To evaluate paintings, the beauty of it is not the central focus of study but more of the elements that lead to the creation of the beauty. The subject, the form and its meaning, are three basic characteristics in paintings that need to be studied. The three are inter-related and are inseparable because it is from them that a symbol is formed. That is how an artistic symbol contains the ideas or intentions of the painter. An artist is the creature of the symbol who translates his symbols through the form that carries a certain meaning. Thus, to study the form and meaning of the symbol of the Malay culture in paintings, the art appreciation approach has been adopted in this study. Four paintings dated back to the 1980s and the 1990s have been identified using Malay cultural symbols represented in both decorative and representative forms. The outcome of this study suggests that symbols such as Malay textile motives like pulikat, batik, silver metal floral motif and architecture as well as Malay interior decorations are the painters' selections. This study is significant to elevate the symbol of Malay culture as an identity of paintings and to sustain the traditional culture, for the reason that today, young artists are inclined to choose universal symbols more than they would traditional culture symbols.
Research is done to study about the issues that triggers cyber-bullying topics among Social Networking Sites (SNS) in Malaysia that may lead to depression. Descriptive quantitative research study was conducted through survey by using questionnaires. The hypothesis testing gained by using two different methods that indicate different result which are Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression. Based on the findings from Multiple Linear Regression method, significant value in Coefficient Multiple Linear Regression analysis, the null hypothesis of suicidal issue (0.005) and body shaming issue (0.000) are being accepted with significant value below than 0.05.
This study aims to examine the meaning and style of satire delivery through comics and cartoons websites by making the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic uploaded through social media. Apart from that, the researcher will trace the history of the beginning of cartoons and comics in Malaysia starting from the pre-independence and post-independence era in brief until the era of digitization. The approach of this study and writing is to understand the appreciation of the form and meaning of the work and also the context of its production. Using art history methodology based on contextual analysis is the basis of this study. Includes aspects of description, analysis, interpretation, and consideration used as a guide in the research of the work. Apart from that, there are also themes related to cultural and social aspects which are very close to the souls of Malaysians by using Edmund Burke Feldman's method of analysis. The findings of this study indicate that advances in the use of technology do not ignore the link between the visual art of website cartoons and current issues plaguing the world.
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