband had just said. He just doesn’t get it, she convinced herself.
Irate and her ego bruised, the 34-year-old mother of four walked out of her home-based art studio in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, to get some fresh air.
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'New Formal' exhibition
A close-up detail of Nor Tijan's tribute to Henri Matisse, 'After The Amber Necklace' (e-waste on wood, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
'After Self Portrait With Bonito' (e-waste on wood coated with 2k matte epoxy resin0. Photo: Core Design Gallery
'After A Pair Of Leather Clogs' (e-waste on wood coated with 2k matte epoxy resin). Photo: Core Design Gallery
'After The Amber Necklace' (e-waste on wood coated with 2k matte epoxy resin, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
Tijan says that although her kids respect her workspace, they would sometimes pop in to check in on her. Photo: Nor Tijan Firdaus
'After Woman With A Pearl Earring' (wires on panel, 2015). Photo: Nor Tijan Firdaus
'After The Kiss' (e-waste on wood coated with 2k matte epoxy resin, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
'After Ahmad Fuad Osman Syhhh…' (e-waste on wood coated with epoxy resin, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
Tijan feels art has the power to evoke emotion while sending a message, and that’s exactly what she capitalises on in her e-waste work. Photo: Nor Tijan Firdaus
'After Pago Pago 1966' (e-waste on wood coated with 2k matte epoxy resin, 2020). Photo: Core Design Gallery
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