THE WINDMILLS OF LATIF MAULAN by HJ MOHD TAJUDDIN GENDUT
THE WINDMILLS OF LATIF MAULAN
by HJ MOHD TAJUDDIN GENDUT
It was some years ago that I came across Latif Maulan in the cyber world, and later took effort to meet him personally in his home town Bentong, Pahang. The meeting had me a little confused as I was expecting to see this self-taught maestro as someone elderly.
Was this the man, or should I say the young man who manifested “Cruel World”, “Tipah Ikan Segar” that reflect the challenges of urban life among the less fortunate, and many other contemporary works that had captured my imagination? Seeing is believing.
I have seen his works mostly on the net (maybe I was a Johnny came lately), since most of them have been in collectors’ hand either locally or somewhere in Columbia, the USA, Australia, Japan, and…you name it. I have the opportunity of seeing some of the just-finished products during that meeting in Bentong and I was able to observe his patience and dexterity in rendering the touch-ups as pure poetry. The subjects’ matter…
Was this the man, or should I say the young man who manifested “Cruel World”, “Tipah Ikan Segar” that reflect the challenges of urban life among the less fortunate, and many other contemporary works that had captured my imagination? Seeing is believing.
I have seen his works mostly on the net (maybe I was a Johnny came lately), since most of them have been in collectors’ hand either locally or somewhere in Columbia, the USA, Australia, Japan, and…you name it. I have the opportunity of seeing some of the just-finished products during that meeting in Bentong and I was able to observe his patience and dexterity in rendering the touch-ups as pure poetry. The subjects’ matter…
