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Looking at some of his works, it is not only an independent subject that is
the central point but also exists side by side with other elements. Happy’s
work is a combination of reflection and contradiction about “self” itself.
Artist’s statement : “I don’t just paint a picture of something; This work
is a combination of reflections and contradictions about this “self”. In
other words, I am a subject but at the same time I can be an object. The
breadth and depth of the conflict, such as providing a picture of a happy,
sad and painful reality.”
819 happy Wahyu fIrdaus | (b. laMongan, E. Java, 1997)
Alam Bawah Sadar | 2023 | acrylics on canvas
120 x 176 cm | √ signed √ dated
rp. 12 - 18.000.000 | uS$ 857 - 1.285
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