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Jenggala's
Gallery Presents
"Poetry
of Rain"
Watercolor Paintings Exhibition by
Agus Budiyanto
December
16th 2005 - February 9th 2006
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AGUS
BUDIYANTO
Agus
Budiyanto was born on July 25, 1960 in Jakarta. It was the passion
for art that drove Agus to learn about painting as he never
attended any art institutes in his life. Everything came naturally
as he tried the first stroke on paper. Being intrigued and challenged
by the watercolor, Agus chose the medium to translate his emotions
and interpretations of his surroundings on paper. As a difficult
medium where even a slightest mistake is not allowed, watercolor
requires not only full concentration but also maturity of the
artist. Unlike most artists, who find water color less interesting
and challenging, Agus is one of a few artists who is continuously,
totally and fully committed to creating big size watercolor
paintings of 150 cm x 114 cm on high quality paper.
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Inspired
by the everlasting beauty of nature and the rich culture
of Indonesia, Agus continues to demonstrate his maturity
as well as spontaneity in portraying the various objects
from beaches, harbors, villages, cities, trees, flowers,
animals to humans. Whether it is representing Indonesia
in the international world though group exhibitions or holding
solo exhibitions, Agus always chooses the theme that is
close to his heart; Indonesia, the land of beauty.
During
26 years of his journey in painting, 5 awards of recognition
and appreciation from various associations have proved Agus'
totality and commitment as one of renowned Indonesian watercolor
artists. He has held 8 solo exhibitions in Bandung and Jakarta
as well as joined 38 group exhibitions in Indonesia, Japan,
Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
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In
his first solo exhibition at Jenggala Art Gallery, Agus
exhibits his latest series of paintings with rain as the
concept. Rain is a blessing from God for the continuity
of human lives and all creations on earth. Esthetically,
rain has high value and it presents the objects with different
meanings, between real and unreal. To his opinion, watercolor
is the perfect medium to visualize rain. Agus explained,
"I would like to introduce the watercolor paintings
to the people and art community in Bali. Hopefully by
presenting different techniques and sizes of the paintings,
this exhibition would be able to increase people's interest
and response of watercolor paintings."
Jenggala
Art Gallery is proud to present the watercolor paintings
exhibition by Agus Budiyanto entitled "Poetry
of Rain".
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