Executed in 1999, Senggarang reveals Yusof Ghani's perception of the natural world, exemplified through the harmony of colours. Powerful swaths of exuberant brushwork were applied with force across the canvas in sweeping motions, ardently capturing the spiritual ambience of land, water, and luxuriant vegetation. Details such as the intense, diagonal strokes in the foreground in rich shades of red were integrated with delicate hilly terrains to create a profound sense of depth and grandeur. The artist's paintings in the Hijau Series are distinguished by lyrical gestures, nuances of light and dark, and intricate structures accented by hints of green – a colour of hope, peace, and regeneration. The Hijau Series conceived in 1998 marked a captivating shift from the figurative towards addressing the importance of nature and man's duty to preserve it, leading to the fervent exploration of new forms revealing the interconnectedness of our world and exudes the poetic sentiment of belonging to a larger entity. Yusof Ghani started out doing Art-related jobs for 10 years without formal education. He was artist-illustrator at the Agriculture Ministry (1967), instructor in the Fisheries Institute, Penang (1971) and a graphic artist at Radio-Television Malaysia (1977). Then he got a scholarship to study for his BFA at the George Mason University in the United States (1981), and MFA at the Catholic University in Washington, USA (1983). On his return, he lectured at the Universiti ITM with the rank of Associate Professor, but unleashed some of the most memorable art series: Tari, Topeng, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak, Biring, Wajah, Ombak and Kuda. He singlehandedly organised the Shah Alam Biennale involving artists from 15 countries in 2016. Yusof Ghani made his London foray with an exhibition, Segerak VI – Transcendent Figures, at the Asia House in early April 2017. Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers with partners Galeri Prima and Pinkguy Gallery organised Segerak VIII: Utopia, the final edition of Segerak series, in August 2019. The exhibition received good responses.