Lot 066
Yusof Ghani
b. Johor, 1950
ALAM - Sungai Gabai, 2000
signed ‘YG’ (lower right)
mixed media on canvas
106 x 75cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 10,000 – 18,000
PRICE REALISED RM 13,440.00
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Elements of Nature are pervasive in most works of artists, and there’s some relationship between Yusof Ghani’s Hijau (Green) and say, Latiff Mohidin’s Rimba (Forest), with Yusof’s done between 1998-2002, and Latiff’s falling between 1996-1998. Here, Yusof focuses on the Sungai Gabai waterfall in the Langat River basin, a popular spot for picnics during weekends. For those who like a good view, they can hike a little further up to the second level. It’s one of the closest oasis in the dense concrete jungle of Kuala Lumpur. Coordinates: N03̊ 09.97’ E101̊ 54.52.’ Hijau is Yusof’s fourth series coming after Tari, Topeng, Wayang, and preceding Segerak, Biring, Wajah and Ombak.
Yusof Ghani is one Malay artist who did not go through the Mara Institute of Technology (ITM) mill. Without formal education at first, he was doing art-related jobs for 10 years. Like artist-illustrator at the Agriculture Ministry (1967), instructor in the Fisheries Institute, Penang (1971) and a graphic artist at Radio-Television Malaysia (1977). Then, he got a scholarship to study for his BFA at the George Mason University in the United States (1981), and MFA at the Catholic University in Washington, USA (1983). He then went on to lecture at UiTM. In 2016, he organised the Shah Alam Biennale, and in 2017, he made his London debut with a solo, Segarak VI – Transcendent Figures, at the Asia House. |