Hasanul Isyraf Idris (b. 1978, Malaysia) was trained at Mara University of Technology (UiTM), Perak, and is presently based in Penang. His practice spans a variety of media, including painting, drawing, installation, video work and sculpture. His works typically manifest a fictional, surreal iconography drawn from personal invention as from a melange of pop cultural references, such as comic books, science fiction, street art and film. He personifies his personal struggles as an artist with strange characters that inhabit his invented universes.
He was a finalist in the Bakat Muda Sezaman (Young Contemporaries) Awards in 2007, and has shown in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, India, Switzerland and Jakarta. Selected exhibitions include: HOL: Scab: Crying Tiger In The Night Market (2019) at Art Jakarta, HOL Chapter 2.3, Wound: Environment of Naga and Doubt (2016) at VOLTA NY, United States, HOL Chapter 3, Scab: Lucky Draw (2018), HOL Chapter 1: The Fall (2016), Back from Planet Luvox (2014), Clash of the Pigments (2011), all at Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Public collections include Singapore Art Museum (SAM), Galeri Z (Malaysia) and ILHAM Gallery (Malaysia).


Air Door Marinate
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.5 x 61 cm

Wing Condensor
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Velveting Day
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 91.5 cm

Tip Blade
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 91.5 cm

Tempered Glass Panel Brisket
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Spare Ribs Rivets
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Solid Burner Stock
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 91.5 cm

Shank Compressor
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Primal Breast
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.5 x 61 cm

Pickle Tang
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Handlebelly
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Caramalized Cutting Edge
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Brine Heart
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 61 cm

Aspic Year
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.4 x 91.4 cm

Al Dente Wave
Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.4 x 91.4 cm
ILHAM Art Show 2022 – Haffendi Anuar, Hasanul Isyraf Idris & Yeoh Choo Kuan
17 May - 23 October 2022
ILHAM Gallery
Level 5, ILHAM Tower
No 8, Jalan Binjai,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Sundays, 11am - 5pm
Closed on Mondays & Public Holidays
Another Continent – Hasanul Isyraf Idris
15 Jan - 13 Mar 2022
Curated by Nobuo Takamori
Taitung Art Museum,
No. 350, Zhejiang Road,
Taitung City, Taiwan
Tuesday - Sunday, 9am - 12pm; 1.30pm - 5pm
Closed on Mondays and national holidays
Hasanul Isyraf Idris, James Seet & Justin Lim – The Back Room Shop
7 - 31 January 2022
The Back Room,
First Floor, 80A Jalan Rotan,
Off Jalan Kampung Attap,
50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – Spiritual Zoo
1 - 23 October 2021
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – Mini Zoo
15 August - 5 September 2021
The Back Room,
First Floor, 80A Jalan Rotan,
Off Jalan Kampung Attap,
50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – Constructing Worlds
30 April - 30 May 2021
https://constructingworlds.cargo.site/2-Past-and-Future-Hasanul
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – Tranchée Racine (Root Trench)
13 January - 27 August 2021
Halle Saint Pierre
2, rue Ronsard - 75018 Paris
Monday - Friday, 11am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, 12pm - 6pm
In Our Own Frame: 15th Year Celebration
3 - 19 December 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
34-1, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru, 59100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – ILHAM X SAM Project: The Body Politic and the Body
8 December 2019 - 12 April 2020
Level 5, ILHAM Tower,
No 8, Jalan Binjai,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Sundays, 11am - 5pm
Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – 13th edition of Asia Contemporary Art Week,FIELD MEETING Take 6: Thinking Collections
25 - 26 January 2019
Alserkal Avenue,
Street 8, Al Quoz 1
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Friday, 25 Jan, 10am - Saturday, 26 Jan, 6pm
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – HOL (Higher Order Love) Chapter 3, Scab: Lucky Draw
12 October - 10 November 2018
Opening Reception
12 October, 5 - 8pm
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 7pm
Malaysian Art, A Special Preview
22 - 26 November 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar
59000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tues - Sat, 10am - 7pm
GWKL Opening Reception
25 November 2016, 6 - 8pm
Malaysian Art, A New Perspective
06 - 21 September 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar,
59000 Kuala Lumpur.
Open Tues - Sat, 10am - 7pm
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – HOL (Higher Order Love), Chapter 1: The Fall
09 - 23 April 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 11am - 8pm
Malaysian Art, A New Perspective
Gan Chin Lee, Haffendi Anuar, Hasanul Isyraf Idris, Justin Lim, Saiful Razman, Tan Wei Kheng, Wong Perng Fey, Yeoh Choo Kuan, Liew Kwai Fei, Phuan Thai Meng, Raduan Man
13- 29 JANUARY 2015
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
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15 - 30 JANUARY 2015
Artspace@Helutrans
39 Keppel Road
#01-05 Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – Back From Planet Luvox
17 - 30 APRIL 2014
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Lot No.2F-3, Level 2, Bangsar Village II,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – ART@23
11 - 13 March 2022
23 Boutique Heritage Hotel,
Love Lane, George Town,
10200 George Town,
Penang, Malaysia
Friday - Sunday, 10 - 5pm
S.E.A. FOCUS
16 - 19 January 2020
S.E.A. Focus
Tent A - Galleries,
Gillman Barracks,
7 Lock Road, Singapore 108935
Thursday: 16 Jan, 1 - 7 pm
Friday: 17 Jan, 1 - 10 pm
Saturday: 18 Jan, 12 - 7 pm
Sunday: 19 Jan, 12 - 6 pm
Art Expo Malaysia 2019
10 - 13 October 2019
Art Expo Malaysia 2019
MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre,
Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah,
Kompleks Kerajaan,
50480 Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
11.30am - 9.00pm
Hasanul Isyraf Idris – HOL: Scab: Crying Tiger In The Night Market
30 August - 1 September 2019
Art Jakarta (Booth A3 Hall B),
Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan
(JCC Senayan), Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Senayan,
Gelora, DKI Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
Daily, 1 - 9 pm
VOLTA NY – Global Vision – Hasanul Isyraf Idris
07 - 11 March 2018
VOLTA NY
Booth D9
Pier 90, 12th Avenue,
New York, 10019.
India Art Fair 2018
09 - 11 February 2018
India Art Fair
Booth D2
NSIC Exhibition Grounds,
Okhla Industrial Estate,
New Delhi.
Art Stage Singapore 2018
VIP Preview & Vernissage:
25 January 2018
Fair Opening date:
26 - 28 January 2018
ART STAGE Singapore 2018
Booth C1
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre,
Level 1, Halls A-C,
1 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair
09 - 12 November 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art
Booth E07
Shanghai Exhibition Center
No.1000 Middle Yan An Road
Jingan District Yanan,
Shanghai, China.
Asia Now, Paris Asian Art Fair
18 - 22 October 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art, Booth A101
9 Avenue Hoche,
75008 Paris
VOLTA 13, Basel
12 - 17 June 2017
VOLTA 13
Booth C16, Marhthalle,
Viaduktstrasse 10,
CH-4051 Basel.
Art Central 2017, Hong Kong
21 - 25 March 2017
Art Central 2017
Booth C1
Central Harbourfront,
No.9, Lung Wo Rd,
Central, Hong Kong
Art Stage Singapore 2017
12 - 15 January 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Booth C8, Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
Singapore 018956
KIAF/14 Korea International Art Fair
25 - 29 September 2014
Booth A 93, Guest Country Program,
Seoul COEX, 1st Floor, Hall A & B,
Samseong 1-dong, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, South Korea