Sri Harjanto Sahid-Recent Works

Sri Harjanto Sahid recent works during the period 2007-2008 were made on big sized canvases. He used more detailed object, micro sized dots, lines, and forms to fill the space. His technique developed into what Harjanto called as "Contemporary Decorative".
"I challenge myself by using this method of painting. I tried to make every single dots, every single lines artistically. Sometimes, I work about fifteen hours in front of the canvas. I need great great patience to finish a painting with technique like this." Harjanto explained. "I used also wet tissues mixed with glues to create textured surface."
The example of Harjanto's recent works can be seen below


Sri Harjanto Sahid-Anjing Menyerbu Bulan (The Dogs Invading the Moon) -2007-300x200cm



Sri Harjanto Sahid-Legenda Kucing Garong(Legend of the Wild Cat)-2007-300x200cm



Sri Harjanto Sahid-Pesona Keindahan Seribu Tahun Kesunyian ( Fascination of the Beautifulness in A Thousand Years Silence)-2008-300x200cm

"In those paintings, I purely played with my imagination. Later, i realized that my childhood memories and reminiscent strongly affected those period." said Harjanto.
In later development, the influence of his daily life and childhood memory strongly appear in his artworks. For example his painting titled "Menguak Misteri Semesta" (Revealing the Mystery of the Century), he transformed his family into seven bodied objects around the circle. "There are mother, father, and five children. The mother stand with her feet on the ground, as she roled as the pillar of the family. Meanwhile the father's feet directed to the sky, and his head is on the ground. It means, the father will do everything, even until his body turned around, to support his family." Harjanto said.


Sri Harjanto Sahid-Menguak Misteri Semesta (Revealing the Mystery of the Century)-2007-300x200cm


Sri Harjanto Sahid-Sang Penjinak Badai (The Storm Tamer)-2007-300x200cm

"The main figure in 'Sang Penjinak Badai' is my mother. I just realized it after i finished the painting. Both of my mother are strong women," Harjanto explained.
Harjanto's most recent work has naughtier theme on it, with maturer technique, titled "Rumah Mewah dalam Kondom Berduri" (Luxurious House in a Thorny Condom).


Sri Harjanto Sahid-Rumah Megah Dalam Kondom Berduri (Luxurious House in a Thorny Condom)-300x200cm-2008

Now he prepared to held his duo-exhibition with his wife, Wara in Bentara Budaya Jakarta. "I haven't decide the exact date, but it can be held after March 2009. Just wait and see, we will exhibit great artworks," said Harjanto.

Wara Anindyah- Large Paintings

During her career as an artist, Wara also made large sized paintings. Along with her daily job as housewife, Wara also dealing with large sized canvas. The early period of her large sized paintings were made on 190 cm x 500 cm sized canvases, as can be seen below




Wara Anindyah-Senjakala di Daerah Tak Bernama (Twilight on Nameless Region)-Oil on Canvas- 190 x 500 cm-2001

Her large sized paintings were dominated by dark colors, odd women figures, and sorrow atmosphere. These painting are completely different with her "Chinese Period", where the atmosphere of happiness mostly dominate her paintings.
Another large sized painting of Wara were made in 200 cm x 300 cm sized canvas. In 2005 she made a painting titled "Percintaan Seribu Hari" (Thousand Days of Making Love). The artwork consists of two paintings sized 200 cm x 300 cm, and each paintings depicts a solitary figure.


Wara Anindyah-Percintaan Seribu Hari (Thousand Days of Making Love)-Oil on Canvas-400 cm x 300 cm-2005

His recent large sized paintings were made as a homage to Affandi, one of the Indonesian legendary painter, titled "Affandi dan Tujuh Orang Bidadari" (Affandi and Seven Goddesses). She exhibited the painting in join exhibition to commemorate "100 years Affandi".


Wara Anindyah-Affandi dan Tujuh Orang Bidadari (Affandi and Seven Goddesses)-oil on canvas- 300 x 200 cm-2007

Wara also prepared large paintings for her upcoming exhibition with her husband, Sri Harjanto Sahid, in Bentara Budaya Jakarta.

Wiku Pulangasih- The Period of Disaster

"I think i am very lucky to be born as Indonesian" said Wiku Pulangasih. "Why? I born in Indonesia, a country of thousands islands, thousands cultures, thousands disasters, and thousands problems." he explained.
The thousands cultures, problems, disasters, and crimes greatly affect Wiku's life and paintings. He grows as a teenager along with Tsunami, Earthquake, Terrorism, Corrupt Government, Two Period of Global Economy Crises, Crimes, et cetera.
"I do love my country. Through my paintings, i would like to cheer the victim of the disaster, reminding the mankind about the great power of nature, also encouraging people to keep struggling."
Wiku captures the power of Nature in his paintings through satyric, comical figures and colors. For example in his paintings titled "The Great Battle between East and West Ocean" (Homage to Victims of Tsunami). The artworks consists of two pieces of paintings, that each of them can also be viewed as single artwork.


The Great Battle between East and West Ocean (Homage to Victims of Tsunami)-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-400 cm x 300 cm-2004

Another examples of Wiku's great obsession towards natural disaster reflected in "The Deadly Volcano (Eruption of Mount Merapi 2005)". At the period, the Eruption of Mt. Merapi threatened Wiku's hometown.
"Everyday we were worried about the mountain. Especially when the government increase the status of alertness towards the Eruption. God Bless, the Great Eruption didn't happen" said Wiku.
Same with his painting about Tsunami, his artwork titled "The Deadly Volcano" consists of two paintings.


The Deadly Volcano (Eruption of Mount Merapi 2005)-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-400 cm x 300 cm-2005

Besides natural disaster, Wiku also transforms the social-economy-politic condition in Indonesia and the world into paintings. His concern about Corrupt Government, especially in Indonesia (one of the country with highest Corrupted Givernment rate), forced him to create " The Corruptors".
"Sent my resentment to all corruptors in the world. I do believe that they will be burned by the Demon in deepest and darkest hell!"



The Corruptors-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-400 cm x 300 cm-2004

"The Corruptors" consist of two paintings titled "The Money Eater" and "The Untouchable Thieves". Wiku depicted the corruptors as pigs, rats, and bats; equipped with guns and claws, also wearing "the uniform of the politicians", symbolised with "tie".
Wiku's painting "Global Economy Crisis" were made four years before the Global Economy crisis. He even never thinks that the crisis would happen.
"That's too bad that my paintings comes true. At that time i just thought that people didn't do the right things with their money. We heard them said 'Let's fight against poverty!' or 'Let's help each other'. But the reality, the poverty itself is greatly developed, along with the development of the profits of the multi nation company."


The Global Economy Crisis-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-400 cm x 300 cm-2004

The artwork consists of two paintings titled "King of the Beggars" and "The Man who Fights against Poverty". "I hope the crisis will be over soon, and let's fight the crisis together!" said Wiku.
The condition of the world and the people itself, that very unpredictable drove Wiku to create two paintings titled " The Executor from Heaven" and "The Messiah from Hell".
"Today, it's very hard to judge which one is good or bad. People have thousands methods to transform a crime into charity, or vice versa. It's even very hard to distinguish which one is white and which one is black." he explained.


The Executor from Heaven-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-200 cm x 300 cm-2008


The Messiah from Hell-Wiku Pulangasih-Acrylic on Canvas-200 cm x 300 cm-2008

"With my artworks, i hope that i can encourage, at least myself, to do the right thing for our life. Let's face our problem optimistically, whatever its form !" said Wiku.