This exhibition is a departure from the paintings which he did earlier. That series was very well received. This series not so. (From a art buyer point of view, but from the art fraternity the feel might be different)
This series is hard to get or to associate with. It seems it is more personal to the artist. His rocker life (biker, Aliph shoes, wedding thingy with rock scarves), his bollywood influence (Monsoon Songs and the digital images), Malay culture and rocker life (the cowhide works) and his sound works. It's just things which matter to him, like a nostalgia trip and not really dealing with issues, like his earlier series (the portrait series). Maybe you can see him questioning his origin and race through his works. But to me it comes across that he is doing things which make him look cool.
Also this series does not require much artistic talent. The works individually don't look too difficult to create. Maybe the most difficult was doing the reverse bleaching to achieve the motorbike and coconut tree works. So to appreciate it you have to look at all the works as a whole, then you can see how things gel.
Nice that he tried something else for the exhibition. But I felt that he hasn't really worked enough on his paintings to move on. Hasn't reached the excellent level yet. And there are a few more things to do with that series before he moves on.
Really felt that he can do better especially that he is a "Biennale Artist".
Points for collectors: Fyerool is a passionate artist who has been working hard from the days of his coffee paintings. And he has been working hard on his artistic process. Rating is a buy. This series is a buy if it fits your collection and selected properly to fill gaps in your collection. Also buy if you are a fan of Fyerool.
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