Sketches of Bandung
THE book was born out of the love of its inhabitants for the city they live in. Even though we often see Bandungs old buildings in photographs, the city depicted in watercolor gives a totally different impression. The book Bandung in Watercolor!the first of its kind heredepicts an Indonesian city using an attractive technique.
Is it the natural environment of the city that elicits creativity? What is clear is the fact that the image of Bandung has been translated by those who live in the city in various creative forms, whether in print or through music.
September 13, 2005
EACH city has a fingerprint. For whatever reason, watercolor has always been an elegant medium to capture the fingerprint of a city. Almost every tourist city in the world has a watercolor sketchbook that depicts its beauty. Amongst them are Paris Sketchbook, London Sketchbook: A City Observed, and Venice Sketchbook. Boats, museums, old cathedrals, parks, sidewalks, fountains and statues illustrated in watercolor seem more romantic and elegant.
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