Black cloud, sea water flare up. Two Ship roll punched to ossify nya waving. fearful and Dismal atmosphere. Storm. That'S picture in artistic maestro masterpiece of Indonesia modern painting, Raden Saleh (1807 - 1880), which is performed in painting exhibition "Footstep Trail" in University Country Field campus, Thursday 14 September 2006
Even only can enjoy masterpiece reproduce painting with original title " Een Storm" (1851), oilcolour media above size measure canvas 97cm x 74 cm, nearby a masterwork, what can be told not many one who have a time to see, likely very special
So also see to near from maestro masterpiece like Affandi (1907 - 1990) in its painting entitle " Beggar" (1974), oilcolour media above canvas, size measure 99 x cm 129 cm. Or Basuki Abdullah (1915 - 1993) entitling " Sister and Brother" (1978), oilcolour media above size measure canvas 65 x cm 79 cm
Opportunity see to near from that impressing bring returnee to past. Tracing time alley start colonial epoch till reappear in mal epoch this time. Many exhibition visitor which do not overcome opportunity immortalize x'self in front of masterpiece all that maestro
Around 15 masterpiece all artistic maestro of Indonesia paintings represent on display Galeri National collection with 21 artist masterpiece from Field. Town Field or North Sumatra told by bearing many artistic maestro painters. But, they are the more acting outside North Sumatra. The example is S. Sudjojono (1913 - 1986) considered to be Mr. Modern Art Painting, born in Kisaran; Batara Lubis (1927 - 1986) what born in Kotanopan, Tapanuli South; and Rusli (1916 - 2005) what born in Medan.
"Footstep Trail" it is true ambition to see artistic journey of modern painting. Here can be seen the spirits brought epoch the each artist, deputizing condition that happened their moment and life have masterpiece", Agus Burhan curator word. All that artist submit what becoming idea, feeling, and their desire after witnessing is immeasurable of phenomenon and event that happened around them
Raden Saleh can be told to deputize Indies Dutch era. As clan of nob, he can reach social storey;level elite in Indies Dutch society. But, its masterpieces have never got out of cultural context of its fatherland
In the early century to 20, emerging artist deputizing a period of/to which is Agus term as exotic romantisme. Paint art expanding during the period deputized by Basuki Abdullah and Wakidi presenting natural beauty, human being, and culture
Entering year 1930-an till 1965 expanding swan song deputizing the spirit [of] nationality and nationalism. Make a picture life of that moment society inspiration all artist laying open in ekspresionis style. Later;Then emerge abstraction generation and imaginative which deputized AD Pirous and Nashar, and up to now artist masterpiece which carrying the spirit of art media new and deconstructions " Like deputized by artist from Medan, fine arts history journey do not break since Raden Saleh epoch up to now", Agus word. All present day artist even also expected can inculcate its bollard as its footstep trail later on day to be spirit of epoch do not burst by time
Materials taken away from: Newspaper Compass, Friday 15 September 2006
writing by : Fransisca Romana Ninik