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Naive Painting Class and Exhibition by Erica
28 February, 2017 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
In the week of 25 February to 4 March, painter Erica Hestu Wahyuni will provide a series of painting classes for both children and adults to introduce them to her colorful world.
Erica is well-known in Indonesia and internationally as “Art’s Most Playful Child” because of her distinct, expressive character and naive paintings, hundreds distributed among collectors and galleries in the country and abroad. Born in Yogyakarta, Java in 1971, Erica started painting in primary school, joining a children’s drawing club (Sanggar Katamsi), which was taught by Suharto PR and Herry Wibowo – both established painters. Later she studied painting at the prestigious Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Surikov Institute of Art, Russia. In 1993, her work was selected for the International Triennale Competition of Painting in Osaka, Japan. Erica held her first solo exhibition at the Purna Budaya in 1995, officiated by the sultan of Yogyakarta, which turned out to be a successful event. Since then she has exposed all over the world most recently in Austria and Vietnam.
Erica’s naive, playful renditions have ascertained her reputation as one of the most sought-after contemporary artists in South East Asia. Each work contains interesting narrative qualities, which reveal the worldview of the artist. Typically, Erica depicts her own experiences in scenes that feature main characters within extremely busy environments. She uses simple deformed shapes and brilliant primary colors to further enhance the sense of animation, and as a result her paintings appear to be fun and enjoyable.
The schedule of the painting workshops at SEA Junction is as follows:
25 February 2017: 1-4PM
26 February 2017: 1-4PM
28 February 2017: 10.30-12.30AM
1 March 2017: 5.30-7.30 PM
2 March 2017: 10.30-12.30 AM
The workshops are open to both children and adults. Registration by writing to southeastasiajunction@gmail.com is required, as each workshop will be limited to about 10 participants. A fee of 500 TBH will be charged for acrylic colors, small canvas and other painting material. If participants wish to bring their own painting tools, a contribution of 200 TBH is still appreciated. If participants wish large canvas, they can bring in addition. Participants can enroll in more than one workshop to get greater familiarity with Erica’s techniques and each workshop is unique.
A selection of works from the workshop’s participants combined with paintings by Erica will be exposed at SEA Junction on 4-5 March.
For more info on Erica see https://www.whiteboardjournal.com/interview/1521/erica-hestu-wahyuni-artist/
Organizer:
SEA Junction, OUR Venue to Connect on Southeast Asia (see seajunction.org)
SEA Junction aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions –from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium) SEA junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see seajunction.org and join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1693055870976440/
