Indonesian artists bound for Perth, S'pore

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)