Artist Rosjid steps forward<\/p>\n
Carla Bianpoen, Contributor\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
As a solo exhibition of drawings by Rosid is almost coming to an
\nend, both the owner of Edwin's gallery and the artist may sit
\nback in satisfaction, as sales of the artworks have been more
\nthan satisfactory.<\/p>\n
The rise of Rosid as an artist, whose early beginnings were
\noutside the academic sphere, may not be a new phenomenon in the
\nIndonesian setting, considering the process of art education in
\nthe early stages of modern art that centered on the sanggar, a
\ntraditional atelier system.<\/p>\n
What amazes is how Rosid determined his own sphere of
\nlearning, by becoming a 'jack of all trades' to professional
\nartists, not declining even to help in household chores.<\/p>\n
From a high school student who practiced drawing by making
\nportraits of his neighbors, Rosid (born in 1969) has now reached
\nthe stature of a professional. That is evident from his current
\nsolo exhibition, the sixth in eight years.<\/p>\n
Twenty-one large works, the largest measuring 200 centimeters
\nby 300 cm, attest to the meticulous skill of his drawings, marked
\nby fine hatching (loose parallel lines) over an acrylic base.<\/p>\n
This time, his works particularly highlight his joy as a
\nfather in viewing his toddler and baby grow up in the warmth of
\nfamily love.<\/p>\n
Similar to blown-up crops of photos taken at what will be
\nremembered as memorable moments, the works show fragments of
\nhappiness, like the holding of a baby's foot in the palm of your
\nhand, or a baby's getting hold of your finger, and other dynamics
\nof simple action and reaction like the pressures on skin when
\ntouching, holding, pinching, kissing or rubbing.<\/p>\n
Within the context of photorealistic works, Rosid invented the
\nillusion of a dream by filling the canvas with a realistic image
\nwhile leaving a part of the canvas blank, the contours of the
\nface only slightly visible as in Mimpi Menggapai Awan' (Dreaming
\nto touch the heavens). The line of the visible and the invisible
\nis further drawn by a separate part which has been inserted into
\nthe canvas.<\/p>\n
Rosid, who seems to have experienced a personal resurrection
\nthrough his young fatherhood, further explores his realistic mode
\nby adding the conceptual to his photorealism. In Tumpuan Harapan
\n(Fundament of Hope) the child's hands are laid upon the parent's
\nhands while a green-leaved branch symbolically emerges from the
\nchild's hands.<\/p>\n
As Rosid avidly travels the wide horizons of ideas, artistry,
\nimagery and techniques, there is no doubt as to his further
\nproceeding on the path of excellence.<\/p>\n
Larger than Life
\nSolo Exhibition by Rosid
\nEdwin's Gallery,
\nJl. Kemang Raya 21
\nSouth Jakarta
\nthrough 28 May<\/p>",
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