LOT 9
YUSOF GHANI
B. Johor, 1950
Siri Wajah, 2013
Pen on paper
22 x 16.5 cm
Private Collection, Melaka
Signed and dated“Yusof Ghani ‘13” on lower right. Published in the KLAS Prime Icons July 2024 catalogue on page 65
RM 4,000 – 7,000
Yusof Ghani was born in 1950 in Johor and used to frequent a small movie theatre as a young boy, where he developed a predisposition towards painting. He received a scholarship to study art at George Mason University, USA, where he studied Graphic Art and proceeded to pursue his Master’s in Fine Art at Catholic University, Washington. Upon returning to Malaysia, he began lecturing in Universiti MARA Institute of Technology. Most notably known for Abstract Expressionism, his other popular series are Tari, Topeng, Wayang, Segerak and Biring. While most of Yusof Ghani’s Wajah Series take on a darker mood or tone, this particular piece departs from that and boasts a more enigmatic and ethereal quality to it, with various sketches of faces on paper.