Toaster Paper Bread series 2015 (2016)

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Heroes / Anti-Hero series (2014)

Ali Baba and the forty thieves (2012 – 2014)

This project is a major milestone in the 20-year career of Azizan Paiman and addresses the issues he has been working on since he started.

Through his favorite exercise of commenting the local Malaysian politics, Paiman created a set of artworks which, behind their whimsical look, hide many layers of meanings and questioning that goes far beyond the boundaries of his country. His visual artworks not only captivates your eyes but their deep layer of meaning further seizes your brains.

Azizan Paiman “Pudu Jail VIP prisoner – 1977”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

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Azizan Paiman “The auditor flies to Hong Kong in July 1983”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “The CEO with his partners”

Oil on canvas, 107 x 153 cm

Azizan Paiman “The guardian at the Forbidden City”

Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm

Azizan Paiman “Block 10, Kemunting University, 1977”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

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Azizan Paiman “The watergate”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

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Azizan Paiman “Dark night in Gemencheh, April 1982”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “Dealing with an enemy”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “XXXXXX, Cekap & Amanah”

Oil on canvas, 122 x 92 cm

Azizan Paiman “The Politician’s backbone”

Oil on canvas, 107 x 76 cm

Azizan Paiman “They have more than 50 hostages, August 1975”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “Bangsawan lebuhraya”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “Malam gelap di Bukit Damansara pada tanggal 20 September 1998”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “Judicial crisis 1988”

Oil on canvas, 31 x 31 cm

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Azizan Paiman “In the name of Development”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “No retreat no surrender”

Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm

Azizan Paiman “The jet engines was stolen”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “The Policy Maker”

Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm

Azizan Paiman “The Scape Goat”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

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Azizan Paiman “Only because of the button their party was collapsed in Sabah”

Oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “Pesta Lompat-lompat”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “So sorry, I fail and they will capsuled me at Kajang for 18 months”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “Tenaga Makan Lembaga”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

Azizan Paiman “The speaker power collapse in the North”

Oil on canvas, 76 x 76 cm

Azizan Paiman “The wiseman actually was a salesman, a broker and a robber of our property”

Oil on canvas, 56 x 76 cm

Azizan Paiman “There is a wonder boy in their parties”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “They are peeping me during the Katrina Storm”

Oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

Azizan Paiman “The naive share holder”

Oil on canvas, 31 x 31 cm

Azizan Paiman “The circus elementary school”

Oil on canvas, 122 x 183cm

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Azizan Paiman “Dasar Pendidikan Negara”

Oil on canvas, 31 x 31cm

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Azizan Paiman “Dayang Sulu and her troops”

Oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm

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Azizan Paiman “Night shift”

Oil on canvas, 31 x 31cm

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Azizan Paiman “Soft skill”

Oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm

“To me, it’s basically how a person can manipulate another person to kill himself—death of a soul. Previously, people needed to go to wars to kill others, but now there’s no need for it. Like, for instance, urging people to sell their agricultural lands for the sake of developments and high-rise buildings. In the end, we ended up with so many hypermarkets, now people can’t live without them. People hardly want to buy from small grocery shops these days.” – Azizan Paiman

Others series (2013)

Azizan Paiman “Transparent deal” 2013

Monoprint on handmade paper, 20 x 29 cm

Signed by artist

Azizan Paiman “Careless whispers” 2013

Monoprint on handmade paper, 20 x 29 cm

Signed by artist

Azizan Paiman “Tribute to Yasser Arafat” 2013

Monoprint on handmade paper, 20 x 29 cm

Signed by artist

Azizan Paiman “Reproduction Print at Hulu Selangor” 2010

Monoprint, 72 x 82 cm

Signed by the artist

“This piece has a quote by Zaid Ibrahim back in 2010 when he stepped in as a Pakatan Rakyat candidate in the Hulu Selangor by-election after resigning his post with Barisan Nasional. He was a rich, practicing lawyer, a millionaire who owned horses, which caused rumors to spark pretty wild—one of it being an accusation of him gambling. His comeback reply to that accusation was: “To say that I own horses and therefore I gamble, is sheer slander.” I got this frame from a second-hand store in a luxurious hotel and this painting is perfect, a period painting with these two guys and the horses, combined with the quote, and now we have a different piece of art with a totally different meaning.” – Azizan Paiman

The Monoprint – Cleansing Ritual series (2007)

The Challenger series (2007)

Azizan Paiman “The challenger I” 2007

Mixed media on paper, 84 x 59cm

Signed by artist

“Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s said, “RTM should learn from the British Broadcasting System (BBC) which practices impartiality and allows the views from both sides to be heard.” This reminded me of the time I was in UK when I used to watch the parliamentary debates between William Hearst and Tony Blair on television. Their people could actually listen to the content of the conversation—so much transparency compared to how things are here. Edited, edited, edited. All of it is edited; how are we to find out if they are actually talking about the people or themselves?” – Azizan Paiman

The Photography Sky Dive series (2006)

The series (1997)

Azizan Paiman “Insect man” 1997

Oil on canvas, 121 x 121cm

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Azizan Paiman “Wild world” 1997

Oil on canvas, 121 x 121 cm

The AP series (2005 – 2006)

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Syed Husin Ali” 2005

Drawing on paper, 13 x 17.5 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Dr. Chua Soi Lek” 2006

Drawing on paper, 12 x 17cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Shahidan Kassim” 2006

Drawing on paper, 17 x 12 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Azmie Shapie” 2006

Drawing on paper, 17 x 12 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Sharir Samad” 2006

Drawing on paper, 12 x 17 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Abdul Nasser Abu Kassim” 2005

Drawing on paper, 12 x 15 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Emran Kadir” 2005

Drawing on paper, 17 x 12 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Mother Mangalam” 2006

Drawing on paper, 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Signed by the artist

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Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Sharifah Aini” 2006

Drawing on paper, 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Signed by the artist

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Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Syed Ali Alhabshee” 2005

Drawing on paper, 13 x 17.5 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Azmi Khalid” 2006

Drawing on paper, 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Abdul Malek Harun” 2005

Drawing on paper, 12 x 15 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Datuk Shahrir Samad” 2005

Drawing on paper, 12 x 15 cm

Signed by the artist

Azizan Paiman “AP Series – Rafidah Aziz” 2006

Drawing on paper, 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Signed by the artist

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Issue Now and Then series (1997)

“I also like the queasy little paintings of figures by Malaysian artist Azizan Paiman at the Kuala Lumpur-based gallery Fuman Art, wordless expressionist cartoons about the deformities of Malaysian society.” by Ben Davis of Artnet news 2014 during cutlog New York exhibition.