Sidharta Artfordable August 24, 2019 | Top Lots.
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Lot#329 "Tari Legong"by Nyoman Gunarsa
Nyoman Gunarsa is a graduate of the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, where he was also a lecturer for many years. In 1970, he was one of the co-founders of Sanggar Dewata Indonesia. He has received multiple awards since the 1960s, including the Pratisara Affandi Adhi Karya from STSRI “ASRI” Yogyakarta; Best Painting Award at the Indonesian Painting Biennial in 1978 and 1980; Lempad Prize awarded by the Governor of Bali. Gunarsa has participated in dozens of exhibitions throughout Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, U.S.A, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Italy. He was one of the invited artists at the “Art of Bali” exhibitions at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1998. He established the Museum of Contemporary Indonesian Painting in Yogyakarta in 1989, and the Museum of Classical Balinese Painting in Klungkung in 1994. His expressionistic style feature offerings, dancers, and wayang (puppets)
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Lot#351"Orchid in Bali"by Krijono
Krijono was born into a family interested and passionate about Art. His father was a collector of paintings and owned the Harris Art Gallery; his mother owned a Batik factory. In 1970, he studied at the Indonesian Fine Art Academy (Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia/ASRI) Yogyakarta. His artworks are often brightly colored and express his own flamboyant personality. |
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Lot# 355 "Arjuna Wiwaha" by Tubuh I, Made
Aside from being a painter, Tubuh, I Made has been known as a dancer, gamelan player and art teacher in his community. Through his art lessons, he has several talented pupils including I Made Bukel and Dewa Putu Arsana. In the world of performing art, he once participated in Nyoman Kakul Sanggar Tari Bali's cultural delegation as one of the gambuh players performing the arts in Japan and Europe. Therefore the frequent objects of his paintings are the performing arts illustrating people dancing and playing the gamelan with additional touch of humours. He also painted mask as the objects of his paintings. He has painted since elementary scholl. Later he had leraned painting for seven years from his uncles who happened to be the prominent painters I Made Djata and I Ketut Kenyod. Afterward he developed his own skill. His works have participated in numerous exhibitions in Bali. While in Jakarta, his works once was adisplayed in Bentaa Budaya Jakarta, Pasar Seni Ancol and Hotel Sari Pan Pacific. Several of his paintings once also exhibited in Netherlands organized by Rudolf Bonnet.
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He graduated from Indonesian College of Fine Arts and Design, STISI, Bandung. Since 2002 he began actively in group exhibition. Selected in group exhibitions: 2004 Terminal Seni STISI1, STISI Bandung. 2005 Treading Object, Galeri STISI Bandung. 2015 Fifty finalis Ciputat Painting Festival (CPF), Galeri Rumah Puspo Ciputat, Tangerang. 2016 Seni Kasih Rupa Cinta, Intitute Fracais Indonesia, Jakarta, 'Eforless joy' ruang art space+comunal UI, Depok, Titik Perhatian, Balai Budaya, Jakarta. 2017 Jalinan Rona Pesona Estetika, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Neo destinArtion', Hotel Neo+, Legian-Kuta, Bali. Awards: 2015 Fifty Finalis Ciputat Painting Festival (CPF). 2015 Runner up 'Kotaku Sehat' environmental poster, 56th anniversary of Bintaro City, Tangerang
Popo Iskandar began painting in 1944 as a poster painter for the information service in Indonesian Armed Forces. In 1958, he graduated from the Department of Art in Bandung Institute of Technology/ITB). He was a lecturer assistant at ITB from 1957 to 1961, and additionally lectured in the Art Department of IKIP/Teacher's Training Institute, Bandung for many years. He held several solo exhibitions in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Medan (Indonesia), the Hague and the Leiden (The Netherlands). He participated in numerous group exhibitions in Indonesia, China, UK, India, Japan, America, Netherlands and Brazil. Popo was also an art critic and essayist of art and literature. He was chosen as a lifetime member of the Jakarta Academy in 1970. He received the Anugerah Seni Art Award from the Indonesian Government in 1980.
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Lot#401 "Wajah" by Jeihan Sukmantoro
In 1953-55 Jeihan Sukmantara studied painting at HBS/Himpunan Budaya Surakarta under the guidance of Sumitro Hendronoto. From 1960-1966, he studied painting at ITB (Bandung Institute of Technology). He has had solo exhibitions in Jakarta, Bandung, Solo and Surabaya in Indonesia, Rome (Italy) and Paris (France). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Indonesia, United States of America, Algeria, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 1978, he established the Studio Seni Rupa Bandung (Bandung Fine Arts Studio) with Dr. Sudjoko. |
Wenas was the youngest child of four. His passion for drawing on any media he found had shown since his early childhood. It was RAH AGUNG, a senior artist who had significantly contributed to what Wenas is now. Not only did he teach Wenas on technical skills, but he also encouraged Wenas with freedom in translating his idea and creativities onto canvas. Wenas is now known for his Decorative Expressionist style, reflected from his spontaneous form development as well as vigorous, wild and brave strokes. In 2006, Wenas is determined to make his observation of Animal Life in Ubud as his object of choice in his works. A year later, he produced his first series of paintings about animals.
