LOT 25
YUSOF GHANI, DATUK
B. Johor, 1950
Biring Series XXVIII, 2006
Oil on linen
122 x 91 cm
Signed and dated “Yusof Ghani ‘06” on lower right. Illustrated on page 84 of the Malaysian Contemporary Art Book – Aliya and Farouk Khan Collection published in 2010
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 95,000 – 160,000
This Biring masterpiece by the maestro illustrates a flurry of glowing earthy and brown gestural strokes painted on linen, portrays another haunting painting of cockfights. It is disordered, aggressive and he expresses this extraordinarily well with harsh brushstrokes, demonstrating the tension, chaos and hostility of this act as the roosters fight valiantly for their lives.The artist manages to create motion in this scene, as the audience can imagine feathers and wings beating around in fast motion. Biring departs from Yusof Ghani’s paintings of masks, forms and nature as he concentrates on cockfighting, using it as a symbol of courage and conflict among man.