LOT 36
RAPHAEL SCOTT AHBENG
B. Sarawak, 1939
Bunga Sunar, 2014
Signed and dated “RSA 14” on lower right
Acrylic on board
30 x 30 cm
Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpu
RM 900 – RM 1,500
This piece is engulfed in circular shapes depicting flowers, various colours and shades. Struck with visual wonder, the audience is left to discover more and more colours as they explore the canvas, each colour special and diverse, just as the floras are in the forests. This variation of flowers just seems to pull the viewer in, coaxing them to take a longer look, as there are many more colours to discover and to get acquainted with. Perhaps this is how Raphael Scott AhBeng sees plants, leaves and flowers collectively – he sees them as having their own aura, their own colour and own shapes in spite of their original and natural colour.