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1998
tuLuS WarSito oil on canvas Rp.10 - 15.000.000
(b. Sragen, C. Java, 1953) 99 x 99 cm US$ 714 - 1.071
signed and dated (lower
Batik middle):”Tulus.W ‘98”

Many of Tulus Warsito’s works are inspired This difference in tone produces the image as if it
by the art of batik painting. For this painter, were an object and its shadow. This optical illu-
batik looks very special. He is very observant in sion of space is the trademark of Tulus Warsito in
responding to the appearance of batik or presenting the subject of batik and ornamentation
ornamentation and is moved to create an in his works.
appearance that is different from the usual. This painting comes from the collection of the late
The image of a flat subject of ornament is Adnan Buyung Nasution, a famous Indonesian
transformed into an image that offers lawyer and human rights advocate. His select eclec-
imaginary space. Innovatively, Tulus creates a tic collection consists of artworks by various
three-dimensional impression for his subject Indonesian artists, ranging from the more,
matter. As seen in this work, the lines and dots humorous artists, like Otto Djaya, to the abstract
are lightly colored followed by an identical artists like Made Wianta, Tulus Warsito and Hanafi,
shape with a nearby dark color. to the more serious, senior artists, like Sudjono
Abdullah and Basuki Resobowo.
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