Layered with variations of swift gestural strokes in vibrant colours, the artist constructs a rich variation of forms in this playful and exuberant piece. Rafiee Ghani’s colourful palette and expressive brushwork results in a highly distinguished style which communicate human emotions that transcends cultures. Rafiee Ghani won the Minor Award in the coveted Young Contemporary Artists exhibition (BMS) and won the Minor Award in the 1991 Salon Malaysia. He was 2nd in the one-off Malaysia Art Open (MAO) in 1994 and among the five Juror’s Choice Award winners in the Philip Morris Asean Art Award, Malaysia. He first studied at the De Vrije Academie Voor Bildeendie Kunst at the Hague, the Netherlands, in 1980, but did not complete. He finally obtained his Diploma of Fine Art at the Universiti ITM (1981-1985), and a Master’s from the Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Polytechnic) in Britain (1986-1987). He had taught at the UiTM for few years, then had a teaching stint in Mahe, the Seychelles, in 1991-1993. His 2016 work titled The Beginning Of The Red Sea was sold for a record breaking HKD 325,000 in Sotheby’s Hong Kong April 2017 auction sale, while another piece fetched more than HKD 200,000 in Sotheby’s Hong Kong April 2018 auction sale. His recent show at the prestigious Nou Gallery, Taipei, achieved great success.