By Winarto Observing Huang Fong’s paintings we were brought in Balinese life that was quite and peacefully. In this April Huang Fong has been 77 old and has been working as artist professionally for fifties years. During the time his painting themes are not changed that is about daily life in Bali. Celebrating...
Metamorphosis of I Made Djirna’s Painting By Winarto Pay close attention to I Made Djirna’s paintings in his solo exhibition at National Gallery, Jakarta, last November, I felt to be brought to the full colorful world. A half of about twenties paintings presented here have so big size, the average is about 2×4 meters...
Affandi is one of Indonesian painters with international reputation. Besides him, there are Raden Saleh (1814-1880) which is viewed as a pioneer in Indonesian modern painting art in Dutch colonial era, Sudjojono together with his friends in Persagi (Persatuan Ahli Gambar Indonesia – Union of Indonesian Painters) in pre-independence day of Indonesia era, and...
Undeniable, Raden Saleh, Affandi, and S Sudjojono are great Indonesian painting artists which have brought the name of Indonesia in international forum. Until now their artworks are still hunted by collectors in Indonesia and foreign. Nevertheless Indonesian visual art world has not only the maestros that has passed away. Regeneration is still going...
S Sudjojono, Art And Politic Known as father of modern Indonesian painting art, S Sudjojono was also a fighter for Indonesian independence through arts way. For Sudjojono art is not values free. Art is not for art itself, but art is for people. Through art Sudjojono was involved in the struggle for Indonesian...
Lee Man Fong's paintings were known so unique. According to art critic Agus Dermawan T, Lee Man Fong had ability to mix Chinese traditional and western modern technique in his works.
Living in colonial era and early period of Republic of Indonesia Emiria showed her spirit of nationalism. Art critic Carla Bianpoen said that Emiria was the first and only artists who, in the quest for a new nation, had the imagination to depict a modern Indonesia in its multifaceted diversity.
IF in the twentieth century we know Affandi, in the previous age we have Raden Saleh. They are Indonesian great artists with international reputations. Differ from Affandi that was an abstract-expressionist, Raden Saleh closed to romanticism which was so popular in Europe in nineteenth century.
Professor of Anthropology at UW-Madison, USA, Kenneth M George, says that AD Pirous is a pioneer in melding Western abstraction with traditional Islamic forms and themes, notably Qur'anic calligraphy, which portrays Qur'anic verses. "When he began to combine abstraction and Qur'anic calligraphy in 1970s, his influence quickly spread. He awakened fellow Muslims to contemporary...