LOT 50
YUSOF MAJID
B. England, 1970
Storm, 2002
Signed and dated Y. Majid 2002 on verso
Oil on paper
24 x 29 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 1,000 – 2,500
Recognising the difficulty of connecting with audiences on abstract grounds, Yusof Majid made the turnaround towards figurative works. For Yusof Majid, the transition began with The Young Steam Train (2004), a work that utilised the enduring theme of childhood and borrowed memories from his own (a childhood fondness for trains). These new works projected innocence and quite simply, joy — indeed, a volte-face the apparent complexity of his earlier compositions and the weighty academics required to interpret them. Instead, there’s a fairytale-like quality and doses of humour, too.