Painter Amri gets doctorate<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta State University (UNY) awarded on
\nThursday an honorary doctorate to well-known batik painter Amri
\nYahya in recognition of his promotion of batik arts, his
\ndedication to the arts, and his outstanding works.<\/p>\n
UNY is the first Indonesian university to bestow an honorary
\ndoctorate on the artist.<\/p>\n
The late expressionist painter Affandi received a similar
\naward from the National University of Singapore.<\/p>\n
According to Suyanto, rector of UNY, the honoring of Amri
\nYahya was part of the university's commitment to upholding
\nnational education and character-building.<\/p>\n
Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif, noted poet Taufiq
\nIsmail, Yogyakarta governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, and South
\nSumatra's governor Rosihan Arsyad, as well as the members of the
\nuniversity's academic council, were in attendance at the
\nceremony.<\/p>\n
"The style of Amri's paintings has inspired many artists since
\nthe 1970s. His works have also been internationally acclaimed. A
\nlarge number of his works have joined the collections of world
\nfigures," said Suminto A. Sayuti, the dean of UNY's School of
\nArts and Languages.<\/p>\n
Amri, who was born in Sukaraja, South Sumatra on Sept. 29,
\n1939, said that he had never dreamed of receiving such an award
\nduring his life. (23)<\/p>",
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