Invite from Indonesia for artist

Jamshedpur, April 3: After Germany, it is Indonesia where Guinness World Records-holder Avtar Singh Virdi would send his collection of anamorphic art.

Having received an invitation from Taman Ismail Marzuki, Gallery Cipta, in Indonesia, through a letter sent to him yesterday, Virdi is busy finalising the subject on which he would base his works.

“We have been asked to send in our entries on the popular sport of golf with paintings suggesting different postures and actions that are part of this sport,” said Virdi.

Titled Indian Art Exhibition, the show would be a display of the rarer kinds of art that are prevalent in India.

Apart from a collection of paintings done in both oil and water colour, on display would be a series of art pieces under different sections. The exhibition would take place from July 22 to August 4. An initiative of the Indonesian gallery, this is an annual event of the art institute.

A Guinness World Records-holder for giving life to the largest anamorphic portrait — 10x10ft portrait of George Bush — Virdi has to his credit a lot of portraits of important personalities done up since the beginning of his career.

Excelling in the art for 25 years, Virdi has been involved with corporate major Tata Steel in making portraits of popular personalities, including Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, which were gifted to them during their visit to the steel city for the 2002 match against West Indies. He has also made portraits of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and gifted it to him. His personal gifts include portraits made and given to film personalities Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.

A master of anamorphic art, Virdi practices a rare art.

The technique sees the artist take an impression of a chosen theme through a reflection on the mirror. A central focal point is decided for each painting based on which the final impression is received.

“It is a technique that has to be mastered through a lot of hard work and practice over the years,” said Virdi, as he explained the technique that goes behind his form of art.

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Papua dalam Kemahiran Seni

Papua, SELAIN pandai berburu, orang Kamoro juga lihai dalam membuat barang seni. Difasilitasi PT Freeport Indonesia bekerja sama dengan QB World Books, karya seni orang Kamoro awal bulan ini dipamerkan di Jakarta.

Selain 50 karya ukir kayu kontemporer dan aneka topeng roh yang dipamerkan dan dijual, hadir pula lima orang suku asli Kamoro yang siap memaparkan berbagai aspek budaya mereka.

Rombongan terdiri dari tiga pengukir pria yang merupakan seniman kontemporer Kamoro terbaik dan dua perempuan yang piawai dalam seni kuno membuat anyaman.

Dalam pameran, pengunjung dapat melihat secara langsung berbagai alat dan bahan rimba yang masih digunakan masyarakat Kamoro dalam kehidupan seni dan keseharian mereka. Selain nyanyian dan tarian tradisional, kelompok Kamoro juga menyajikan ritual pembuatan genderang yang menggunakan darah.

Rombongan Kamoro didampingi konsultan untuk Departemen Komunikasi Perusahaan dan Departemen Urusan Masyarakat Freeport Dr Karl Muller. Pada acara tersebut Muller memberikan ceramah dan presentasi mengenai kehidupan masyarakat Kamoro.

Lewat acara seperti itu, masyarakat semakin mengetahui bahwa bumi Papua menyimpan begitu banyak kekayaan budaya dan seni. Kini masyarakat Jakarta dapat menikmati hasil karya seni yang mahatinggi suku Kamoro. (CY/S-5)

(sumber: media indonesia)