It’s the classic Old Wives’ Tale of Constance and Sophia, Arnold Bennett’s 1908 novel about the contrasting personalities of a calm and reserved Constance and her fiery sister Sophia. This kind of dualism, whether lodged in one person or two different personalities, makes for some food for thought in relation to Man and the world. Different actions will trigger different responses in opposite persons and even in one person, given his mood at time of conversation or confrontation. Sometimes, the yin-yang tug-and-push could be helpful in resolving problems, as two of a kind might get stuck in the rut for they are either too cautious and polite or too headstrong. Although the subject is often about Man, Arif Fauzan almost always uses woman / women as protagonists on his canvas, the narration approaching some form of theatricality. Whatever the inner dramas, Arif Fauzan’s works have a melancholic quality that hints at some healing change. Arif Fauzan won the Consolation Prize in Live Drawing in the Laman Budaya Shah Alam in 2001, Honorable Mentions in the Philip Morris Asean Art Awards (Malaysia) in 2003, and the Arts+Earth Young Artist Award in 2006. He had taken part in the Art Expo Malaysia 2016 and Art Stage Singapore 2015. His solos since his first, Temp, at the Artist’s Café at the National Art Gallery, KL, in 2005, are Sublime Image and World Eclipse (Arti Gallery) in 2012 and 2014 respectively, and Black Zephyr at G13 Gallery in Kelana Jaya in May 2017. He had also taken part in the Outdoor Art Show in Australia in 2004 and 2005. He graduated with a BFA in Arts and Design (Painting) at UiTM in 1997-2001.