Extract from "Masterpieces from the National Art Gallery of Malaysia"

《One Drop》2000　Stainless Steel　486cm x 160cm x 160cm

Born: 1973

Education:

1992 -    School of Art & Design, University Technology MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam

　　The new significant developments in the area of modern sculpture in this country are very encouraging. The quality of the productions has improved and the new use of sculptures in public places, even if not yet fully realised, does give hope for the future. The National Art Gallery of Malaysia has commissioned a number of large pieces for its compound and Aznan Omar’s Drop is located outside the Gallery’s arts cafe, where it commands its own space.

　　This tall and imposing art work is an exercise in simplistic elegance and authority. The piece is made up of a very tall, black, arch-like rectangular structure that dominates the space. From the top middle part of this rectangular form hangs a heavy bulbous form. This form has been intricately constructed from steel cable wires that have been woven together. It resembles a falling drop of water and it hangs downward. This form hangs from a tightly stretched steel cable wire and its weight heightens the tight tension caused by the pull of gravity. Beneath it is a shiny circular steel form that reflects the form and the sky. These forms stand on a raised cement pedestal containing black shiny stones. There is a Zen-like austerity to the work’s deceptive simplicity as its imposes its presence Part of its effectiveness lies in the fact that the viewer has to look up and see the central forms against the backdrop of the ever changing sky.