Here are the top 10 graffiti
artistes that had exhibited impeccable talent, made their way to the final
round of the Nando’s Art Initiative 2015
competition at the rooftop of Avenue K. Each participant brings their
A-game to the canvases as they immortalized their rendition of ‘Your Art. Your Story’ through vivid
imagery and letters. The top 10 finalists that were shortlisted consisted of four
college/university students and six young artists who pursue Graffiti as a
passion and a career.
This year Nando’s held a live Graffiti Jam in order to better
evaluate the artistic skill required to produce each individual masterpiece. These
aerosol artistes are all highly motivated with the desire to create, not
destroy.
The battle, which kicked off at sundown involved judges, Ian
Cruddas, CEO of Nando’s Malaysia, Kenji Chai a formidable name in the Graffiti
Art scene, Syed Nabil, Chief Advisor for Nando’s Art Initiative and the
Godfather of Street Art himself, Phobia a.k.a. Bee along with hard-core
partisans from the scene.
Nando’s Art Initiative 2015 Graffiti Jam @ Rooftop, Avenue K |
During the event we also got to try our hand at Graffiti under the
tutelage of renowned Graffiti artist, Kenji Chai and last year’s winners of
Nando’s Art Initiative Graffiti category, Lok Chern a.k.a Cloakwork and Edmund
Yew a.k.a Nestwo.
Nando’s Art Initiative 2015 Top 4 Graffiti finalists |
Chong Hong Shi with her artwork entitled “Courage”; Amirul Shah
Bin Mumfahir with his colourful piece entitled “Fusion”; Nurul Syakirah
Saparudin with an artwork inspired by her daughter entitled “Eating Celna” and Mohd
Zulfadli bin Ahmad Nawawi were the Nando’s Art Initiative top 4 Graffiti
finalists. Mohd Zulfadli definitely satisfied his need for ‘more’ as he was
also the ‘Media Favourite’ for the night with his artwork entitled “I Need
More”.
To find out who among these four talented artists will be the
Graffiti Grand Prize Winner, be sure to join the Nando’s Art Initiative 2015
Grand Finale on 27th May at Publika. The Nando’s Art Initiative 2015 Grand
Finale is more than just a prize giving ceremony for the Fine Art, Digital Art
and Graffiti/Street Art category. There will also be an exhibition running from
27th May until 7th June for the artworks that were submitted for this year’s
competition.
At the Grand Finale, Nando’s will be giving away prizes worth up
to RM85,000 following the categories below. The fiery prizes up for grabs include:
Fine art and digital art categories:
• Grand prize – Fully sponsored solo exhibition, RM5,000 cash and
Nando’s vouchers worth RM500
• 1st runner up – RM3,000 cash, Nando’s vouchers worth RM500
• 2nd runner up – RM2,000 cash, Nando’s vouchers worth RM500
• Consolation prize (x3) – RM1,000 cash, Nando’s vouchers worth
RM500
Graffiti / street art category:
• Grand prize – RM5,000 cash, Nando’s vouchers worth RM500
• Consolation prize (x3) – RM2,000 cash, Nando’s vouchers worth
RM500
For more information about Nando’s
Art Initiative 2015, please visit www.nandos.com.my/artinitiative
Congrats to the winners!
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