Polish painter borrows Indonesian motifs<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): One of Poland's most famous artists, Roman
\nOpalka, will display his imaginative works on Indonesia for art
\nlovers from May 8 to May 20 at the Duta Fine Arts Foundation
\ngallery.<\/p>\n
Opalka -- considered one of the first Polish conceptual
\nartists -- will display illustrations that he designed for the
\nRobert Stiller's books Innocent Tiger of 1966 and Stoned Ship of
\n1967. Both books are collections of Malay and Indonesian tales.<\/p>\n
\"Opalka has never been to Indonesia, a country he has so
\nsuggestively presented. His vision appears in the imagination,
\ninspired by Indonesian art and craft,\" said director of the Asia
\nand Pacific Museum in Warsaw, Andrzej Wawrzyniak here.<\/p>\n
He explained that Opalka made sketches for Innocent Tiger by
\nborrowing the artistic style of the shadow puppet show and gave
\nthe figures the forms of their pronounced and nimble hands.<\/p>\n
He said Opalka was impressed by the splendid reliefs of
\nBorobudur temple and then finally, in Stoned Ship, portrayed
\nfigures carved in stone.<\/p>\n
Opalka will feature 74 of his works. Ten of the works belong
\nto the Asia and Pacific Museum.<\/p>\n
\"It has been a great opportunity for us to make contributions
\nto the collection, because the Asia and Pacific Museum is
\nspecially interested in the works of Polish artists, specializing
\nin Asian subjects,\" Wawrzyniak said.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is one of four events organized by the Embassy
\nof Poland to celebrate its national day on May 3 by presenting
\ncultural ties between the two countries and to show the growing
\ninterest in Indonesian culture in Poland.<\/p>\n
Promoting ties between the two countries was a photo
\nexhibition presenting the life of Moslems in Poland, which was
\nexhibited at the Antara gallery in April, while a poetry reading,
\nfeaturing the works of Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, a master of
\nlyrical poetry, was also presented last month at the University
\nof Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Apart from Opalka's works, Indonesian can also admire batik
\nworks created by Polish children in Poland, which will be
\ndisplayed at the Pesona Indonesia, Tamin Mini Indonesia Indah
\nfrom May 19 to May 25. (ste)<\/p>",
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