On offer here is an observant study of a male torso in side profile – executed within the space of a freehand-drawn box of grids - by Ahmad Zakii Anwar. In his creative oeuvre, the artist has been preoccupied with the male anatomy as a main theme creating large-scale oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and etchings of the subject. A graduate of Graphic Design from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1977, Ahmad Zakii Anwar left his successful advertising career in pursuit of becoming a full-time artist. He came to attention with his virtuosity and command of a spectrum of media from charcoals to oils, building a reputation for stunning photorealistic still-life paintings and expressive portraits making him a master of Urban Realism. His career milestones were noted in 2007 when he joined the premier ranks in the artist’s workshop project at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute and a mid-career survey exhibition Disclosure held at Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur in 2008. He has had a number of notable exhibitions abroad such as Bones and Sinews, Andrewshire Gallery (USA, 2011), Kota Sunyi, C.P. Art Space (Indonesia, 2007), Shadowland, Plum Blossoms Gallery (Hong Kong, 2001) and Presence, Barbara Greene Fine Art (USA, 1999). He participated in an artist residency program hosted by Baik Art in Jeju Island, Korea in October 2013. In November 2015, his large-scale painting titled Blue Rhino was presented at Contemporary Istanbul art fair. His new series of digital manipulation work titled Tales from the Primordial Garden were displayed at Art Basel Hong Kong in March 2016.