S. Sudjojono | |
| (1913 - 1985, Indonesian) | |
| Kisaran, N. Sumatra, Indonesia, 1913 - Jakarta, Indonesia, 1985. From 1925 he studied painting with Yudhokusumo (the artist Kartono’s father). In 1935 he began to study painting with Mas Pirngadi and the Japanese artist Chioyoji Yazaki. He received further education at the Taman Siswa Teachers’ College in Yogyakarta. In 1938 he and Agus Djaja co-founded PERSAGI / Indonesian Painters’ Union. From 1942-44 Sudjojono participated in POETERA / People’s Activity Centre and Keimin Bunka Shidoso Cultural Centre in Jakarta. In 1946, Sudjojono formed SIM / Young Indonesian Artists in Madiun. In the 1950s he worked closely with the communist-sponsored cultural organisation LEKRA / People’s Cultural Institute and in 1955, nominated by the Communist Party, was voted to Parliament. His expulsion from the Communist Party in 1958 saved him from the communist purge in 1965. In 1970 he was awarded recognition in the arts by the Indonesian Government. His work has been exhibited in The Netherlands and at the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan in 1980. In Indonesia, Sudjojono’s work has been exhibited in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Denpasar. | |
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