058
b. Johor, 1950
Yusof Ghani
Siri Topeng (Masks Series) Panji-Panji
1992
signed on reverse
acrylic on canvas
152.5 x 183.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur.
Estimate
RM 50,000 – 70,000
LITERATURE
Page 66, Yusof Ghani Siri Tari Topeng, 1996, Rusli Hashim Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur.
Panji-Panji was from Yusof Ghani’s Topeng shown at Galeri Citra in Kuala Lumpur. Yusof painted the small works separately but arranged them together to form one painting. Interestingly, the theme was on Malaysia’s multi-ethnic diversity long before the 1Malaysia mantra was coined.
Although masks have always fascinated him, it was during the 1991 International Art Festival in Sarawak where he explored the role of masks in Dayak culture, especially those related to the Kayan and Kenyah that spelt the transition from Tari to Topeng. The other phase of his Topeng was related to a visit to South Africa in 1994.
