Community Batik
A culturally-rich drawing form (“batik” is derived from Javanese words meaning the dot and to write) that has been practiced in the region for a long time is led by batik specialist, Kamal Dollah. Kamal will be doing the wax printing live as children and families are welcomed to drop dye onto the 8-metre long batik piece. Kamal invites all to create freely with him to complete the batik.
About Mohamed Kamal Bin Dollah
Kamal (born in 1967) is a Singaporean artist, art-educator and professional caricaturist. He is a multi-disciplined painter with expertise in various mediums ranging from traditional craft of batik-painting to contemporary art and street level graffiti.
Having a portfolio-career in visual arts since 1994, which includes co-founder of graphic design firm Bob Associates Design Consultants, Kamal is currently associate faculty at a local university and an appointed Art Education provider for the National Arts Council of Singapore with proprietary programmes in: Cartoon Caricature drawing; Batik painting; Graffiti mural art; Watercolor/ ink and wash techniques.
Kamal attained his Master of Arts degree in Contemporary Practice from the University of Huddersfield (UK) in 2007. He is Member of the World Batik Council, and an active member of the International Society of Caricature Artists.
He is also former president of The Association of Artists of Various Resources (2003-2006).
For more information about Kamal, please visit
www.kamaldollah.com
Kamal is accompanied today by fellow artists
Dino Hafian and Sujak Rahman.
