Bung Karno and Sudjojono
S. Sudjojono, 1913-1986
One of the ultimate tools of the revolution is art. So, too, revolution ideas often stimulate revolutionary visual - posters and icons that embody the aspirations of those who fight against the old order. Art is also victorious in their search for iconic images that embody the principles of the revolution.
The Father of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, has understood the need to create a truly Indonesian art movement to forge a national identity that religious divisions, ethnic and linguistic transcended that plagued the archipelago. To do this, he gathered around him a circle of talented young artists. One of the most important of them was S. Sudjojono, one of the main founders of Persagi (1938-1943), who, with his many other achievements lead art critic Trisno Sumardjo to declare him the "father of modern art in Indonesia "in 1949.
Born in Medan, Sumatra at a Javanese family of poor migrant workers, S. Sudjojono, stumbled on the greatness following serendipity and pure talent. it starts in 1925 when an art teacher admiring sent to Jakarta. there he would gain an intimate insight into the prestigious Batavian Art Circle, which featured exhibitions of Belle Ecole des Indes, and often revolutionary contemporary European art. in the process, it would also be introduced to many now famous modern artists from Indonesia, including Affandi and Hendra Gunawan who were also founding members of Persagi.
in 1947 Sudjojono present perhaps the most poignant representation of Indonesian independence struggle - a large oil on canvas entitled "revolutionary Camarades" (Kawan-kawan Revolusi). Unlike many tables in the revolutionary genre, "Comrades" is an attempt to glorify or beautify the subject. His ultimate nobility is reflected in his dark and moody honesty. Here we see the dirty and tired faces of the men and Indonesian women from all walks of life staring with courage and courage is apparently remembering fallen comrades, lost youth and even more challenges ahead.
Bung Karno
Although the founding of the Republic of Indonesia ended more than 300 years of foreign domination and oppression, struggle to bring prosperity, equality and justice remained elusive. Like many artists of his time Sudjojono S. expressed his concern for the welfare of the people in the paintings of peasants and workers. In the 1970s, he would begin to explore more surreal subjects often suggests alienation and disappointed by the Brave New World which has never appeared.
His revolutionary credentials have been recognized in his choice to paint a huge mural in the Fatahillah Museum depicting the struggle of Sultan Agung Mataram (ruled 1613-1646) against Jan Pieterszoons Coen (1587-1629), the founder dour and severe VOC or Dutch East India Company. Ironically painting is located in the City Hall where Dutch Coen sat when the Sultan Agung unsuccessfully besieged the city in late 1628. victories are often milder.
In 1985, S. Sudjojono would ride his last exhibition in the Ancol Art Gallery with Affandi and Basoeki Abdullah. He spent the following year in September. In the last phase of his life, he largely abandoned the typical anti-aesthetic style of his youth. The most likely cause was love that can over time, even the wildest revolutionary. Today he is honored for a major role in Indonesian art and history not for his still lifes of flowers, but his revolutionary vision and force - Merdeka
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