Comikazeee!!

I just read this article on Indonesia's local economic magazine, and found a critically acclaimed comic artist named Christiawan Lie, this Bandung Institute of Technology alumnus has made his mark all the way to America with some highly regarded publisher, find out more about him in chriscomic.com gokil;)!!

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Return to the Root: Masmundari

Legendary Masmundari. May her legacy lives on.

Masmundari
Originally uploaded by leilanitiara

AWAS! Recent Art from Indonesia

Awas! Recent Art from Indonesia

I missed out on bidding on this book on eBay. The joy of taking care of a baby means you sometimes miss out on doing things, including bidding on online auctions ;P. Have you read it? Is it worth getting? I´m curious. The description on eBay says:

¨A fascinating and revealing overview of the state of contemporary art in Indonesia. Several radically different art scenes are flourishing inside this huge and mysterious nation. Includes tons of great photographs, plus a series of articles by experts in the field of Indonesian art.¨

Hmm... curiouser.. I tried to find it on several online bookshops. No luck yet. The book was commissioned and published by the Indonesian Arts Society.


Salam,
perempuan


edit:
I found out more thanks to further googling. Apparently the book was published for this traveling exhibition. It also led me to Kunci, which has several interesting essays on arts and cultures. The site is rather ´wordy´, so I saved the link for later readings.

Songket

Yak! mari melihat details!..kira2 berapa dari kita yang menyadari indahnya details dari sebuah kain songket, mari melayang benak, sebuah songket adalah kebudayaan turun temurun, yang sudah pasti teknik tenun dan patternnya adalah hasil kreasi orang2 dahulu, mungkin dari abad Sriwijaya, atau mungkin lebih tua lagi.

Sy senang dengan details, hmm..daripada ngeliatin Valentino, dan entah siapa lagi itu namanya desainer2 londo yang miskin detail (imho;p)..sy lebih suka liat hasil karya detail Zainal Songket atau kebaya Adjie Notonegoro :)

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Beny & Mice : 100 Tokoh yang Mewarnai Jakarta

Kemarin kebetulan lewat toko buku akhirnya beli juga, 100 Tokoh yang Mewarnai Jakarta. Hahahhahah...macem2 isinya ada reserse, anak band, sampe2 pembawa acara kuis tengah malam, hahhahahhaha..sy ketawa sendiri soalnya kadang suka nonton juga kuis tengah malem.

Sebuah refleksi dan terapi satire yang bagus, untuk menjaga diri dari sok pinter, sok akademis, sok sophisticated, dan sifat2 snobbish lainnya agar tetap senantiasa menjejak kaki di bumi...saelah

Untuk liat resensi orang lain bisa di sini

Sebenernya dari dulu semenjak liat strip komik ini di surat kabar sy teringat sama Lat, tah kenapa..mungkin gayanya mirip, tp kalau disuruh memilih semisal di depan sy ada strip Lat dan Beny & Mice, sy pasti pilih Lat, soalnya isinya bukan satire, ngga berat, bikin hati sejuk dan ga bikin stress;)

Lat. this is one of his infamous work, Kampung Boy.
Hmmm..sy juga jd teringat strip Sawung Kampret, koq ga dibikin lagi ya??


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Asli Yogya

I have never realised that Design Diary, one pretty cool design blog, is made in Yogya.
Kudos.

Why do arts and designs thrive so well in Yogya, compared with the rest of Indonesia (minus Bali)? Is it in their blood, inherited from centuries of well preserved traditional culture? Or is it in the environment? Is it in their easy going - it´s okay if we don´t get rich as long as we can create - attitudes?

It doesn´t matter. They´re doing great. Everywhere I look on the web for Indo artists I keep stumbling upon artists and designers from Yogyakarta, not from Bali, never from Aceh (poor Acehnese, we must be lacking that creative blood).

On another note, the DesignFlip magazine #4 by Jogyaforce has just been published and available for download. Great e-zine.
Salam,
p

TGIW

Thank God It´s Weekend!
Today´s flickr´s favorites. They´re all by Indonesian photographers. #8 is actually by a good mate.

1. Huge Red Door, 2. becak didalam Fort Rotterdam, 3. Rasta India, 4. Waiting someone?, 5. Yellow Chairs Checkered Floor, 6. #700 Savoy Homann, 7. loner, 8. Rumah Gadang

Have a fun weekend,
p

Friday illos: Mayumi Haryoto

Well pointing out perempuan , i'm going to share some illustrator that i know. Mayumi Haryoto, i like her works, you can find more of them in studio.shika.

Memang banyak koq illustrator indonesia, nanti sy akan cari2 lagi soalnya jarang yg udah ketemu di-bookmark;p..

the background illos it's Mayumi's

Friday Illo: Richard Fang and Ella

Finding an Indonesian illustrator (online) sometimes feels like finding a needle in a haystack. I´m sure there are a lot of talented Indonesian illustrators out there, unfortunately not many are putting their presence (widely) known on the web. Or maybe I have been looking at the wrong places? Kindly enlighten me.

A couple that I like:

Richard Fang. Interesting, quirky illos like the one below:

Richard Fang: wish you were here (2008)

The Enigma. Ella from Bandung draws wonderful, rather whimsical creations. Perfect for children (and adults alike) storybooks. Ella has an already defined style. She consistently participates in the weekly Illustration Friday. Looking forward to see so much more of her illustration. I hope she opens an online store someday to sell her prints and such.

Ella (The Enigma), superhero, for Illustration Friday (2006)

Salam,
p

Return to the Root: Batik

I love Batik so dearly. Indonesian batik has evolved as the time progresses. There are old school motifs and the contemporary ones. These ubiquitous type of cloth design can be found in soft furnishing, household linens, wearables, wall arts, etc. Indonesian batiks are the most varied ones, and while I might be biased, they are ultimately the most beautiful too. I will write more on this in another post. Meanwhile, here are some eye candies:

1. indonesia batik, 2. Batik Fabric 1, 3. Batik 13, 4. Batik 12, 5. Batik Indonesian Sarong, 6. Javanese Batik, 7. Batik 3, 8. batik tulis, 9. Not available, 10. Not available, 11. batik sarongs out to dry, 12. batik tulis

Salam,
p

indo indie design: gerilyawan

I first encountered gerilyawan´s works @ flickr. The obviously Indonesian name raised my curiosity. Further clicks including to their website, indieguerillas, revealed that their works are just awesome. Don´t you just dig the vinyl toys like the Persetan one above?


I asked where I can find or purchase these stuff which they have yet to tell me (mental note: don´t forget to send the street art mags to Gerilyawan). Have you ever seen their graffiti art stickers and toys in Indonesia? Let me know.

I like. Like, Totally.


Salam,
p