Celebration of artistic talents
TWENTY four talented art students from all over the country have been announced as winners of the Sixth Vision Petron National Student Art Competition.
A total of 1,676 entries were received for the competition.
Muhammad Akif Muhammad Azmi from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Shah Alam emerged as the grand winner in the art painting category, beating 475 other hopefuls through his artwork called “Traditional Batik”.
In the Photography category, Mohammad Syamil Mohd Rasli from Multimedia University (MMU) beat 1,068 entries to claim the grand prize with his masterpiece titled “Love and Tradition”. Photography had the most number of entries among the four categories in the competition for 2018.
Featuring a brilliant visual language paired with an excellent choice of music and movement, “Rest at Trap” by Muhammad Amin Kamarul Bahar from UiTM Shah Alam was selected as the grand prize winner in the Videography category from a total of 98 entries.
For the Music Composition, a new category this year, a dynamic duo from Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (Aswara), Sim Er Wen and Sim Li Wei took home the grand prize beating 34 entries with the song entitled “Melodi Malaysia”.
Petron Malaysia head of retail Faridah Ali said: “We are pleased to continue promoting nation building through Vision Petron. With the highest number of entries this year, Vision Petron will continue to serve as a platform for young stu- dent artists and talented visionaries to express their ideas and spark inspiration for others,” she said.
The winners were chosen by a panel of judges based on originality, composition, and creativity, technical skills, and on lyrics, melo- dy and musical arrangement for the music composition.
The lineup of judges for this year include established artists Bibi Chew, Maamor Jantan and Nicholas Choong for painting; Star Media Group photo editor Ng Kok Leong, Dr Nick Ng and Yaman Ibrahim for photography; award winning filmmakers James Lee, Nadira Ilana and Tan Chui Mui for videography; and music composers Fauzi Marzuki, Ng Chor Guan, and Azmyl Yunor for music composition.
INTI International College Subang submitted the most number of entries with a total of 473.
“Congratulations to all the winners. It is always inspiring for us to see the wealth of talent and creativity of Malaysian students,” said Faridah.
The grand prize winners received a cash prize of RM3,000, while second and third place winners received RM2,000 and RM1,000 respectively including exclusive Petron premium items worth RM500 each.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth place winners each won RM500 and exclusive Petron premium items worth RM200 each. All winners were also presented with trophies and certificates of participation.
The winning artworks are put on display at The Starling Mall in Petaling Jaya. This is done in order to give the students a sense of achievement as they continue to pursue their journey as artists.
The competition was open to all local and international students studying in local colleges and universities between the ages of 18 to 28.