Lot Essay
Commenting on the work of Ghani, Mr Ooi Kok Chuen has said " Da-da-da-da-da, he flicks, pounds, splatters, throws the colours onto the canvas, or sometimes canvases, with a vehemence and doggedness of a puglist jabbing and attacking a defenceless opponent. ..., the sweat oozing from every pore, and his mind exerting an uneasy balance over this roller-coaster emotional mayhem. Splat! On the canvas are the spent smears and drips and silvers of ejaculated paints... ." (New Sunday Times, Stoking the Fire of Art August 30, 1992.
Such powerful rhythmic force exuberated during the process of creation is evident in the finalised image on the canvas. In fact the vivid colours and the fludity of Ghani's compositions give the on looker an impression that the dancers never cease to dance.
Both the dance and the mask are the artist favourite subject matters and are cultural conceptions used by the artist to ask and seek amswers about his society, his people and his own identity as an artist.
Such powerful rhythmic force exuberated during the process of creation is evident in the finalised image on the canvas. In fact the vivid colours and the fludity of Ghani's compositions give the on looker an impression that the dancers never cease to dance.
Both the dance and the mask are the artist favourite subject matters and are cultural conceptions used by the artist to ask and seek amswers about his society, his people and his own identity as an artist.