The merging of the figurative and abstract is evident in this rare painting by Yusoff Abdullah. It depicts the art of shadow puppet, a traditional form of theatre practised in the East Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, including Kelantan and Terengganu. Stories from the ancient epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana are presented to the audience, reenacted through the lifting of puppets created by artful movements of the hand, accompanied with the rhythm of music instruments. As the puppeteer swiftly carries out the movement of the puppets, the illumination of light is suggested through an assortment of intertwined shapes and colour in the centre of the composition. Yusoff Abdullah belonged to the Angkatan SePelukis Malaysia generation of Dato' Hoessein Enas, known for portraits, landscape and historical events, executed in batik, oil and watercolour. He was the first Malaysian to exhibit in the former Soviet Socialist Republic in 1978, displaying his batik works at the Oriental Art Museum in Moscow. He was also a freelance photographer and once even set up an art gallery called Gallery 12 in a joint venture in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.