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Still Life With Melon features domestic still life objects which include furniture, fruits, and utensils. It presents Rafiee's ability to re-interpret spaces through stylised forms, dynamic shapes, and spontaneous brushwork. The artist's dominant use of blue in the painting creates a dynamic contrast between the appealing colours of the blossoming garden, seen through an open window. An enchanting rendition of an interior space from the artists mind, this work captures the living spaces of a home rendered in multiple perspectives, unified into a coherent image with abundant colours. 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. In January 2022, he held a solo exhibition, Overland (jointly organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers), at Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur.