Below is the list of painters from Indonesia or the Dutch Indies.
1. Affandi (1907–1990)
2. Anak Agung Gde Sobrat (1912-1992)
3. Arie Smit (1916- ), Dutch-born Indonesian painter
4. Basuki Abdullah (1915 - 1993)
5. Dullah
6. Han Snel (1925-1998), Dutch-born Indonesian painter
7. I Ketut Soki (1946- )
8. Kartika Affandi-Koberl (1934- )
9. Hamman
10. I Nyoman Masriadi (1973- ), Balinese artist and painter
11. Ida Bagus Made Poleng (1915-1999), Balinese painter
12. Lee Man Fong
13. Marina Joesoef (1959- )
14. Mochtar Apin (1923–1994)
15. Mustofa Bisri (1944- ), Islamic teacher, leader, poet and painter
16. Raden Saleh (1807–1880)
17. Sudjana Kerton (1922–1994)
18. Tio Tjay (1946- )
19. Yunizar (1971- )
20. Erianto (1983- )
21. Harijadi Sumodidjoyo (1919-1997)
22. Damien Dematra
23. Heri Dono (1960-)
24. Rendry Ekel (1971- )
25. Imam Buchori Puja (1970- )
Indonesian Painting
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| Kenyah mural painting in Long Nawang, East Kalimantan. |
What Indonesian painting before the 19th century are mostly
restricted to the decorative arts, considered to be a religious and
spiritual activity, comparable to the pre-1400 European art. Artists
name are anonymous, since the individual human creator was seen as far
less important than their creation to honor the deities or spirits. Some
examples are the Kenyah
decorative art, based on endemic natural motifs such as ferns and
hornbills, found decorating the walls of Kenyah long houses. Other
notable traditional art is the geometric Toraja wood carvings.
Balinese painting are initially the narative images to depict scenes of
Balinese legends and religious scripts. The classical Balinese
paintings are often decorating the lontar manuscripts and also the ceilings of temples pavilion.
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| Capture of prince Diponegoro by Raden Saleh. |
Under
the influence of the Dutch colonial power, a trend toward
Western-style painting emerged in the 19th century. In the Netherlands,
the term "Indonesian Painting" is applied to the paintings produced by
Dutch or other foreign artists who lived and worked in the former
Netherlands-Indies. The most famous indigenous 19th century Indonesian
painter is Raden Saleh (1807–1877), the first indigenous artist to study
in Europe. His art is heavily influenced by Romanticism. In 1920's Walter Spies
began to settled in Bali, he is often credited with attracting the
attention of Western cultural figures to Balinese culture and art. His
works has somehow influenced Balinese artists and painters. Today Bali
has one of the most vivid and richest painting tradition in Indonesia.
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| Balinese painting by I Ketut Ginarsa. |
The 1920s to 1940s were a time of growing nationalism in Indonesia.
The previous period of romanticism movement was not seen as a purely
Indonesian movement and did not developed. Painters began to see the
natural world for inspiration. Some examples of Indonesian painter
during this period are the Balinese Ida Bagus Made and the realist Basuki Abdullah. The Indonesian Painters Association (Persatuan Ahli-Ahli Gambar Indonesia
or PERSAGI, 1938–1942) was formed during this period. PERSAGI
established a contemporary art philosophy that saw art works as
reflections of the artist’s individual or personal view as well as an
expression of national cultural thoughts.
From the 1940s on, artists started to mix Western techniques with
Southeast Asian imagery and content. Painters that rooted in the
revolutionary movement of the World War and the post-World War period
started to appear during this period, such as Sudjojono, Affandi, and Hendra.
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| Hunt by Raden Saleh. |
During the 1960s, new elements were added when abstract expressionism and Islamic art
began to be absorbed by the art community. Also during this period,
group of painters that are more concerned about the reality of
Indonesian society began to appear, taking inspiration from the social
problem such as division between the rich and the poor, pollution, and
deforestation. The national identity of Indonesia was stressed by these
painters through the use of a realistic, documentary style. During the
Sukarno period this socially-engaged art was officially promoted, but
after 1965 it lost popularity due to its presumed communist tendencies.
Three art academies offer extensive formal training in visual art: Bandung Institute of Technology founded in 1947; the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (Indonesian Fine Arts Academy) or ASRI, now known as ISI, in Yogyakarta was inaugurated in 1950; and the Institut Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Arts Institute) or IKJ, was opened in 1970.
