LOT 47
SUZLEE IBRAHIM
B. Terengganu, 1967
Red Sakura Series “Waiting for Sakura 7”, 2007 – 2008
Oil on canvas
97 x 76 cm
Signed and dated “Suzlee Ibrahim 2007/08” on lower left
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 5,000 – 7,500
A leading figure of Malaysia’s abstract expressionist movement, Suzlee Ibrahim is celebrated for his dynamic gestural language and spiritually charged compositions. “Waiting for Sakura 7”, belongs to the artist’s acclaimed Red Sakura series, inspired by his visit to Japan, where the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms became a metaphor for transience, renewal, and inner contemplation. Rendered predominantly in white, black with red, the work departs from Suzlee’s more intense chromatic fields, favouring restraint and subtlety. Layered brushstrokes, drips, and sweeping gestures animate the surface, evoking falling petals and shifting light, while traces of underlying colour suggest movement beneath apparent calm. The painting reflects Suzlee’s continued engagement with action painting, transformed here by the poetic influence of Japanese aesthetics.