When Art and Reason Come Together
His artistic and intellectual life was shaped in Yogyakarta. Withdrawing from the Military Academy, he finally enrolled in the Student Army.
February 10, 2010
One morning, a person sent by President Sukarno rushed into the studio of the association of Young Indonesian Artists/ Yogyakarta Branch. He asked for several paintings that could be brought to the National Palace to exhibit for some foreign guests. I was confused, because the request came so suddenly and I was alone in the studio. There wasn’t time to tell senior artists and the younger ones were on a break in Kaliurang. Meanwhile, in two hours
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