Merlion
04-05-2007, 04:12 AM
A different type of scupture exhibition by 36 sculptors in Indonesia. It relates to the issue of the environment.
Environment takes center stage at sculpture fair (http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20070405.T03&irec=2)
April 5, 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia
Sculptors who have often felt marginalized compared to painters in the world of art should now look forward to a brighter future.
An ongoing exhibition at East Java's Pakuwon City shows that the public at large now give more appreciation to sculpture. More than that, the country's property and business owners now eagerly purchase sculptures or monuments to enhance the living environment of their estates.
While various monuments or public sculptures are scattered all over the country, the Pakuwon exhibition to introduce a sculpture park in Pakuwon City may be considered an event of national significance.
Thirty-six sculptors from around the country were selected to create works for this contemporary exhibition, launched to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pakuwon Group.
The exhibition, which runs from March 30 to April 11, displays 58 works by 36 sculptors from various cities in the country.
Abiding by the theme "Relation: Tanah Air as a Base of Awareness" was not an easy task for the sculptors, but many of them managed to elaborate on it, linking their works to their own imaginations.
Perhaps the significance of the exhibition does not so much lie in how well the artists were able to link their work to the theme, but rather in how some of the artists exposed a surprising ability to visualize serious issues with an aesthetic that uplifts the spirit. ....
Environment takes center stage at sculpture fair (http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20070405.T03&irec=2)
April 5, 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia
Sculptors who have often felt marginalized compared to painters in the world of art should now look forward to a brighter future.
An ongoing exhibition at East Java's Pakuwon City shows that the public at large now give more appreciation to sculpture. More than that, the country's property and business owners now eagerly purchase sculptures or monuments to enhance the living environment of their estates.
While various monuments or public sculptures are scattered all over the country, the Pakuwon exhibition to introduce a sculpture park in Pakuwon City may be considered an event of national significance.
Thirty-six sculptors from around the country were selected to create works for this contemporary exhibition, launched to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pakuwon Group.
The exhibition, which runs from March 30 to April 11, displays 58 works by 36 sculptors from various cities in the country.
Abiding by the theme "Relation: Tanah Air as a Base of Awareness" was not an easy task for the sculptors, but many of them managed to elaborate on it, linking their works to their own imaginations.
Perhaps the significance of the exhibition does not so much lie in how well the artists were able to link their work to the theme, but rather in how some of the artists exposed a surprising ability to visualize serious issues with an aesthetic that uplifts the spirit. ....