Here, the large expanse of captivating green tones is executed gracefully, what with its being symbolic of devotion and femininity. The coalescing figures are cuddled intimately together resplendent in dreamland bliss. Composed in the early 1980s, this work demonstrates Ib's sophisticated language of expression, seen in the intricate arrangement of colour and light, enriched with forms of life in living unison. Datuk Ibrahim Hussein is Malaysia's most iconic on the international art scene, having been accoladed with the hugely prestigious Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum. He was the first Malaysian to have taken part in the Venice Biennale (under the Smithsonian Institute Workshop programme) in 1970 and was featured in the tripartite world exhibition with Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali in Kuwait in 1977. Tutelage in Byam Shaw and the Royal Academy in London in the 1960s set him on the right track. He was accorded a Retrospective by the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur in 1986, and founded the Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation in Langkawi in 2000, marking it with the Langkawi International Festival of Arts. He had also organised two Asian Arts Festivals, at the Club Mediterranee in Cherating (Pahang) and Bali. Other awards include the Anugerah Tokoh Terbilang (2007), the Japan Foundation Cultural Award (1988), the Monte Carlo 18th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art (1984), the Order of Andres Bello of Venezuela (1993) and the Order of Bernardo Higgins of Chile (1996).