Politik Identiti (1996 -2020)

July 20, 2020July 29, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After cover of a book by Lat titled Dr.Who?!, 2020 from a thesis fragment found online.*

1996 – Pop star M. Nasir gets boycotted by state owned media for being kurang ajar or kasar towards the sitting Prime Minister in asking, audaciously, “Siapa Mahathir?”

2004 – Esteemed Malaysian cartoonist Lat launches his 27th book titled titled Dr Who?!: Capturing the Life and Times of a Leader in Cartoons. Epitomizing the notion of halus, Lat was able to get Mahathir himself to launch the book. Surely, the latent reference to M. Nasir’s earlier question was heard by Malaysians even at the time!

2020 – M. Nasir’s alleged insult has now become a genuine question on every Malaysian’s mind! Who is he really? What does he stand for … does he stand for anything beyond Machiavellian self-interest?

Source Image: Click to access Pages_from_nor_amriah.TGB050030.part2(Chapter_4).pdf

https://www.malaysiakini.com/hiburan/405711

Politik Wangsa Baru (1978 – 2020)

July 19, 2020July 29, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After a print by Ismail Zain titled ‘Al Kesah’ 1988 re-presented in essay on Researchgate.*

1978 – The CBS prime-time TV series ‘Dallas’ started screening.

1981 – Mahathir Mohamad became Prime Minister of Malaysia for the first time.

1988 – Ismail Zain presents ‘Digital Collage’ at the National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

2006 – Mahathir said “I didn’t want to give the impression that I’m creating a dynasty”.

2020 – Mahathir floated a political scenario in which Mukhriz would become deputy PM.

Source Image: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Al-Kesah-1988-Computer-print-20cm-x-21cm_fig6_268055501

https://dallas.fandom.com/wiki/Dallas_(first_series)

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/51484

http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/155577/mahathir-allies-break-away-from-ph-over-choice-of-anwar-as-pm/

Politik Mahathir (1998 – 2020)

July 19, 2020November 24, 2022 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After Ismail’s ‘Wanita Lemas’ 1988 re-presented in Art KL-itique blog.*

1998 – Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is sacked from all posts in government posts, expelled from UMNO and charged under corruption and sodomy laws.

Source Image: http://artklitique.blogspot.com/2019/10/foreboding-purpose-national-art-gallery.html

Politik Harapan (2017 – 2020)

July 19, 2020August 2, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After a cartoon from the Wak Ketok series by Ali Sanat in Utusan Melayu, 1930’s, re-presented in the Komik Melayu Malaysia Blo*g.

2017 – Mahathir’s BERSATU officially joined Pakatan Harapan.

Context of the original cartoon is not know to me … mungkinkah kuda itu melambangkan seseorang/sesuatu yang tertentu?

Source Image: https://rudimahmood.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/mencari-susur-galur-sejarah-di-manakah-jejaknya/

Politik Melayu (1969 – ?)

July 14, 2020October 17, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After a cartoon by Morgan Chua, Far Eastern Economic Review, 26 February 198*7

1969 Mahathir writes an open Letter to the sitting PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra.

Hang Tua (sangat) menewaskan Tunku, Hussein, Razaleigh, Musa, Anwar, Badawi, Najib, Mahathir (diri sendiri), Anwar (sudah kena dua kali), … dan pencabar siapa lagi dalam masa yang akan datang?

Source Image: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1990.10413110

Politik Perkauman (1947 – 2020)

June 30, 2020July 29, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

*After a cartoon in Kenchana, 1 November 1947 re-presented in an essay by Lee Kam Hing in Asia-The Winning of Independence, McMillam, 1981*

1947 – Kenchana
1970 – The Malay Dilemma
2020 – Mahathir interview, Asia Times, June 26

According to Muhammed Abdul Khalid and Li Yang, an analysis of pre-tax national income in Malaysia over the period 2002 to 2014 shows that “the Bumiputera in the top income groups (the top 1 per cent and the 10 per cent) benefited the most from economic growth. In sharp contrast, the income of the Chinese in the top income groups deteriorated. In a way, the strong growth in high-income Bumiputera occurred at the cost of a decrease in Chinese and the slow growth of Indians in the top income groups.”

Source Image: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-349-16634-3_6

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/09/11/income-inequality-among-different-ethnic-groups-the-case-of-malaysia/

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/06/27/dr-wee-unfair-to-label-chinese-as-a-039wealthy-lot039

Saudara Baru!

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

Proverbs that come to mind –

The first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps.

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.

An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas.

http://www.listofproverbs.com/keywords/bamboo/

https://bambubatu.com/bamboo-proverbs-great-quotes-about-bamboo/

Best Player Award!

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 ~ The Koboi Project ~ Leave a comment

“Without being together we would not have the kind of clout that we need in order to unseat the government!” What a champ … Mahathir is the master of the soundbite and much much more besides … no doubt the best player on the field … nevertheless, its time to step aside and let others play!

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3088900/muhyiddin-who-najibs-still-real-problem-malaysia-mahathir