LOT 4
YUSOF GHANI
B. Johor, 1950
Segerak I, II & III, 2004
Signed “YG 04” on the lower right artwork
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 25 cm x 3 pieces
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 25,000 – RM 50,000
It’s rather easy to fall in love with Yusof Ghani’s paintings at first sight, and the Segerak I,II & III are no exceptions. Over the years, his works have shifted from something dark and enigmatic to one that is cheery and alluring. Yusof’s Segerak Series have always produced a seamless flow of lovely colours integrating with one another and amalgamating. Not intentionally meant to look aesthetic and flowing, the initial lines and sketches were rough, chaotic and arbitrary, to portray the human behaviour of being wild and free.
Yusof Ghani was born in 1950 in Johor and used to frequent a small movie theater as a young boy, where he developed a predisposition towards painting. He received a scholarship to study art at George Mason University, USA, where he studied Graphic Art and proceeded to pursue his Master’s in Fine Art at Catholic University, Washington. Upon returning to Malaysia, he began lecturing in Universiti MARA Institute of Technology. Most notably known for Abstract Expressionism, his other popular series are Topeng, Wayang, Segerak and Biring.