Guris, Fauzulyusri's new suite of paintings and lino-prints, follows his long preoccupation with mark-making and the way a line can imbue character or spirit in a painting. Largely an exhibition of portraits - an artist, a couple, a friend and fellow artists - Fauzul moves us beyond traditional understandings of 'portraiture' to embrace the surface that surrounds the sitter. Here he embeds details within the painting's surface - a little like a tattoo scratched into the skin - where its design, colour and lines increasingly become the subject. It is a exciting take on contemporary identity and the role of painting today.

Fauzulyusri (born 1974 in Kedah) As a full time artist, has participated in various group exhibitions in institutions and galleries throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong. Among his past solo exhibitions are: "Ground" (2007), "Play" (2009) and "Raw"" (2009). Fauzulyusri received his BA of Fine Arts from UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia in 1999.