LOT 11
YUSOF GHANI
B. Johor, 1950
Topeng II, 1995
Acrylic on paper
76 x 57 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
Signed “Yusof Ghani” on lower right. Provenance acquired from Case Galleries, Kuala Lumpur in 1996
RM 3,500 – 7,500
Titled Siri Topeng II, this artwork belongs to Yusof Ghani’s renowned series that uses the mask as a metaphor for identity, culture, and emotion. With bold colours and vigorous brushstrokes, Yusof creates figures that seem simultaneously hidden and exposed, blurring the line between performance and reality. The mask becomes a symbol of protection, disguise, and self-revelation, while the dynamic composition evokes movement and tension and the human experience. Painted during the mid-1990s, the work reflects Yusof’s mature style, where expressionist energy merges with local cultural motifs, situating his art within both Malaysian and international modernism.