Seventy artists attend festival
Seventy artists attend festival
YOGYAKARTA: Seventy artists, comprising painters, graphic
artists, sculptors, ceramic and installation artists, will
display their latest works at the 16th Yogyakarta Arts Festival
(FKY) which ended on July 17 at Taman Siswa building here.
Festival chairman Kuss Indarto said that the artists were a
mix of the older generation, such as Entang Wiharso, Sigit
Santosa, Budi Ubrux, Diah Yulianti and Samuel Indratmo, with
talented debutantes like Yudi Sulistyo, Oskar Matano and Bayu
Yuliansyah.
Kuss said that the artists had to undergo a tight selection
process. He said that earlier, 250 artists applied to take part
in this event, but only 70 of them were selected.
This year, the festival's theme is "Barcode" -- JP