THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION ON THE WORKS OF THE LATE TUSAU PADAN BRINGS INTO FOCUS THE LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST WHO DESERVES A PLACE OF HONOUR AS A TRULY GREAT BORNEAN ARTIST. TO
MANY OF US, TUSAU WAS ONCE OF THE FEW TRADITIONAL KENYAH ARTISTS WHO NOT ONLY FOLLOWED WHAT HE WAS TAUGHT, BUT WAS ORIGINAL IN COMPOSITION. HIS METICULOUS DETAILS AND PERFECTIONIST NATURE SET HIM OFF FROM ALL HIS CONTEMPORARIES. A TUSAU PADAN "TREE OF LIFE" HAS A CERTAIN ELEGANCE OF STYLE THAT OTHER KENYAH ARTISTS FIND HARD TO COPY. AS
AN ARTIST IN THE FULL SENSE OF THE WORD, HIS LEGACY OF SAPEH-MUSIC, DANCE AND SKILLS IN BLOW-PIPE WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS TO COME. FOND MEMORIES OF HIS GENTLE SPIRIT WILL REMAIN. SOCIETY
ATELIER SARAWAK RECORDS OUR GREATEST RESPECT FOR TUSAU PADAN. EDRIC
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