Yellow Reflection III is testament to Jolly’s endless imagination in his compositions, with enticing, saturated colours that invites the viewer to enter a passage of time. The slivers of blue on top with the tidal yellow heightening evokes a misty, fluid atmosphere, as the illusion of depth gradually unfolds. The yellow is imbued with its inherent tensions, with vertical strokes moving across the surface of the painting, exuding confidence, and warmth. A sense of happiness and energy and even cheerfulness pervades in this languorous ode to Beauty. Artist, art academician and intellectual-theorist, Jolly Koh has transcended his GRUP Magnificent Seven persona of 1967 as an alchemist of colours. Born in Singapore, grew up in Malacca, studied in England and the United States, taught in Malaysia and Australia, he has had several solo exhibitions since his first in 1957 culminating in his major survey show Jolly Koh@76 (organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers) at White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, in 2017, accompanied by a 350-page retrospective book. His academic credentials: National Diploma in Design at the Hornsey College of Art in London; Art Teacher’s certificate at the Institute of Education in London University; Doctor of Education and Master of Science at the Indiana University in the United States.