Best of modern art

From: New Straits Times | Date: July 18, 2005 | Copyright information

New Straits Times
07-18-2005
Best of modern art
Edition: Main/Lifestyle

VALENTINE Willie Fine Art presents Astra, a group exhibition showcasing

modern art from the East and West, at the Loft Gallery in Kuala Lumpur
from July 27 to Aug 16,

The collection will feature works of esteemed artists such as Columbian

Fernando Botero, Malaysian laureate Syed Ahmad Jamal, seminal Malaysian

artist-poet Latiff Mohidin and Greek Sophia Vari.

Botero studied art in the 50s at Madrid's San Fernando Academy and also

studied fresco technique and art history in Florence, which has

influenced his ...

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