작품 상세

Again, in true Ahbeng style, a symphony of colours graces the canvas, reflecting to its ode to the spirit of the forest. Entitled 100 Walks in the Red Forest, 2020, this piece is special for its was one of the last of the artist’s artworks before his passing. Different curvature, lines and shapes makeup this painting, blanketed by colours found in the rainforest. Raphael Scott Ahbeng was born in Bau in 1939 and was one of Malaysia’s most renowned abstract artists. The recently departed studied at the Bath Academy of Art in the UK and was known for his large canvases of overlapping light-coloured mountains which exude an airy feel. Raphael was once a teacher, cartoonist and a radio producer before becoming a full-time painter. He was always a storyteller of nature and landscapes, and translated this on canvas.