Malaysian ceramic art brand RAAQUU holds first solo exhibition – eNews Malaysia

PETALING JAYA, Jan 14 — Local ceramic art brand RAAQUU, helmed by Adil Abdul Ghani, has partnered with Zhan Art | Space to entice audiences with the magical world of conventional Japanese Raku ceramics, within the ‘Life: Magnified — The Main Show’ exhibition, at the moment operating and open to the general public till Feb 8.

Guests might be transfixed and transported to a different realm as they delve into the show of 15 large-scale sculptural ceramic items, curated by the RAAQUU gallery.

At the exhibition, RAAQUU additionally offered a sneak preview of the brand’s accent line which promotes wearable art, displayed amongst different notable merchandise, together with the brand’s up to date and purposeful dwelling ornament items, notably its ceramic vases, in varied styles and sizes.

RAAQUU was created utilizing a Raku firing approach, originating from the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, involving eradicating red-hot ceramic items from the kiln and inserting them in a discount chamber stuffed with flamable supplies like sawdust or paper.

Adil, 46, a Universiti Teknologi Mara graduate, emphasises the distinctiveness of every ceramic piece, making each bit a collector’s merchandise.

“It has been a dream of mine to place collectively RAAQUU’s first ever solo exhibition, which highlights the brand in a extra numerous and distinct gentle — that there’s extra to the brand than purposeful ceramic ornamental objects,” he informed reporters right here.

He mentioned that the entire strategy of ideation, right down to the precise fabrication, development and manufacturing of those large-scale sculptures, took him and his crew six months to meticulously full. — eNM