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One of Noor Mahnun's finest portraits, the work is distinguished using light and subtle shading, which gives definition to the face. Portrayed in a rather relaxed manner, the sitter looks towards the viewer with his dark brown eyes and reflects a thoughtful gaze. The use of bold, earthy hues in depicting the contrasts of light increases the freshness of the portrait. Noor Mahnun Mohamed, also known as Anum, participated in a yearlong Malaysia-Australia Visual Arts Residency in 2000 and produced works which were then exhibited at Rimbun Dahan the following year. Besides making art, she held the position of Visual Arts Residency Manager at Rimbun Dahan for a few years. The artist returned to Malaysia at the end of 1997 having spent seven years studying for her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Fine Arts at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany (1989–1996), and exhibiting broadly in Europe. She was also awarded the Italian Government Scholarship to study printmaking at the International School of Print and Graphic Il Bisonte, Florence in 2003. Her solo exhibition titled Disco Lombok Still Life was held at The Edge Galerie in 2017. Her works transcend the conventions of still life, figurative and landscape painting, inspired by the Old Masters of the European tradition.