Wayang Kulit: The Magic of Shadows and the Essence of Javanese Tradition
Wayang Kulit: The Magic of Shadows and the Essence of Javanese Tradition On a November evening in 2003, the world paused for a moment as UNESCO declared Wayang Kulit, the Javanese shadow puppet theatre, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. While this act officially recognized its significance, Wayang Kulit is far […]
The Art of Motherhood and Inner Drive: Writing Truth in a World of Constraints
The Art of Motherhood and Inner Drive: Writing Truth in a World of Constraints How often do we think about what we leave behind? Is our work, our art, our life part of something greater, or just a reflection of our inner turmoil in the moment? The question that has followed me through decades of […]
The Art of Silence: A Journey through Words and Images
The Art of Silence: A Journey through Words and Images What drives us to create? Is art born from a mere need to convey something external, or is it a deeper process, a reflection of what we carry inside? There is a moment when we transition from silence to expression, from the unconscious to the […]
The Creative Process: A Journey of Letting Go
The Creative Process: A Journey of Letting Go How often do we ask ourselves what the creative process really means? People want to understand how an artist creates, they want to witness the moment of creation as if the secret of art lies in that visible act. But the process is far subtler than what […]
In the year of twenty one started a new painting series, Ecstasy of Love
In the year of twenty one I started a new painting series, Ecstasy of Love Ecstasy of Love, a new series of paintings I began in 2021, expands on the ideas presented in Tactility of Feelings, an earlier series of paintings. The primary starting materials for these paintings are still paper and colored gauze. Given […]
Awarded book of poetry
Awarded book of poetry 2013 Dejan Mančić Foundation from Niš awarded and published a poetry collection Clam Woven Sea Award notification text: Due to favorable circumstances, at this year’s “Dejan Mančić” Foundation competition for the best manuscript collection of poems, at the very top of the submitted manuscripts, there were three female poets. However, according […]
In studio Bima, Surakarta, Java
Surakarta, Java In studio Bima 2003–2004: Pak Tardianza, my mentor, and me in Surakarta, Indonesia’s “Bima” studio. My mentor was coloring leather wayang pupet at the time so that it could be used in the wayang kulit all-night performance while I was learning how to make wayang kain. The most significant wayang is wayang purwa, […]
Wayang painting exhibition at The Kirei Gallery in Kuta, Bali
The Kirei Gallery in Kuta, Bali Wayang painting exhibition While I was still residing in Indonesia, in May 2004, I displayed my first collection of wayang paintings at the Kirei Gallery in Kuta, Bali. Here I am with a few of my Balinese friends who assisted me in opening the exhibition. They expressed their gratitude […]