Agenda

Agenda

Painting Exhibition:Imagi dan Abstraksi, Images and
Abstractions, a retrospective of Umi Dachlan at Andi Gallery, Jl.
Tanah Abang 4/14, Jakarta 10160 from Feb. 9 through Feb.27, 2000.
Phone: 021-3457130, 3843241; Fax: 021-3805195

A graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Umi Dachlan
is one of the most prominent female painters in the Indonesian
art world.

In her single exhibition, Umi presents around 80 of her
foremost collections dating from l978 to the present, portraying
her journey through various local art stages.

The exhibition also provides viewers the opportunity to study
the development of the painter's themes and techniques.

Her works from the late 1970s comprise experimental abstract
creations, tapestries and collages. Umi's earlier works expressed
a deep religious spirit.

Umi's 1980s-l990s works are more varied in terms of subjects,
themes and techniques. She is still faithfully exploiting
geometric forms in most of her 90s works such Bidang Hijau dengan
Texture Emas, The Green Space with Golden Texture, and Bidang
Vertikal di atas Hijau Abu-Abu, the Vertical Space above Grayish
Green.

Umi also explores landscape objects as depicted in her l998
painting entitled The Cloudy Landscape, The Old Walls, and The
Yellow Landscape.

Umi, who has dedicated herself to her profession for more than
three decades, deserves commendation from the Indonesian art
community.

Painting Exhibition: Gabrielle Ferrand, at Galeri CCF Wijaya,
Jl. Wijaya No.48, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, from Feb.9
through March 5, 2000.

Born in Bordeaux, France, in l887, Gabrielle Ferrand was a
noted French painter whose works depicted many Indonesian
subjects -- the lives of Javanese men and women, in particular.

In l922, Ferrand traveled alone to Java on a Dutch liner.
Upon arrival, she made many sketches and paintings. Later she
toured quite extensively, taking photographs and collecting
traditional textiles, whilst continuing her work.

Some of her paintings are now being exhibited at Gallery CCF
Wijaya. Ferrand was absorbed by local subjects such as Javanese
traditional dancers, simple peasants, landscapes of ricefields
and historical buildings like the Borobudur temple in Central
Java. (raw)