Ismail Latiff’s distinctive abstract paintings feature delicate brush marks that create harmonious movement representing the galaxy. It is known that the artist repetitively uses the spherical shape in most of his paintings to symbolise perfection and balance, which embodies his search for wholeness and solidarity with the cosmos. Although making an appearance at Henry Butcher Art Auction for the first time, the artist has been actively producing artworks and exhibiting abroad for almost four decades now. Ismail Latiff graduated with a Diploma in Art and Design from the prominent Malaysia Institute, MARA Institute of Technology, Selangor in 1979 and has exhibited internationally since 1977. He was awarded the Frank Sullivan Award, Salon Malaysia at National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1979. In 1984, he held his first solo art exhibition in Kuala Lumpur followed by 5 others namely Nine Years with Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur (1993), Magic in the Sky, Kuala Lumpur (2005) and Come Fly with Me, Kuala Lumpur (2008). He participated in a group exhibition titled The Prayer organised by NN Gallery in 2012 and his work was featured at the Affordable Art Fair, Singapore in 2014. Ismail’s collectors include individuals, corporations, galleries and national as well as international museums.