Lot 096
Rudy Mardijanto
b. Indonesia, 1967
Lomba Burung (Bird Competition), 2013
signed and dated (lower right)
oil on canvas
100 x 150cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 6,000 – 10,000
PRICE REALISED RM 7,840.00
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Bird-keeping is deeply rooted in Indonesian society, especially in Java and Bali. The artist seeks inspiration from peasant lives in rural Java and creates stylistic figures engrossed in ritual themes or daily activities. Through the composition of communal life, the artist conveys how tradition and culture is still retained and treasured in modern times.
Born in Blora, Central Java, Rudy Mardijanto graduated from the Art Academy ISI (Institute Seni Indonesia), Yogyakarta. Since 1986, Rudy has actively participated in various art exhibitions within Indonesia namely in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, Malang, Surabaya and Bali. He received an award from ISI Yogyakarta in 1987 and was a finalist in the Philip Morris Indonesian Art Award in 2001. He had solo exhibitions in Singapore since 2007. H Gallery from Jakarta has represented Rudy in Art Expo Malaysia from 2008 to 2013. He held his first solo exhibition in Malaysia titled Indonesian Rural Society In Transition at Interpr8 Art Space, Kuala Lumpur in 2014. |
