Widayat |
| (1919 - 2002, Indonesian) |
| Kutoarjo, C. Java, Indonesia, 1919 - Jakarta, Indonesia, 2002. Widayat began his artistic career by painting picturesque landscapes in the Mooi Indie tradition for the tourist market in Bandung. During the Revolution he was an officer in the Indonesian armed forces involved in intelligence work in South Sumatra. His war-time activities included making anti-Dutch propaganda posters and organising dramatic performances to drum up nationalist fervour. Widayat was among the first batch of students at ASRI / Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts, Yogyakarta. He graduated from ASRI in 1954, and then became a teacher in the school and remained a staff member until he retired in 1988. He co-founded the artists group PIM / Young Indonesian Painters in 1952. In 1960 he went to Japan for two years where he studied traditional gardens and ceramics. The Indonesian government presented him with the Anugerah Seni Art Award in 1972. Other awards received include First Prize at the First Indonesian Biennial in 1974; award at the Yogyakarta Biennial in 1986; Lempad Prize awarded by Sanggar Dewata Indonesia in 1987; ASEAN Art Award in 1993; and the Budaya Upa Pradana from the Government of Central Java in 1994. |
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