Lot 092
HERI DONO
b. Indonesia, 1960
RADEN SALEH DREAMS ABOUT THE FUTURE, 2010
Signed and dated 'heri dono 2010' (lower left)
Acrylic and collage on canvas
70cm x 75cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Indonesia.
Accompanied with certificate of authenticity
PINKGUY Conservation Framing for this Lot.
ESTIMATE RM 19,000 - 28,000
PRICE REALISED RM 21,280 |
Trust Heri Dono to use the Indonesian pioneer artist Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811-1880) as his entry point in some of his socio-political works like in Raden Saleh With Badman, Raden Saleh With Flying Angel apart from appropriating Raden’s much touted Diponegoro, with a Raden cameo in the canvas. Here, the moustachioed Raden in profile with a pipe in mouth and a Moroccan fez as headgear, ruminates about the future, creatures shown in floating ghostly manifestations and apparently looking to him for approval. His caricatures are derived from comics, animation and Javanese puppet theatre (he was mentored by the legendary Sukasman), and the excesses of the Suharto regime (1967-1998) give him a lot of fodder for criticisms in his art. Heri Dono is unquestionably one of Indonesia’s most sought-after artist-sculptor (also installations) with his brand of Heri-donology and with invitations to more than two-dozen art biennales, including the Venice Biennale (Zone of Urgency curatorial show) in 2003. He made his Henry Butcher debut in the April 13, 2014 auction.
Heri Dono famously studied at the Indonesian Institute of Art in Yogyakarta for seven years (1980-1987), even winning the Best Painting Prize in 1981, but deliberately dropping out just before graduation on principle. He said: “No institution can guarantee that with a certificate, you can be an artist. So I did an experiment for myself to see if I did not get a certificate — could I still be an artist?” His won the Unesco Prize at the Shanghai Biennale in 2000, but his biggest accolade was Belgium’s Prince Claus Award in 1998. He has had solos in the United States, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Britain and Switzerland. |
