Title
Interplay Between Traditions and Contemporary Forms : #2 Jawi Arabic Scripts
Creator
Year/Period
2002
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: Artwork H:47.5 x W24.5 x D:24.5cm
Accession No.
2003-02731
Collection of
Credit Line
ART-2 Gallery Pte Ltd
Born in 1940 in Singapore, Iskandar Jalil is a first generation master-potter with influences from Southeast Asian and Japanese styles. Iskandar was originally trained as a Mathematics and Science teacher. The turning point came for him when the Colombo Plan scholarship enabled him to study ceramic engineering in Japan in 1972, causing him to become a pottery teacher instead. Since 1970s, Iskandar has held exhibitions in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Sweden. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1988.
