IlmuAdab
a solo exhibition by Ahmad Shukri Mohamed
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Rumah Ibu
Mixed media on canvas/wood
244cm x 337cm (triptych) | 2006-2026 -

Cahaya dari Bukit Tursina
Mixed media on canvas
Framed: 173cm x 186cm (diptych) | 2025-2026 -

Jangan diusik Bintang di Langit
Mixed media on canvas
153cm x 215cm (diptych) | 2025-2026 -

Menara Cinta 'Tanah Airku'
Mixed media on canvas
244cm x 244cm (diptych) | 2023-2026 -

Dari Tanah ke Tanah
Acrylic on canvas
183.5cm x 152.5cm | 2026 -

Asas Kebudayaan Kebangsaan
Mixed media on canvas
Framed: 154.5cm x 124.3cm | 2024
“IlmuAdab” presents an aesthetic journey through humanity’s quest for the meaning of the self and life. Emotional expression is reflected across eleven works that ‘flow’ through themes of humanity, historical timelines, nature, and divine revelation. Everything is blended through artistic expression to embody the essence of human wisdom and virtue, while pondering the question: “Who is man in the midst of the universe, and who am ‘I’ in the midst of mankind?”
For amidst the onslaught of an era increasingly driven to ‘breathe’ through automated artificial intelligence machines, “IlmuAdab” seeks to balance the shifts of time by channelling the power of human intellect and high moral order. In the end, this exhibition does not merely invite viewers to enjoy art. More passionately, it is a call to take heed of the earliest guidance of divine revelation:
BACALAH! (READ!)