Close - Up II depicts the mind entrenched in the realm of the unconscious, delving infinitely into the depths of intuition and dreams. The face, subtly lit from the side evokes a contemplative atmosphere, and is framed by repeated rectilinear shapes, utilising a modulation of colours to create an illusion of space. Khoo Sui Hoe received his education at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore (1959) and continued his studies at Pratt Graphic Center, New York (1974). His numerous awards include Certificate of Merits, Asian Art Now, Las Vegas Art Musuem (2004), John D. Rockefeller 3rd (JDR 3rd) Fund Grant (1974), Honourable Mention, Salon Malaysia Art Competition (1969), and First Prize in Oil, Malaysian Art & Craft Competition (1965). His recent solo exhibitions include Faces and Landscapes by Sui Hoe Khoo, Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, United States (2015),Khoo Sui Hoe – Recent Paintings, Bellevue Hotel, Penang, Malaysia (2015), Khoo Sui Hoe: An Overview Part II – The Patron, Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat’s Collection from 1960s to 1980s, The Private Museum, Singapore (2015), His selected solo exhibitions were held at The Art Gallery, Penang (2013), Pipal Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (2012), Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China (2010), Little Rock, AR (2009), Shanghai Art Museum, China (2005), The National Gallery, Bangkok (1997), Centre Culturel Francais, Bandung, Indonesia (1994), Lynn Kottler Galleries, New York (1981), The Art Society of International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC (1981), Alpha Gallery, Singapore (1980), Newton Gallery, Adelaide (1978), and Leland Art Gallery, Taipei (1969). His group exhibitions include Asian Art Exhibition, Tainan Cultural Centre, Taiwan (2012),Lantern of the East, Los Angeles, CA (2002), Art Expo Guangzhou, China (1996), Malaysian Art Exhibition, London (1978), X Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil (1969), and Commonwealth Art Festival, London (1966). His works can be found in public corporations such a National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Penang State Art Gallery, United Overseas Bank, Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, First National City Bank of Chicago, Singapore, Bangkok Bank, Bangkok, and Lee Nordness Gallery, New York.