A dreamlike scene, The Ribs, is a surreal composition which explores the anatomy of the upper body. Mixing several elements such as the half of a rib cage, and the slender body of a woman with her head turned away from the viewer, a mysterious atmosphere is evoked through the piece. Self-taught Latif Maulan's art career reads like a fairy-tale. Somewhat a drifter having worked as a dishwasher, waiter, advertising designer, shopping-complex display artist, he was given a resident's artist stint in Kuala Lumpur, and a full time artist in 1992. He decided to venture abroad. To the Big Apple where he sold two large works in the Soloat Collector's Party at Excel Gallery, New York (2000), Australia (2001), a year in East Sussex in Britain as a graphic designer (2002), and six months in Plymouth (2013), where he showed at the Barbican Gallery there. First solo, Parallel Universe, was held at the Art Case Galleries, Kuala Lumpur, 2006. In 2006, he had already moved into Photo-Realism figuratives from his Nature and still-life themes. A finalist in the 2009 MEAA competition, he won big in the Red Bull ehwaubulan showcase in 2016. His solo exhibition, Tales Of Apocalypse, was held at Galeri TitikMerah in 2018. His works are included in the collection of the House Of Parliament Malaysia, SaatchiArt Collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, Mead Johnson Art Collection, New York, USA, National Art Gallery Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia.