Friday, December 12, 2014

THE 6th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE CHINA 2015

Exhibiting Modes

Regulations of the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, China, 2015
    Beijing International Art Biennale (Beijing Biennale for short) initiated in 2003, with the ratification of the State Council and funded financially, is jointly sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Government of Beijing Municipality and the China Artists Association, and it is also a key name-brand cultural project under the National Program on Cultural Development during the 11th Five-year Plan. We have so far held the Beijing Biennale successively for 5 times in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2012. The participating countries have reached from 45 to 84, the participating artists have totaled more than 3000 and the visitors have reached 1 million during the past 10 years. As a platform for international cultural exchanges, Beijing Biennale adopts the cooperative mode of the Chinese Curatorial Committee and the international curators. We adhere to the idea of making efforts to build a specific international platform, and the exhibits mainly consist of paintings and sculptures. Through the conception of promoting the global harmony by the contemporary artistic exhibition and respecting the variety of the international culture and advice of equal conversation between the orient and occident culture, Beijing Biennale has obtained the approbation and the support from more and more artists across the world.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

KBRI ATHENA: BEHIND THE MYTH, PAMERAN LUKISAN INDONESIA DI AKTO ATHENS, 21-25 Oktober 2013

Berita Perwakilan

ANTARA News, 29 Oktober 2013


Behind the Myth, pameran lukisan Indonesia di AKTO Athens

Direktur Pemasaran Sekolah Seni dan Disain AKTO menyampaikan bahwa pihaknya telah sangat menantikan pameran ini karena hasil karya pelukis Indonesia jarang dapat dinikmati di Yunani. Karya lukis yang dipamerkan sangat menarik untuk dipelajari karena para pengunjung dan terutama para murid sekolah AKTO nantinya dapat mempelajari dua hal sekaligus yaitu cerita mitologi Indonesia dan teknik melukis para pelukis Indonesia.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

MEMBAWA MITOS KE NEGERI PARA DEWA

Sarasvati Magazine
by Suci Dian
Posted 02 Agustus, 2013.


Syis Paindow: "Jaka Tarub in My Mind (The Legend
of Jaka Tarub Series)", 2012, oil on canvas, 2012
Indonesia dan Yunani. Dua negara ini sama-sama memiliki kekayaan mitologi. Dan lima perupa dari Yogyakarta, mencoba membawa interpretasi mereka tentang keberadaan mitos dalam kehidupan manusia, untuk ditampilkan ke Yunani.

Monday, April 7, 2014

MAINTAINING INDONESIAN MYTHS WITH ART

Sheany finds traditions have the potential of becoming icons


The Jakarta Globe Newspaper
By Sheany on 05:42 pm Jul 22, 2013
Category Arts & Culture, Life & Style
Tags: Art exhibition, Indonesian art, Indonesian artist


"Queen of Rice" by Syis Paindow (JG Photo/Sheany)

The strong and passionate vision Jago Tarung Yogyakarta has for Indonesian arts and traditions is evident in this exhibition and the fact the group is able to take it to an international platform should be a reminder to local artists and patrons to keep on channeling Indonesian values, stories, culture and traditions into their work.