Who is Mataga Lait?

Lait Lakong, also known as 'Mataga Lait' is an indigenous (Lundayeh) artist from Sabah. His art is inspired by the natural surroundings of the rainforest of his local area of Long Pasia. He paints according to his vision and his imagination while in the jungle by using pens, which are of his own creation. He is also a guide who brings visitors to his village and surroundings.Â

His artistic work is widely exhibited with solo exhibitions at Hyatt Hotel Sabah, Sabah Art Gallery, Sabah Museum, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. His paintings are sold to buyers mainly from overseas from Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, the United States, Dubai, China and Japan.

Lait hopes to develop Long Pasia as an art center one day and he has started to groom local school children to develop their talents by teaching them how to paint alongside colouring techniques.

The message from his paintings are related to the environment and more so to the development of tourism in Long Pasia. Through his paintings, he hopes to convey to the outside world the beauty of Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia.

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