Affandi | |
| (1907 - 1990, Indonesian) | |
| Cirebon, W. Java, Indonesia, 1907 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1990 Affandi was essentially self-taught. During the Japanese Occupation he was involved in POETERA / People’s Activity Centre. Moving to Yogyakarta during the Revolution, he participated in revolutionary activities and helped to set up Seniman Masjarakat / People’s Painters in 1946. He co-founded Pelukis Rakyat / People’s Painters with Hendra Gunawan in 1947. A scholarship to the art school of Santiniketan University took him and his family to India in 1949. Following this they proceeded on an extensive tour of Europe before returning to Yogyakarta in 1954 when he became a lecturer at ASRI / Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts. He participated in the Sao Paolo Biennial II in 1953 and represented Indonesia at the Venice Biennial in 1954. Affandi went to Honolulu in 1967 as part of the first East-West Centre Artist-in-Residence programme, where he painted his first fresco. He received an Indonesian Art Award from the Ministry of Education and Culture (1969), and was honoured by the University of Singapore with a Doctor Honoris Causa of Letters (1974) for his contribution to art. He also received the Dag Hammarskjoeld Prize from Italy (1977) and Indonesian Government Gold Medal (1978). | |
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