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At first, carved wood of the Malaysian artist tend to focus on technical grazes. Now, he presents them with finer intricate techniques, detailed brushes and deeper contents. Two Dalmatian dogs are standing back to back on their hind legs. A burst of red line separates the dogs from each other, akin to a mirror. On...

Patrick Wowor is nowhere near close to eternalizing his painted popular figures. He, conversely, paints along “the dark faith” of those figures. There is a different feeling inside when entering the 3rd Gallery of Taman Ismail Marzuki. 140-centimetre-square canvases are lining on both ground and upper floors. Those are the paintings of popular figures. At...

Exploration has been a way of life for Klowor Waldiyono for the last 24 years. He mixes techniques, media and creative ideas deemed ‘unsalable’ in Indonesian fine arts market. He is now ready to greet his viewers with sprightly ideas. A dragon of burning red colors is smirking so wide, baring its sharp teeth to...

Identity and ideas of originality have turned out to be strong issues in present discourses. Entang Wiharso raises this theme in his most recent exhibition. Regional and continent transmigration has become a common practice. People are easily getting in and out of the far different, sometimes downright opposite, cultures. The support of communication and the globalized...

The ceramics courtesy Bonggal Jordan Hutagalung is presented sprightly, not by the forms but by the ornaments glued on the surface. This tactic is successful since the artworks stand out amongst its ceramics predecessors. You may want to observe the Bonggal exhibition that is held in Hidayat Gallery, Bandung from October 23rd to November 12th,...