This is a typical traditional Tari, with groups of camouflaged people like in bandages moving inexorably or interacting among themselves in vigorous dynamic movements and synergy and with the sinuous couch of colours to simulate the rhythms and energy. Whether they are in tandem or in collision, one can never tell: therein lies the beauty, where the art piece is both about tension as well as harmony.
An established artist hitting 70 next year, Yusof Ghani is also an academician (Universiti ITM), gallerist (Tapak Gallery) and collector. Through Tapak, he organised the Shah Alam Bienniale starting in 2016. He was doing illustrations and graphic designs for 10 years before a scholarship changed his life. He studied for his BFA at the George Mason University (1981), and then MFA at the Catholic University in Washington, USA (1983). His notable series were Tari, Topeng, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak, Biring, Wajah and Ombak. In 2017, he had a solo, Segerak VI – Transcendent Figures, in London. Segerak VIII, the final episode of Segerak Series, was organised by Curate Henry Butcher, Galeri Prima, and Pinkguy Gallery in August 2019, and received well response.