The theme of masks were first developed by Yusof Ghani in 1992, influenced by a visit to Sarawak. Yusof Ghani reduces the masks into its essential forms, and presented it as a visual motif, and endows the composition with expressive and symbolic properties. The masks are rendered carefully with dynamic colours and bold strokes, suggesting its ceremonial and expressive qualities. Yusof Ghani worked in art-related jobs for 10 years before his art education in the United States and he started lecturing at the Mara Institute of Technology, and held the rank of Associate Professor. He graduated with a MFA at the Catholic University, Washington (1983), after obtaining his BFA (Graphic Art) at the George Mason University, Virginia (1981). His major works were produced after his American exposures: Tari, Topeng, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak, Biring, Wajah and Ombak. In 1985, he won the Minor Award in the PNB art competition in KL. His base gallery, Tapak, organised the Shah Alam Biennale in 2016. Yusof Ghani made his London debut in an exhibition, Segerak VI – Transcendent Figures, at the Asia House in April 2017.