Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Srihadi Soedarsono's Enthuasiastic Pendet Dancer

Dancers is one of senior Indonesian painter Srihadi Soedarsono's
favorite subject matter. He has been painting dancers as early as the
1950s, and painted them in various poses. In some of his paintings, he
depicted the dancers in action, capturing their movement. Sometimes he
also paints scenes during the preparation of the dance, when the
dancers are putting on their costumes or even their make up. On
certain ocsasions the painter seems to have also noticed the attitude
of the dancers waiting patiently for their turn to perform, such as
the dancer in this painting. The Pendet dancer in this work, maintains
the upright posture of her body and the enthusiastic expression of her
face as she walks towards the stage. The orange colors in the
painting's background, softly complementing the pink, red and white of
the flowers and the figure's attire, has certainly been purposely
chosen to enhance the positive mood of the painting.

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