One of the central themes of Mustapa Haji Ibrahim’s works are the components of nature at its core, merged with symbolic attributes such as monoliths, stone carvings, vegetation, and clouds. Senja Transparen (Radiant Sunset) is one of Mustapa’s poetic abstract compositions from the early 1970s emanating with life force. There is a sense of lyrical rhythm and motion conveyed through curvilinear shapes that continually shift, yet the composition is held together by a harmonious interplay of animated forms and colours. Mustapa Haji Ibrahim enrolled in Gombak Lane School, Selangor in 1951, and Maxwell Secondary School, Kuala Lumpur in 1964. He attended art classes with Mazeli Mat Som, A.P.S, and was a member of the Kumpulan Anak Alam. He held his first solo exhibition at British Council Kuala Lumpur in 1973. His fourth solo exhibition was titled Mustapa Haji Ibrahim, Paintings, 1968–2008 held at RA Fine Arts in 2008.