Kencut?s Stuffed Dolls Are Games of Truths and Lies
Kencut?s paintings are stark reminders to us that sometimes, all we simply need to do is to button up, pick up what is left, and walk out without ever glancing back.
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Putu Adi Suanjaya a.k.a., Kencut
“I had typed the name Caroline, and it came out wrong. I looked at the word Coraline, and knew it was someone’s name. I wanted to know what happened to her.” British author Neil Gaiman has set the stage for the iconic button-eyed characters in his 2002 dark fantasy children’s novella to thrive in the pages, as well as on screen in the 2009 stop-motion film adaptation. In Indonesia, an entirely different breed of button-eyed characters has, on the canvases, grown into something even closer to the hearts of the locals under the brushstrokes of Putu Adi Suanjaya, or better known by his moniker of Kencut. Show Up, 150cm x 150cm, acrylic on canvas, 2016, Yogyakarta
In your early years, how was art introduced to you"
As a child of Bali, I knew of my home to be a land of rich culture, and through the interconnections of history, traditions, and religions come a trove of artistic creations. Art had been a staple since my vocational high school, and it became my foundation for my practice in painting. Thereafter, I furthered my knowledge of art in the Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute. It was then that my tunnel vision on art limited to the traditions of the island began to...
The post Kencut?s Stuffed Dolls Are Games of Truths and Lies appeared first on LUXUO.
Putu Adi Suanjaya a.k.a., Kencut
“I had typed the name Caroline, and it came out wrong. I looked at the word Coraline, and knew it was someone’s name. I wanted to know what happened to her.” British author Neil Gaiman has set the stage for the iconic button-eyed characters in his 2002 dark fantasy children’s novella to thrive in the pages, as well as on screen in the 2009 stop-motion film adaptation. In Indonesia, an entirely different breed of button-eyed characters has, on the canvases, grown into something even closer to the hearts of the locals under the brushstrokes of Putu Adi Suanjaya, or better known by his moniker of Kencut. Show Up, 150cm x 150cm, acrylic on canvas, 2016, Yogyakarta
In your early years, how was art introduced to you"
As a child of Bali, I knew of my home to be a land of rich culture, and through the interconnections of history, traditions, and religions come a trove of artistic creations. Art had been a staple since my vocational high school, and it became my foundation for my practice in painting. Thereafter, I furthered my knowledge of art in the Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute. It was then that my tunnel vision on art limited to the traditions of the island began to...
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