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Rafiee Ghani’s incipient flushes were about domestic interiors of still-life objects, plants and flowers. Imagine, with a sleight of a ‘mind-hand’ switch: Presto, the interiors extrapolated to the outdoors. What is from inside, what’s outside, the line can be blurred with interchangeable things, too. Promiscuous. And with his trademark vibrant and Fauvist hues. Tra la la, the fun has begun. Just lie down, and roll in this “table-scape to landscape” lather of imagination. Still-life in the garden, if you like. Rafiee Ghani draws great inspiration from his frequent travels around the world, especially to less hospitable terrain in central, western and Southeast Asia, apart from Europe and the United States. He was educated at the De Vrije Academic, Voor Beeldende Kunst, The Hague (1980) before returning to retake his Diploma at the Mara Institute of Technology, 1985 (majoring in Printmaking). He followed up with a MA (Fine Prints) at the Manchester Polytechnic, England, in 1987. His major awards are the Minor Award in the Salon Malaysia (1991), twice in the Young Contemporary Artists competition (1984 and 1985), and one of the Juror’s Award in the Malaysian chapter of the Philip Morris Asean Art Award in 1994. He also won 2nd Prize in the Malaysian Art Open in 1994. He had taught at his alma mater, ITM, and in the Seychelles, from 1991-1993.