LOT 38
YUSOF GHANI
B. Johor, 1950
Siri Tari, 1995
Oil on canvas
66 x 48 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed “Yusof Ghani” on lower right. Exhibited and illustrated on page 85 of Prime Icons book published by KLAS in July 2024 for the Prime Icons exhibition
RM 70,000 – 110,000
Part of Yusof Ghani’s iconic Tari series, this creation captures the raw energy and rhythm of the human figure in motion. Marked by sweeping brushstrokes and layered textures, Siri Tari reflects the artist’s fascination with movement as a metaphor for freedom, cultural expression, and spiritual vitality. Ghani’s fusion of abstraction and figuration, combined with his bold use of colour, channels both the physical dynamism and emotive force of traditional dance. This work stands as a powerful example of his expressive visual language developed in the mid-1990s, an era considered one of his most definitive periods.