Indonesian artists bound for Perth, S'pore

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian painters will be taking part in two major exhibitions in Singapore and Perth, Australia, in another sign that Indonesia's art is going global.

Five painters grouped in Indonesia Lima will exhibit their works in Perth, West Australia, from Aug. 20 through Aug. 24.

The exhibition, to take place at the Burswood Resort Hotel, is to coincide with the opening of the Indonesian Consulate in Perth.

The show called Gelar Rekam Alam (Nature on Canvas) will display around 50 works by artists P. Lanny Andriani, Syaukat Banjaransari, Trip D. Sasomo, Idran Yusuf and Sri Hadhy.

Scheduled to be opened by Indonesian Consul Harijono Suprapto, the event is intended to promote Indonesian art in Australia.

"I am looking forward to introducing our creations to Australian art lovers. I really hope that we can organize a special festival on Indonesia in Australia," Syaukat said yesterday.

The Australian government and the private sector recently held "Australia Today Indonesia '94" in Jakarta and other big cities, including Semarang, Central Java, and Surabaya, East Java, in an effort to strengthen economic and social ties between Australia and Indonesia.

In Singapore, two young Indonesian students will take part at an international painting exhibition, the Swatch Emotion, starting today and lasting until Aug. 6.

The artists are Azeta -- a student from the SMA 4 high school in Bandung, and Denon, a student of architecture at Trisakti University in Jakarta. They will display their "street paintings" which were declared winners of a street painting competition early this month.

This is the first time a Swatch Emotion exhibition has been held in Asia. Previous showings were in France and Italy. (raw)