Aely Manaf likes to disfigure the human face into a complex colour shape to make them ambiguous and to give off different emotional states. Whether impressions or imagination or expressions, the combination of colours and how, can make one ornamentative, pathetic (by layerings) or psychological. One such work, Exclaimation Points, won him US$1,000 for the Bronze Medal in the Emerging Artist category of the UOB Painting of the Year in 2013. Playing on raw sensibilities and the balance of positive and negative planes, he expands his repertoire with creative flair. No wonder, this 42-year-old has been included in main group exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur’s contemporary art spaces such as HOM Art Trans (Yong and New Part III and IV) in 2011 and 2012 respectively, Core Design Gallery (2012) and G13 Gallery (20@G13, 2013).