Affandi, The Expressionism Painter from Indonesia
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Who is Affandi?
Taken from Wikipedia, Javadesindo, and Affandi ORG, freely translated : Affandi is one of the famous Indonesia Painter who lived in Indonesia from the year 1907 to 23 May 1990. He was born in Cirebon, West Java - Indonesia from Raden Koesoema family. His parents had Sugar Factory in Ciledug, Cirebon. His family was considered capable for providing well education for him. He studied and graduated from HIS, MULO, and AMS – The Dutch Education Schools in Indonesia. In 1933, he married to Maryati (his colleague) and having one daughter named Kartika Affandi. And from the Second marriage with Rubiyem, he has two children, named Rukmini and Juki Affandi. Since he was young, he had already been considered to have excellent talent for painting. Before he was taking Visual Art (becoming Painter) as his professional occupation, he had worked for one period of time as Cinema Staff in Bandung and He was also becoming teacher. As he was young adult before Indonesia Independency, he was also involved in many activities in “Poetra” with Ir. Soekarno, Moh. Hatta, Ki Hajar Dewantara, and Kyai Haji Mas Mansyur. He designed posters for “Poetra”. After Indonesia Independency, he moved to Jakarta with his Family and becoming the founder of The Union of Indonesian Painters. |
Then, in 1950, he joined the Bandung Group of Five which helped fellow Indonesian Painters to develop themselves. The organization was famous for giving many contributions for the development of the Indonesian Fine Arts.
At the same time, he joined the group of Five; he was also received scholarships from the India Government to develop his ability in painting in the Art School Shantineketen, Tagore University. During that time, he was appointed to hold many exhibitions in India by the Principal of the school. Besides that, he was also appointed as the Indonesian representative in Brazil, San Paulo, and Venice for contributing in the painting exhibitions. He also had several painting exhibitions in Europe (London : British Museum, Den Haag, Belgium, London and Italy).
In 1957, He received another scholarship from USA. He studied Methods of Art Education and stayed there for a while. During his stay, he held an Exhibition at the World House Galleries in New York Press Club. In 1962, he was appointed as a visiting professor in the Art Department of Ohio State University, then went back to Indonesia permanently. He chose to live in Yogyakarta as his active culture activities and his future plan to build a Museum. |
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What is his Achievement?
As mentioned before, he received several scholarships from Worldwide. And in his life, he also received many awards and took parts in many exhibitions worldwide, as follows :
Awards :
In 1967, received Commission a fresco mural at the East West Centers Jefferson Hall in Hawaii USA.
In 1968, completed a fresco mural at the East-West Centers Jefferson Hall in Hawaii.
In 1969 :
In 1974, as Indonesian Government Appreciation, the Self Portrait Painting of Affandi had selected to be National Stamp.
In 1977, received the International Peace Award from the Dag Hammerskjold Foundation and the title of Grand Maestro. Appointed as a member of the Human Rights Academy from the Central Academy of Peace, Pax Mundi, in Florence, Italy. Accompanied by his wife, Maryati, made the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, at the invitation from the King.
In 1978, received the Bintang Jasa Utama from President Soeharto for his outstanding contribution to the nation.
He was considered as The New Expressionism Indonesian Painter in The International Herald Tribune
He was considered as The Grand Maestro in Florence, Italy.
Exhibitions :
In 1970, expo 1970 in Osaka joint exhibition with some other Artist of Indonesia Exhibition Library in Bangkok Thailand cooperative with UNESCO.
In 1973, appointed by the Indonesian government to represent Indonesia at the Biennial Exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
In 1979, held a joint exhibition with his daughter Kartika in Victoria, Australia.
From 1979-1983, held various family exhibitions in Medan, Surabaya, Jakarta, and Bandung.
In 1984, represented Indonesia in a solo exhibition in Houston, Texas, concerning the Indonesian Arts and Handicrafts Festival.
In 1985, gave his first joint exhibition together with S. Soedjojono and Basuki Abdullah RA at Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol Gallery, Jakarta.
In 1986 :
From 1988 – 1989, family exhibition in Surabaya and Denpasar, Bali.
In 1990 :
In 1993, a joint exhibition with his daughter, Kartika, was held to commemorate the 1000th days of Affandi’s death with the co-operation of The Affandi Foundation, the Department of Culture and Education and the Kartini Foundation.
The exhibition took place in the Exhibition Hall, Department of Culture and Education, Jakarta, on July 31- August 8 1993. The theme was “Introspection behind Affandi’s Faces”.
A joint exhibition with other painters in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in Asia-Pacific Triennial on September.
In 1995, took part on the Contemporary Art Exhibition, Non-Alligned Countries, in Jakarta. For this exhibition, Affandi’s sun symbol was used as the official logo and took part on an exhibition during The International Conference on Cultural Tourism (ICCT) in Yogyakarta.
In 1996, participated on “Asian Modernism” Art Exhibition held by The Japan Foundation together with another Asian artists from Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. The exhibition was started in Tokyo (1995) and was continued throughout the three countries and held Family exhibition in Regent Hotel, Jakarta.
In 1997, joint exhibition The birth of Modern Art in South East Asia: Artists and Movements in Japan, held by Fukuoka Art Museum.
In 1998 to 1999, collection Exhibition Series Imaging Selves at the Singapore Art Museum.
In 1999 also, invited and represented as the first painter in a solo exhibition Modern Artist Affandi at The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka Japan.
In 2000, took part on the exhibition Southeast Asian Paintings: Visions and Enchantment, at the Singapore Art Museum.
The ArtWorks :
You can find the Artworks in “Affandi” Museum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Besides that, you also can find his masterpieces in other museums or galleries worldwide as personal collections or the nation collections.
Affandi is famous for having special technic in painting. He was using his bare fingers for painting to have more vivid impressions from each stroke for his paintings. He is considered to have very unique style in his paintings and all his artworks have pure originality which is coming from his own talent and which differ him from other painters.
The Objects of Affandi’s painting are different from other painters. He likes to capture the expressions and emotions of ordinary daily activities and ordinary people, especially who are coming from low economic level like beggars, homeless, farmers, and local traditional dancers. He also likes to express his own expressions and mimic into his oil paintings. The stokes of this finger brushes have made all his paintings looked extraordinary.
If you are interested for getting further information about Affandi, you can visit the useful links below :
Resource Links :
http://www.affandi.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affandi
https://www.yogyes.com/en/yogyakarta-tourism-object/arts-and-culture/affandi/
Auction Links or Useful Links :
Indonesia :
http://lelang-lukisanmaestro.blogspot.co.id/2011/07/lukisan-dan-biografi-afandi.html#
Overseas :
http://www.geringerart.com/artists/affandi/
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/affandi-5567107-details.aspx/
http://www.artprice.com/artist/165/affandi/lots/pasts
As mentioned before, he received several scholarships from Worldwide. And in his life, he also received many awards and took parts in many exhibitions worldwide, as follows :
Awards :
In 1967, received Commission a fresco mural at the East West Centers Jefferson Hall in Hawaii USA.
In 1968, completed a fresco mural at the East-West Centers Jefferson Hall in Hawaii.
In 1969 :
- Awarded the Anugerah Seni and Gold Medal Merit Award by Indonesias Ministry of Culture and Education
- Received Honorary Life Membership of the Jakarta Academy.
- Elected as the Chairman of IAPA (International Association of Plastic Arts) for Indonesia – an international organization under the auspices of UNESCO.
In 1974, as Indonesian Government Appreciation, the Self Portrait Painting of Affandi had selected to be National Stamp.
In 1977, received the International Peace Award from the Dag Hammerskjold Foundation and the title of Grand Maestro. Appointed as a member of the Human Rights Academy from the Central Academy of Peace, Pax Mundi, in Florence, Italy. Accompanied by his wife, Maryati, made the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, at the invitation from the King.
In 1978, received the Bintang Jasa Utama from President Soeharto for his outstanding contribution to the nation.
He was considered as The New Expressionism Indonesian Painter in The International Herald Tribune
He was considered as The Grand Maestro in Florence, Italy.
Exhibitions :
In 1970, expo 1970 in Osaka joint exhibition with some other Artist of Indonesia Exhibition Library in Bangkok Thailand cooperative with UNESCO.
In 1973, appointed by the Indonesian government to represent Indonesia at the Biennial Exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
In 1979, held a joint exhibition with his daughter Kartika in Victoria, Australia.
From 1979-1983, held various family exhibitions in Medan, Surabaya, Jakarta, and Bandung.
In 1984, represented Indonesia in a solo exhibition in Houston, Texas, concerning the Indonesian Arts and Handicrafts Festival.
In 1985, gave his first joint exhibition together with S. Soedjojono and Basuki Abdullah RA at Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol Gallery, Jakarta.
In 1986 :
- Held a solo exhibition at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, and a joint exhibition at Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol Gallery together with Kartika, Nashar, S. Sulebar, and Nunung S.
- Appointed as a member of ISIs Dewan Penyantun (Steering Committee), Yogyakarta.
From 1988 – 1989, family exhibition in Surabaya and Denpasar, Bali.
In 1990 :
- A posthumous exhibition was held at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA.
- To commemorate the 100th days of his death and a century of Vincent van Gogh’s death a joint exhibition was held in Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Taman Budaya Semarang and Braga Art Gallery, Bandung.
In 1993, a joint exhibition with his daughter, Kartika, was held to commemorate the 1000th days of Affandi’s death with the co-operation of The Affandi Foundation, the Department of Culture and Education and the Kartini Foundation.
The exhibition took place in the Exhibition Hall, Department of Culture and Education, Jakarta, on July 31- August 8 1993. The theme was “Introspection behind Affandi’s Faces”.
A joint exhibition with other painters in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in Asia-Pacific Triennial on September.
In 1995, took part on the Contemporary Art Exhibition, Non-Alligned Countries, in Jakarta. For this exhibition, Affandi’s sun symbol was used as the official logo and took part on an exhibition during The International Conference on Cultural Tourism (ICCT) in Yogyakarta.
In 1996, participated on “Asian Modernism” Art Exhibition held by The Japan Foundation together with another Asian artists from Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. The exhibition was started in Tokyo (1995) and was continued throughout the three countries and held Family exhibition in Regent Hotel, Jakarta.
In 1997, joint exhibition The birth of Modern Art in South East Asia: Artists and Movements in Japan, held by Fukuoka Art Museum.
In 1998 to 1999, collection Exhibition Series Imaging Selves at the Singapore Art Museum.
In 1999 also, invited and represented as the first painter in a solo exhibition Modern Artist Affandi at The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka Japan.
In 2000, took part on the exhibition Southeast Asian Paintings: Visions and Enchantment, at the Singapore Art Museum.
The ArtWorks :
You can find the Artworks in “Affandi” Museum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Besides that, you also can find his masterpieces in other museums or galleries worldwide as personal collections or the nation collections.
Affandi is famous for having special technic in painting. He was using his bare fingers for painting to have more vivid impressions from each stroke for his paintings. He is considered to have very unique style in his paintings and all his artworks have pure originality which is coming from his own talent and which differ him from other painters.
The Objects of Affandi’s painting are different from other painters. He likes to capture the expressions and emotions of ordinary daily activities and ordinary people, especially who are coming from low economic level like beggars, homeless, farmers, and local traditional dancers. He also likes to express his own expressions and mimic into his oil paintings. The stokes of this finger brushes have made all his paintings looked extraordinary.
If you are interested for getting further information about Affandi, you can visit the useful links below :
Resource Links :
http://www.affandi.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affandi
https://www.yogyes.com/en/yogyakarta-tourism-object/arts-and-culture/affandi/
Auction Links or Useful Links :
Indonesia :
http://lelang-lukisanmaestro.blogspot.co.id/2011/07/lukisan-dan-biografi-afandi.html#
Overseas :
http://www.geringerart.com/artists/affandi/
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/affandi-5567107-details.aspx/
http://www.artprice.com/artist/165/affandi/lots/pasts