A close-up detail of Ika's ‘Kaseh Bonda’, a coloured lino print. Photo: Ika Sharom
As a curious child, Syafiqah Sharom – better known as Ika – used to watch her mother transform fruit into works of art. Her mother participated in numerous fruit carving competitions and young Ika would watch her in fascination.
“She loves carving fruit and she used to enter so many competitions. It was amazing to watch her doing it. All the detailing, it just blew my mind. Whenever there is a wedding for a family member or a friend, she would carve fruit into flower shapes to use as table decorations. She really inspired me with her creativity,” says Ika, 29, an illustrator and printmaker who is steadily making a name for her self in the art scene with her retro-inspired linocut prints.
Ika Sharom's printmaking
A close-up detail of Ika's ‘Kaseh Bonda’, a coloured lino print. Photo: Ika Sharom
Ika’s lino print 'Di Bawah Bulan Purnama'. Photo: Ika Sharom
Ika enjoys the element of surprise and suspense when it comes to the linocut printmaking technique. Photo: Ika Sharom
Ika's 'Taman Puspawarna' coloured lino print. Photo: Ika Sharom
Ika's 'Kaseh Bonda' coloured lino print. Photo: Ika Sharom
Kide and Ika during their early collaboration days at the indie TapauFest 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Filepic
Ika's lino print titled 'Noreh Getah’. Photo: Ika Sharom
