Glass art on display

Glass art on display

JAKARTA (JP): Good news for glass art lovers. Harsono Samin, the only Indonesian glass artist, will display his works at the Jakarta Design Center in South Jakarta beginning today.

The two-week exhibition will be open to the public between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. everyday until Dec. 17.

Harsono, born in Medan, North Sumatra in 1960, majored in commercial ceramics at George Brown College in Canada and glass at the College School of Craft & Design, also in Canada.

Harsono has been holding solo exhibitions since 1981, mainly overseas. His first Indonesian exhibition was held at Erasmus Huis in 1995.

The current show, based on the theme Eksplorasi Bentuk dan Estetik (Exploration of Shape and Esthetics), is sponsored by Asri magazine. A noted healer, Prof. H.M. Hembing Wijayakusuma, is scheduled to open the display. (sur)