A vast majority of Zulkifli Yusoff’s work is influenced by socio-political observations and historical events. This exuberant piece is part of the Reformasi Series comprised of 30 paintings, which offers a compelling insight pertaining to political movements of the period. This work explores pictorial compositional order by incorporating disparate elements interlocked into position, hence the creation of expressive lines that evoke tension. The intense colour palette is finely composed of viridian, cerulean, red and yellow, contributing significantly to the overall dramatic effect.
 

Zulkifli Yusoff’s oeuvre of work encompasses drawings, paintings and installations, which aims to reveal contemporary issues of power and identity. He describes his work a “dialogue on nation building and the making of a people”. He received his Diploma in Art & Design (Fine Art) at MARA Institute of Technology Shah Alam, Malaysia. (1989), and completed his Master of Arts at Manchester Polytechnic, UK (1991). He became the second artist to represent Malaysia in an exhibition titled Modernities and Memories: Recent Works from the Islamic World at the prestigious Venice Biennale, Italy (1997). He also exhibited at the 1^st Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia (1993). Rukunegara 1, an installation made up of 6 pieces consisting of fibreglass organic shapes was displayed at If The World Changed, Singapore Biennale (2013). His major solo exhibitions include The Power, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1996), Brave New Art, The Art Gallery, Penang (1996), Powerful Dialogue, The Art Gallery, Penang (2000), Icons, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2008), Negara Ku, National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2010), Writing Power, NUS Museum, Singapore (2011), and Rukunegara 2: Voice, THEO Art Projects, Artstage Singapore (2013). His works are collected by international institutions and corporations such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Singapore Art Museum, National Art Gallery, Malaysia, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, Penang Art Gallery, Kedah State Art Gallery, and esteemed private collections.
 

REFERENCE

http://www.singaporebiennale.org/downloads/folios/Zukifli_Yusoff.pdf

http://www.zulkifliyusoff.com/zulkifli-yusoff/biography/