Redza Piyadasa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Redza Piyadasa Art Value Price Guide

May. 19, 2024
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Sinhalese Family, 1999
Est: RM55,000 - RM80,000
Redza Piyadasa used silkscreen collage to intervene into time cultures of peoples of various ethnicities and hybrid architecture related to time, and to comment on tradition and change. This is a rare masterpiece featuring a portrait of a Sinhalese family in western attire with brilliant colour-matching. It recalls precious histories, customs, and memories, forming a link between generations. Pre-second world war, the Sinhalese immigrant community were a vital workforce of the private sector and colonial government machinery. Layered with rich, jewel toned colours, this work highlights the contributions of the Sinhalese community of Malaya towards nation building. Artist, art-critic and historian Redza Piyadasa won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and the Minor Award (jointly with Lee Kian Seng) in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. In 1998, he was awarded the Prince Claus Award, and in 2001, the National Art Gallery, honoured him with a Retrospective. He also won the Australian Cultural Award in 1987 and the Japan Foundation travel grant in 1992. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of Art. Piyadasa graduated with a MFA from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu (1977) and a BFA from the Hornsey College of Art, London (1967). He graduated from the Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain in 1959, and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur, in 1962.
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Oct. 01, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Malay Bride, 1990
Est: RM15,000 - RM28,000
For one originally denigrating Figures as espoused by Dato' Hoessein Enas' Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia, Redza Piyadasa did a dramatic about-turn in his Malaysian Series in 1982 which proved to be indelible in his own art, especially after the highfalutin Conceptual foray in Towards A Mystical Reality with Sulaiman Esa in 1974. His repertoire of readymade studio-portrait figures and architectural facades as his art template appropriated Photography imbued with nostalgia and historical angst. He silkscreened several copies and slightly remastered them with different colour embellishments with a luminous sheen, re-ordered the âdesigns' and sometimes collaged with psychedelic strips of paper or fabric. The bride seated on a carved wooden chair is adorned with a headdress with tassels while a large keronsang (brooch) holds the blouse together at the plunging neckline. Art historian-artist Redza Piyadasa was accorded a Retrospective by the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur in 2001. He won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and was joint winner of the Minor Award with Lee Kian Seng in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. On the international front, he won the Prince Claus Award in 1998 for his contributions. He was also given the Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of the Arts. Academic-wise, he received his MFA from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1977 after studying at Hornsey (1967) and Brinsford Lodge (1959) in Britain.
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Oct. 01, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled, 1964; Untitled, 1960s
Est: RM7,000 - RM12,000
Redza Piyadasa carefully modelled the gestures and proportions of the body, giving insight to his process. Executed with charcoal and pencil, these works demonstrate the artist's impeccable skill in depicting the contours of the figures. Art historian-artist Redza Piyadasa was accorded a Retrospective by the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur in 2001. He won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and was joint winner of the Minor Award with Lee Kian Seng in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. On the international front, he won the Prince Claus Award in 1998 for his contributions. He was also given the Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of the Arts. Academic-wise, he received his MFA from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1977 after studying at Hornsey (1967) and Brinsford Lodge (1959) in Britain.
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Jun. 25, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Malay Wedding Couple, 1988
Est: RM50,000 - RM75,000
Early 20th-century wedding photographs are replete with tacky things like pseudo Anglo classical artefacts or traditional Malay regalia complete with headgear and keris, in this case even with an incongruent pot of yellow flowers. Redza Piyadasa had made several versions of this wedding potpourri like in Malay Couple Johor and Nyonya Serenade. The pictorial play of figures was a dramatic about-turn from his erstwhile denigration of figurative art espoused by the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia of Dato' Hoessein Enas. Previously, Piyadasa had been noted for his Conceptual Art stances as seen in the exhibition, Towards A Mystical Reality (1974), with Sulaiman Esa. After seeing the black-and-white photographs in the Twentieth Century Impressions of British Malaya (1908) book, he realised the rich vein in photography, as historical documentation, with whiffs of nostalgia. "When I found the book had so many nostalgic photographs, I realised here is a way forward for meâ¦ I loved transferring some of these images of Malaysia multicultural realism." In the year 2000, Redza Piyadasa was accorded an overview (1962-2000) exhibition by the National Art Gallery. The year 1974 was the coming-out year for Piyadasa with the Towards A Mystical Reality exhibition and his jointly winning the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, with Lee Kian Seng. On the international scene, he won the Prince Claus Award (1998), Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also artist-in-residence at Canberra Institute of the Arts in 1991. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre. He was educated at the University of Hawaii (MFA), Hornsey College of Arts; Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain; and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur.
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Jun. 25, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled, 1984
Est: RM12,000 - RM20,000
Redza Piyadasa created The Malaysian Series between 1980 and 2005 as a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. He learned the photo silkscreen technique from photographer Ismail Hashim (1940-2013), who had just returned from the U.S. in 1979 and joined the university's art department. The Malaysian Series features ready-made vintage studio photos of Malaysians as the theme source, but its visual aesthetics is elevated with technical renderings such as screen print, collage, and vibrant Pop Art colours. This artwork, dated 1984, features a Peranakan matriarch ornately dressed in baju koon sah, typically made using silk brocade. For Piyadasa, the images from the past explain the present complex sociocultural realities. His work â whether in the form of artwork, criticism, or writings â is his answer to Malaysia's neo-nationalistic and Islamic currents. Redza Piyadasa was a renowned artist, art critic and art educator. He was honoured with a retrospective exhibition by the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2001. He won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974 and was a joint winner of the Minor Award with Lee Kian Seng in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. Internationally, he received the Prince Claus Award in 1998 for his contributions to the critical examination of Malaysian contemporary art in the seventies and eighties. He received the Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of the Arts. He received a master's in fine art from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1977 after studying at Hornsey (1967) and Brinsford Lodge (1959) in the U.K.
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study For Abstract Sculpture), 1966
Est: RM4,000 - RM7,000
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study For Abstract Sculpture), 1966
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study For Abstract Sculpture), 1964
Est: RM5,000 - RM8,000
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study For Abstract Sculpture), 1964
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Sinhalese Family, 1999
Est: RM90,000 - RM110,000
Redza Piyadasa used silkscreen collage to intervene into time cultures of peoples of various ethnicities and hybrid architecture related to time, and to comment on tradition and change. This is a rare masterpiece featuring a portrait of a Sinhalese family in western attire with brilliant colour-matching. It recalls precious histories, customs, and memories, forming a link between generations. Pre-second world war, the Sinhalese immigrant community were a vital workforce of the private sector and colonial government machinery. Layered with rich, jewel toned colours, this work highlights the contributions of the Sinhalese community of Malaya towards nation building. Artist, art-critic and historian Redza Piyadasa won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and the Minor Award (jointly with Lee Kian Seng) in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. In 1998, he was awarded the Prince Claus Award, and in 2001, the National Art Gallery, honoured him with a Retrospective. He also won the Australian Cultural Award in 1987 and the Japan Foundation travel grant in 1992. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of Art. Piyadasa graduated with a MFA from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu (1977) and a BFA from the Hornsey College of Art, London (1967). He graduated from the Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain in 1959, and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur, in 1962.
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Rebab Player
Est: RM25,000 - RM45,000
Redza Piyadasa's early works in figures are little known, especially one featuring the rebab which is a long-necked bowed instrument integral in ritual Makyong and Main Peteri performances in Kelantan and Terengganu. In 1968-1969, Piyadasa had taught at the Sekolah Menengah Sultan Sulaiman in Kuala Terengganu, and his fascination could have stemmed from there. But with increasing Islamisation in the country, Kelantan proscribed both dance dramas in 1991. Noteworthy of the painting is that the player looks youngish, and therein lies hope that the young generation more exposed to hip-hop and rap and who are not adverse to their traditional heritage. Besides, the ambient colours are cheery. As an artist, Redza Piyadasa was unorthodox; as a writer-historian, controversial. He first excelled when he jointly won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974 with Lee Kian Seng. On the international scene, he won the Prince Claus Award (1998), Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also artist-in-residence at Canberra Institute of the Arts in 1991. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre. In 2001, the National Art Gallery KL accorded him a retrospective. Piyadasa's tutelage was at the Universitiy of Hawaii (MFA), Hornsey College of Arts; Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain; and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur.
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled
Est: RM12,000 - RM20,000
Fancy making a self-portrait facial imprint foisted on a skewer. Reminiscent somewhat of the clay figurines of mythical characters and more modern superheroes hawked by itinerant dough-makers in Penang in the 1960s and 1970s. Redza Piyadasa could have done this when studying at the Specialists Teachers Training Institute in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, in the 1960s, or maybe 1970s. It is an early educational institution where teacher trainees are taught various disciplines, including art and craft and music. Here, Piyadasa presents himself raw and willing, but the physiognomy faÃ§ade does not prepare anyone, even Piyadasa himself, to his future developments as artist-sculptor-printmaker, also writer-historian and polemicist. It is uncertain how many copies of the mould is cast (it's not in edition) but it does capture the aspirations of one on the threshold of destiny. Piyadasa had also done a face profile of Latiff Mohidin (1978), similarly foisted. As an artist, Redza Piyadasa was unorthodox; as a writer-historian, controversial. He first excelled when he jointly won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974 with Lee Kian Seng. On the international scene, he won the Prince Claus Award (1998), Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also artist-in-residence at Canberra Institute of the Arts in 1991. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre. In 2001, the National Art Gallery KL accorded him a retrospective. Piyadasa's tutelage was at the Universitiy of Hawaii (MFA), Hornsey College of Arts; Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain; and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur.
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Yoke Chan, 1987
Est: RM6,000 - RM10,000
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Yoke Chan, 1987
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study Of Female Nude), 1960s
Est: RM5,000 - RM8,000
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study Of Female Nude), 1960s
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Mar. 19, 2023
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study Of Female Nude), 1960s
Est: RM5,000 - RM8,000
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - 2007) Untitled (Study Of Female Nude), 1960s
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Mar. 27, 2022
Redza Piyadasa (b. Pahang, 1939 - 2007) The Malay Bride, 2004
Est: RM40,000 - RM70,000
For one originally denigrating Figures as espoused by Dato' Hoessein Enas’s Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia, Redza Piyadasa did a dramatic about-turn in his Malaysian Series in 1982 which proved to be indelible in his own art, especially after the highfalutin Conceptual foray in Towards A Mystical Reality with Sulaiman Esa in 1974. His repertoire of readymade studio-portrait figures and architectural facades as his art template appropriated Photography imbued with nostalgia and historical angst. He silkscreened several copies and slightly remastered them with different colour embellishments with a luminous sheen, re-ordered the ‘designs’ and sometimes collaged with psychedelic strips of paper or fabric. This work is an adaptation of his 1997 Malay Bride (72 x 50cm), which he value-added with a Hashim Hassan kind of floral batik livery on top and at the bottom. The bride seated on a carved wooden chair is adorned with a headdress with tassels while a large keronsang (brooch) holds the blouse together at the plunging neckline. Art historian-artist Redza Piyadasa was accorded a Retrospective by the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur in 2001. He won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and was joint winner of the Minor Award with Lee Kian Seng in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. On the international front, he won the Prince Claus Award in 1998 for his contributions. He was also given the Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation Travel Award (1992). He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of the Arts. Academic-wise, he received his MFA from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1977 after studying at Hornsey (1967) and Brinsford Lodge (1959) in Britain.
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Mar. 15, 2020
Redza Piyadasa (b. Pahang, 1939 - d. Selangor, 2007) Straits Chinese Dwelling, 1990
Est: RM50,000 - RM80,000
At a glance, this Redza Piyadasa silkscreen collage of a Straits Chinese terraced residence frontage resembles the one sold at the Henry Butcher June 30, 2019, auction for a premium of RM61,600. It’s a different version from the same image used with slightly different colour schemes on the front pillar balustrades, the eaves, the doric columns and the triple louvred-window ensemble upstairs. It has a short frontage setback from the streetline but which has space only for conventional two-wheelers. It has the Baroque rojak of a foldable iron grille gate grafted as the main door – certainly, not in any way a concession to aesthetic, but the changing security demands of later years of the 20th century. Artist, art-critic and historian Redza Piyadasa won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and the Minor Award (jointly with Lee Kian Seng) in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. In 1998, he was awarded the Prince Claus Award, and in 2001, the National Art Gallery, honoured him with a Retrospective. He also won the Australian Cultural Award in 1987 and the Japan Foundation travel grant in 1992. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of Art. Piyadasa graduated with a MFA from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu (1977) and a BFA from the Hornsey College of Art, London (1967). He graduated from the Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain in 1959, and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur, in 1962.
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Mar. 15, 2020
Redza Piyadasa (b. Pahang, 1939 - d. Selangor, 2007) Malay Woman With Cigarette, 1908, 1982
Est: RM25,000 - RM45,000
The controversial use of a conservative Malay woman in tudung with a cigarette on her left hand (though this could have been a reverse of a readymade image) reveals the insidious nicotine marketing among women with slimmer and lighter cigarettes. This could be Malaysia’s version of the iconic Marlboro Man, touted as a symbol of individualism, independence and capitalism. Virginia Slims entered the market as early as 1968 and went into sponsorship of the international women’s tennis tournament which carried its name. However, the competition was discontinued in 1994 after nearly 20 years of sponsorship. Women’s smoking of cigarettes peaked in 1965 with 33.9%. Cigarette advertisements date back to 1894-1907 with the Ogden’s Guinea Gold cigarettes. Artist, art-critic and historian Redza Piyadasa won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1974, and the Minor Award (jointly with Lee Kian Seng) in the 1979 Salon Malaysia. In 1998, he was awarded the Prince Claus Award, and in 2001, the National Art Gallery, honoured him with a Retrospective. He also won the Australian Cultural Award in 1987 and the Japan Foundation travel grant in 1992. He was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 1991, he was artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of Art. Piyadasa graduated with a MFA from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu (1977) and a BFA from the Hornsey College of Art, London (1967). He graduated from the Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton, Britain in 1959, and the Specialist Teachers Training College, Kuala Lumpur, in 1962.
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Jun. 30, 2019
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - d. 2007) Untitled, 1990
Est: RM55,000 - RM90,000
The grafting of foldable iron grille door into what is Late Straits architecture in the Straits Settlement States adds an interesting element to the facades; it had started well with the combination of British and Chinoserie elements. Such terraced residences or shophouses are only between 16 to 18 feet wide, but are often very long. Solid grilles, even if they could get corroded easily, have become a security necessity, although the main gate between the two connecting pillars in front of the unusually short frontage is missing. Redza Piyadasa used silkscreen collage to intervene into time cultures of peoples of various ethnicities and hybrid architecture related to time, and to comment on tradition and change. This is a rare masterpiece, with brilliant colour-matching. Redza Piyadasa burst into the scene when he won the Major Prize in the Malaysian Landscape 1974, and in 1979, he was joint winner of the Minor Award with Lee Kian Seng in Salon Malaysia. His major international award was the Prince Claus Award in 1998, and in 1987 he won the Australian Cultural Award and 1992 the Japan Foudation Travel Award. He was artist-in-residence at Canberra Institute of the Arts in 1991. Piyadasa was also a co-founder of the Five Arts Centre in 1983. In 2001, the National Art Gallery KL accorded him a Retrospective. He received his MFA at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1977 after studying at Hornsey (1967).
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Mar. 24, 2019
Redza Piyadasa (b. 1939 - d. 2007) Malay Melody No.1, 1994
Est: RM45,000 - RM80,000
Redza Piyadasa liked to play around with a similar pictorial decal but contrasted with different colours, and in this, he appropriated arguably two separate figures to pursue his identity theme, and that contrasting tradition and change. The woman in the pose of a matriarch is triplicated on the top half, but a natty man is inserted to stand by her side in the central panel below, presumably his son, who is just back from studies in England. He is dressed smartly in Western jacket and tie, with dandy well-pressed blue pants. There was something he held in his right hand but it was snuffed out, to exude a warm familial feeling. Batik designs popular in sarung hem in the portrait and the Pop-image panels are separated by coloured bars. The British had been in the Malay peninsular since the 17th century and first settled in Penang when it was leased by the Sultan of Kedah in 1786. Redza Piyadasa himself was among the earlier batches to be sent to England for studies, first at the Malayan Teachers College, Brinsford Lodge (1959) and then the Hornsey College of Arts (1967). After his British education, Redza Piyadasa did his MFA at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1977. His awards included the Major Prize, Malaysian Landscape 1974; Minor Award (jointly with Lee Kian Seng), Salon Malaysia 1979; and the Prince Claus Award in 1998. He was a recipient of the Australian Cultural Award (1987) and the Japan Foundation (1992). He was an artist-in-residence at the Canberra Institute of the Arts, 1991. He was also co-founder of the Five Arts Centre (1983). In 2001, the National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur accorded him a Retrospective.
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