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Lot description
This atmospheric painting by Ahmad Zakii Anwar distills his enduring preoccupations with spiritual iconography, stillness, and the evocative presence of the body. A serene, meditative figure occupies the composition in near-symmetry, their form rendered in soft chiaroscuro. At the heart, a luminous pink purplish lotus blooms, its colour glowing against the subdued earth tones of the jute surface. The composition is hushed, yet weighty; metaphysical, yet sensual. The subtle phasing of the moon along the background suggests a cosmological rhythm, while the seated posture draws from Buddhist iconography. The choice of jute, a coarse, fibrous surface, grounds the work in the material, enhancing its tactile spirituality.