Art Events in November-December 2009

The solo exhibition of Made Wianta will be presented at Indonesian National Gallery, Jakarta, November 25-December 6, 2009, with title “Spotlight”.

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AGUNG RAI MUSEUM OF ART

AGUNG RAI MUSEUM OF ART

The permanent exhibition of paintings by Balinese, Indonesian and foreign artists includes the collection of the ARMA Foundation and work on loan from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Agung Rai.

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Social Criticism in Indonesian Contemporary Art

Social Criticism in Indonesian Contemporary Art

In last three months there were some visual art exhibitions in Indonesia with the themes of social criticism. Two of them were so interesting. They were visual art exhibition entitled "Rai Gedhek" which has been held in several cities at stretch such as Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Malang, and Surabaya, in June-August 2009, and the exhibition...

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Revival of Traditional Balinese Painting?

Revival of Traditional Balinese Painting?

Exhibition entitled "Siyu Taksu - Traditional Balinese in the Post Bonnet Ubud and Batuan Styles" in Jakarta, in Oktober 13-25, 2009, built a hope about the revival of traditional Balinese painting styles. About 350 traditional paintings of tens artists were displayed here.

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Syncretism of Java-Islam in Contemporary Art

Syncretism of Java-Islam in Contemporary Art

It is really that, for Nasirun, make a painting is not only an action which has to do with aesthetic matter. Make a painting is a spiritual action too.

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Exhibition in October 2009

Exhibition of “Siyu Taksu” The Painting exhibition entitled “Siyu Taksu” (The Thousand of Soul Powers) has been presenting at Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta, in October 13-25, 2009. The event exhibits paintings from Ubud and Batuan, Bali island, since 1980th era. So the paintings are works of artists post Rudolf Bonnet.  Rudolf Bonnet is an European...

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Batik Painting

Batik Painting

Recently some professional painting artists has explored the technical way of batik to produce painting art as like as oil, acrylic or water color painting on canvas.

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Heri Dono

Heri Dono

Trough visual art Heri Dono wants to be 'Panakawan' who always presents critical opinion for society and whoever holding the power. Heri Dono thinks that the role of an artist is like as 'Panakawan' who can be an entertainer and a critic.

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Agus Suwage

Agus Suwage

Agus Suwage was born in a litle town Purworejo, Central Java, in 1959. He is one of some senior painters in Indonesia which are very creative and productive in their 'golden age'.

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