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to learn from batik printing centres and develop his knowledge of batik techniques. In his travels to
Indonesia, he further visited Karang Malang, his grandparents’ hometown. During this trip, Sarkasi also studied under Aznam Effendy, a teacher and painter at the Yayasan Akademi Senipura Nasional in
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Sarkasi was born in
Singapore on 27 Mar 1940. Sarkasi would be raised by his grandparents as his parents had separated when he was three years old. His grandparents were originally from Karang Malang, Indonesia. As a boy, Sarkasi would help his grandmother sell batik, learning and experimenting with
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painting, but eventually decided to challenge commuters to think of art "beyond just aesthetics", giving them a learning experience on art as they "communicate what they see" from the work. The type of each brush stroke on the painting depended on the artist's movements and character. The coloured
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In 1970, Sarkasi established the shop Tzee
Creations in Singapore with four other partners, creating batik designs for clothes to be sold there. Batik-print dresses were sold at Tzee Creation, with Sarkasi expanding his batik designs to shirts, scarves and other products that were sold locally and
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to wear during national events. Sarkasi promoted the technique of Malay batik painting by holding various art workshops, also volunteering as an art teacher at a drug rehabilitation centre. Besides visual art, Sarkasi was also involved in acting in Malay dramas and films.
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In 1980, a nationwide search for a national dress for formal wear in
Singapore and abroad was initiated by the Ministry of Culture, though the project was eventually cancelled by 1981. In 1989, the search was revived as a "textile design" competition by the
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From 1946 to 1948, Sarkasi studied at
Tanglin Tinggi Malay Primary School, later attending Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah from 1948 to 1949, and Duchess Primary School from 1950 to 1951. He would then begin attending
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The year 1973 is considered
Sarkasi's breakout year, with the artist holding two solo exhibitions, the first featuring 300 paintings, and the second, 50. These featured a range of mediums, spanning batik paintings,
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Foreign Entry at the Sarasota Art Exhibition in the US. In 1993, Sarkasi started conducting classes as a volunteer art teacher at the Khalsa Crescent Drug Rehabilitation Centre.
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Feeling that
Singapore's development was underappreciated, Sarkasi decided to create a painting that reflects the "optimism, joy and vitality" of the country's achievements. Initially, the artist wanted to do an
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batik paintings and his use of unconventional wax-resist techniques. Sarkasi experimented with batik techniques since young, later travelling extensively from the 1960s throughout locations such as
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from 2006 to 2008, Singapore’s Modern Art
Society, and the Malay Museum Committee, also being appointed the Chairman of Public Affairs and Education at the Malay Heritage Foundation.
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for the world’s longest batik painting. Sarkasi has also designed several batik shirts for Prime Minister
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painting expressing the movements of change and nature. Inspired by the
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106:Tanglin Tinggi Malay Primary School (1946–1948);
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244:in 1952, dropping out in 1956 to pursue art.
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987:Recipients of the Cultural Medallion for art
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