LOT 87
YUSOF GHANI
B. Johor, 1950
Siri Segerak, 2004
Mixed media on canvas
67.5 x 49 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Yusof Ghani ‘04” on lower right
RM 12,000 – 22,000
Yusof Ghani’s paintings, according to many, have shifted from something dark and mysterious to take the air of something cheery and elegant. However, the artist himself said that his social commentaries did not change despite the change of atmosphere. It still had social remarks. He also said life is a bit like the lives of humans. Purposeless and unorchestrated at times, but it brings a lot of pleasure. This social commentary was brought to canvas, based on his studies on human behaviour teamed with lines, colours and motion. The end-result of a seamless flow of lovely colours amalgamating with one another was not intentionally meant to look aesthetic and flowing. The initial lines and sketches were rough, chaotic and arbitrary, to portray the human behaviour of being wild and free.