Dream come true for Erica

Dream come true for Erica

JP/Mulkan Salmona

JAKARTA (JP): Known for her distinctive childlike painting
style which has captivated observers, Erica Hestu Wahyuni is
embarking on a brand new project.

On a scaffold at Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, West Java,
she is working on a painting measuring 3 meters x 4.5 meters
which depicts the nature and animals to be found in the safari
park.

It is part of her preparation for a solo exhibition at Galeri
Nasional Indonesia in April, which will travel to Singapore the
following month and Moscow in June.

"I am very grateful to Taman Safari Indonesia which has given
me the freedom to observe and paint the flora and fauna here
because I now have the chance to realize on canvas my
longstanding dream," Erica said during a media gathering at the
park on Sunday.

"I am not being overly ambitious, but only wish to express
myself as a woman who loves animals." (Mulkan Salmona)