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Yusof Ghani
Yusof Ghani, born in 1950 in Johor, Malaysia is a Malaysian painter, sculptor, writer, professor and curator.〔http://www.yusofghani.com/yghome.html〕 His career spans over three decades which resulted into diverse series that deals with Southeast Asian motifs with an Abstract Expressionist approach. His works blend painting and drawing into a visual entity with controlled play of sculptural and collage elements.〔''Yusof Ghani, Segerak IV, Commemorative collection of Segerak IV by a Malaysian Master'', Haffendi Anuar, Private Publication Sponsored by Ming Sun Wan, 2008〕
==Early life and education==
As a young boy in a small town in Johor, he enjoyed watching movies in a small cinema close to his house that was run by a family member. Watching Western movies such as cowboy films developed his interest in painting to depict movement visually and a sense of time in his pictures early on.〔Information gathered from a private interview with the artist by Haffendi Anuar, www.haffendianuar.net, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 10 March 2010〕 Originally a graphic artist in Malaysia between 1969 to 1979, Yusof Ghani's transition to fine arts started when he received a scholarship from the government of Malaysia to study graphic arts at George Mason University, Virginia, in 1979. It was there that he met Walter Kravitz, a professor in painting, who introduced him to fine arts.
He soon became interested in the works of the American Abstract Expressionist painters such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. After receiving the Dr. Burt Amanda Scholarship for the most outstanding student of art, Yusof took classes in fine arts and eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree. He then continued to work for a master's degree at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., and met Professor Tom Nakashima who taught him the finer points in painting.〔http://www.weiling-gallery.com/YusofGhani.htm〕 While studying at the Chatholic University, he be-friended the Malaysian artist Awang Damit whose style is influenced by Abstract Expressionism.
After he completed his master's degree, he had his first solo exhibition at the prestigious Anton Gallery in Washington D.C. His Protest series, which protested the US intervention in Nicaragua and El Salvador at that time, was well received and even drew rave reviews from Washington Post’s art critic – Jo Ann Lewis.〔http://www.yusofghani.com/ygbiodata.html〕
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