LOT 20
ZULKIFLI YUSOFF
B. Kedah, 1962
Island People, 1997
Acrylic on canvas
152 x 152 cm
Signed and dated “Z Yusoff ‘97” on lower center. Signed and titled on verso
PROVENANCE
Acquired by the collector from NN Gallery in 2014
Private Collection, Penang
RM 45,000 – 65,000
A large, bold streak of orange handsomely puts this beautiful masterpiece together. It attracts the attention, beckoning the viewer to come closerand inspect the hidden meaning behind another of Zulkifli’s art-cum narration. His omnipresent caricatures and character parodies flock together,with their own unique idiosyncrasies injected into them. This may very well be derived from and inspired by the artist’s ongoing dialogue on thenation and its people, as Zulkifli dissects the ethnicities through his chosen medium.
Zulkifli Yusoff is one of Malaysia’s most established contemporary artists. His first interest in art began when his father gave him a copy of Art Today back in 1979. Since then, his passion in the arts grew and he continued to set a career in the subject. Zulkifli is known to be a very versatileand explorative artist and he has worked in various types of mediums that encompasses painting as well as with sculptures. Apart from that, he is also known for his installation pieces. Zulkifli’s early art training came from the MARA Institute of Technology in Shah Alam where he graduatedwith a Diploma in Fine Art from the School of Art and Design. He then continued to pursue his degree in the United Kingdom at the Manchester Polytechnic’s Faculty of Art and Design before setting out to establish his name in the Malaysian art scene.