Chang Fee-Ming Description:Chang Fee-Ming (1959 ; Trengganu, Malaysia) is a selftaught artist who as travelled throughout most of Asia. His unique and highly detailed watercolor paintings feature cropped visions of people, usually from the neck down. He focuses on the bright colors and intricate patterns of the traditional textiles they wear. Chang also records typical …
Chusin Setiadikara Description: Chusin Setiadikara (1949- ; Bandung, West Java) studied painting at the Studio Rangga Gempol led by the artist barli Sasmitawinata (born in 1921) in Bandung. West Java Chusin’s paintings are creative fantasies full of harmony. His colorful works combine realistic figures of woman with motifs and symbols from traditional art. They often …
Dewa Ketut DingDescription:Dewa Ketut Ding (1920-1996; Padangtegal, Gianyar, Bali) first etchad illustrations on dried lontar (palmyra palm) leaves before he began painting on cloth. He studied under artists Walter Spies (German, 1895 -1942) and Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch, 1895-1978) and was a member of the Pitamaha artists ‘ association. Ding’s works are based on literary themes …
Dewa Nyoman Batuan Description:Dewa Nyoman Batuan (1939- ; Pengosekan, Gianyar, Bali) studied painting under I Gusti Ketut Kobot (born in 1917). In 1970 he established the Pengosekan Community of Artists, known for its paintings of nature. Batuan’s works have geometric compositions filled with images from Balinese religion.Awards : Wija Kusuma (Gianyar, Bali, 1997), Dharma Kusuma …
Dewa Putu Bedil Description:Dewa Putu Bedil (1921 – 1999; Padangtegal, Gianyar, Bali) was one of the youngest members of the Pitamaha artists’ association in Ubud during the 1930s. Most of his works are inspered by village life. They usually include large figures of the people, especially their heads and upper bodies, in soft pastel colors. …
Donald Friend Description: ADRIANUS WILHELMUS SMIT, better known as Arie Smith, was born in1916 in Zaandam, Holland. He studied graphic design at the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam. Smith was sent to the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) for military service in 1938. He worked as a lithographer for the Dutch army’s Topographical Service in Batavia …
Willem Gerard Hofker Description:Willem Gerard Hofker (1902-1981; Amsterdam, Holland) studied at teh Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague and at the Rijksacademie (National Academy) in Amsterdam. He was trained by Willem Witsen (1860-1923) and Isaac Israel (1865-1934). Hofker first went to Bali in 1938 and made many drawings, paintings, and etchings of Balinese women …
Description:Affandi (1907-1990; Cirebon, West Java) was a self-taught artist. From 1951-1956 he travelled throughout India, the United Kingdom, Holland Belgium, France, and Italy, he taught painting sculpture at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI, Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts) in Yogyakarta, Central Java. In 1973 The Museum Affandi was established on the grounds of his …
Description: Achmad Sadali (1924-1987; Garut, West Java) studied at the Institut Teknology Bandung (ITB, Bandung Institute of Technology) in West Java under Ries Mulder (Dutch, 1909-1973). He received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to study at Iowa State University and the New York Art Students League in the U.S.A., from 1956-1957. His abstract compositions …
