A chair, a jar of artist’s brushes, potted plants, and a floor mat are casually arranged, forming an engaging composition. Drawn from the surroundings of everyday life, these cherished objects are reimagined through the artist’s sensibility, rendered with saturated hues and a confident handling of form. This emphasis on colour and pattern recalls the innovations of Henri Matisse and André Derain, key figures of Fauvism, who utilised expressive colour over naturalistic representation. Through this approach, the ordinary is transformed into something vivid and memorable. Rafiee Ghani is one of the most well-travelled and cosmopolitan artists, on land, traversing Central and Western Asia, besides Europe and the United States, all adding to his visual colour bank which he synthesizes in his works. He studied overseas first, at the De Vrije Academic, Voor Beeldende Kunst, The Hague (1980) before returning to retake his Diploma, Mara Institute of Technology, 1985 (majoring in Printmaking trained under Ponirin Amin). He followed up with a MA (Fine Prints) at the Manchester Polytechnic, England, in 1987. His accolades include the Minor Award in the Salon Malaysia (1991) and twice in the Young Contemporary Artists competition (1984 and 1985). He also won 2nd Prize in the Malaysian Art Open in 1994. His artwork prices skyrocketed at local and foreign auction houses in recent years. Rafiee was featured for a month at the prestigious Nou Gallery, Taipei in 2018. His solo exhibition in 2022 titled Overland (jointly organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers) was held at Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur.