15 - 30 November 2019 Galeri Cipta II, Jakarta Novel interpretation on Jakarta had recently been expressed more actively by Urban Sketchers, an apolitical community. These sketches presented different sort of relations between self and city scapes, as if saying “I am one with this city”. Such expression emphasizes intimacy of an artist and their surroundings, as well as further allowing a newfangled interpretation on artistic expression in New Order era. These Urban Sketchers dedicated their media to immortalize mundane daily happenings and familiar scenes that, in their ways, possess some sort of artistic quality.
But this seemingly happy-go-lucky expression is still, nevertheless, filled with indignation and such, for nowhere is less perfect than Jakarta. To cite Sapardi Djoko Damono’s What’sApp message to Bambang Bujono on November 4, 2019, “Such indignation is really an indication of intimacy... Much like semprul, gundhulmu, and so on—just sort of casual taunting between close friends. “What he might meen, it seemed, was a fresh take on word “sontoloyo” in absence of exclamation marks.
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AuthorWhile not working as an architect, I spent my time live-sketching and doing some art projects. My works mostly inspired by journals I created myself and architectural forms I met along my work-life. I am a member of Urban Sketchers - Indonesia and regularly joined any event related to community. Archives
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