Sidharta Artfordable Auction 9 December 2018 | Top Lots
This forthcoming Artfordable Auction presented by SIDHartA Auctioneer offers a wide range of artworks from all artists alike such as new upcoming artists to Indonesia's iconic matured visionaries. The collection of accumulated artworks depict Asia's fine artists and their individual aesthetics in expression. The following lots that are showcased portrays the top highlighted artworks within this December's Artfordable Auction.
(Lot #516)
Born in Kudus of Central Java, Iwan Sulistyo had a deep appreciation for the arts since his youth. In his early childhood, he was noted to have spent most of his time drawing anything his eyes laid upon. Sulistyo was an active participant within the local Indonesian art scene and achieved higher education within Fine Arts in Trisakty University. Sulistyo was keen in accurately depicting his surrounding environment and often based his artworks from his direct landscape. A large range of his artworks showcase naturalistic scenarios that are native to the daily lives of the painted locals. In the painting entitled "Panen di Jawa", Sulistyo shows a vast landscape of paddy fields during the blooming its season. The rice farmers are seen harvesting the paddy in-front of a hilltop background of a mountain.
(Lot #530)
The nationally acclaimed Indonesian painter, Jeihan Sukmantoro, had endured great difficulty in his lifetime which further enriched his artworks. At the tender age of 15, he suffered a near death experience which resulted in a deep comatose state that would affect his cognitive abilities. Although Sukmantoro never finished higher education, his Expressionist style and mystic philosophy became widely spread. He favoured to paint portraits with limited colours and simple shapes. His subjects would always be painted with fully blacks eyes which are believed to represent the darkness of humanity. This oil painting is a portrait of a girl who bears the name of its title, “Ruri”. She is submerged into Sukmantoro’s vision, saturated in a two-tone palette with black eyes directly staring at the viewer.
(Lot #535)
Since her early years, Erica Hestu Wahyuni, the Indonesia fine artist expressed her passion for the arts. In the pursuit of higher education, she was enrolled and graduated from the Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Jogjakarta and the Surikov Institute of Art in Russia. As one of the most promising female artist who comes from Indonesia, her beginnings were difficult to overcome as many of her peers and instructors often looked down at her colourful creations. However, she triumphs through the criticism and continues to climb the chain of becoming the top sought after artists of South East Asia. Her work is often defined as visually childish and naive but are mature in conception and definition. This artwork depicts a London city-scape exploding with iconic British imagery .
(Lot #551)
The Indonesian artist, Nunung Rianto, is a strong advocate for the preservation and care of our environment. His passion towards the well-being of this Earth is evidently present in his artworks as the conception behind his painting stems from his view against the manipulation of natural resources and habitats for the benefit of human consumerism. In his Surrealist styled paintings, Rianto showcases the outcome of deforestation and over-harvesting land which leaves an empty plot of space which becomes inhabitable for all living organisms. In his paintings, the destroyed landscapes are accompanied by a glass container often used to hold alcoholic beverages, which in this case is a wine glass, which within it is an isolated green oasis. This symbolises how the harvested essence of nature becomes scarce due to how humanity is addicted and drunk on the idea of claiming and materialising it.
(Lot #570)
Coming from a family background heavily associated within the the local Indonesian art world, Krijono was naturally gifted with artistic abilities as his surrounding childhood provided a positive outlook on a creative career. Born in 1951, his father was the curator and owner of Harris Art Gallery in Indonesia and his mother managed a local Batik factory. Krijono often spent his time travelling the world to exhibit his creations and was able to explore different medias and techniques whilst travelling globally. Krijono's signature flare included colourful compositions that were thoroughly expressive and eccentric. In this painting entitled "Lenong Betawi", Krijono paints two female Javanese dancers in dynamic colours. The stroke of lines are blunt and minimal which create energy and movement to the portrait based composition.
(Lot #583)
Nyoman Gunarso , the Balinese native, was the thoroughly recognised Maestro and icon within the Asian art scene. Within his professional career Gunarso was an impressionist painter and museum curator who became an Indonesian master of fine arts within his lifetime. He graduated from the Indonesian Fine Arts Institute in Jogjakarta in 1976, and was deeply familiar and comfortable within Realist fine arts. As a fresh graduate, he became and art teacher and slowly came to the realisation to feed his craving for Impressionist based art. Soon after, he concentrated in creating abstract contemporary art and gained success from his newfound aesthetic. Within this painting, Gunarso paints a female dancer in traditional Balinese wear. The fluidity in the lines and colour are distinct marks of Gunarso's natural gift in creating visually dynamic works that spark vibrancy and liveliness.
(Lot #608)
Gung Anom is a Balinese painter who often presents his surrounding environment through art. With acrylic paint and a brush in hand, he pours his sights onto a blank canvas. A dominant portion of Anom’s works are reminiscent of the Pointillism movement as he often utilises a technique of dabbing dots of colour instead of blending the pigments together. With this technique, the distinction of figures and objects are made through the contrast of colours. However, in this painting titled “Membawa Kayu Bakar” , Anom utilises short strokes of lines alongside these dots. The scene depicted is of a village landscape in a densely forested area. The figures are solely painted white, as if to differentiate themselves from the vibrant surroundings, and are seen harvesting wood to build a communal fire.
(Lot #629)
Brahmbudi Panoedi is a Javanese fine artist that specializes in the artistic media of contemporary painting. An abundance of his artworks are driven with electric energy as the colour palette often depicted is hand-picked to be vivaciously bright and neon. The figures painted by Panoedi ranges from human individuals to animals, all of which were portrayed in a dynamic light as the painter possessed the ability to create movement in an otherwise static medium. The painting focuses on a young woman carrying a shopping bag against an abstract background. Panoedi plays with complementary colours, primarily orange and blue. The brush strokes and line work are just as bold as the colours which further create visual allure that is both delightful and engaging to view.
(Lot #640)
Popo Iskandar was an Indonesian artist and writer native to the fine arts scene. His upbringing largely inspired his Expressionist and Minimalist style. Within his painting career, he would go through several phases of subject matter such as solely depicting chicken, seas, or bamboo plants for months at a time. His most notable phase was his cat phase as he had a kinship towards his feline friends. In this painting Popo paints a black fur coated cat with piercing green eyes. His technique is distinct with thick layers of paint that create dimensional texture. When asked about his fondness for cats, Popo simply says, “The nature of cats are varied, spoiled, rebellious and savage, but obedient. That’s why I like it.”
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