Rujiman

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About the artwork

Known as the Koi fish painter, Rujiman has been recognised for his consistency in the subject matter. In this painting, Koi fish swim amidst a colourful water body. Multi-coloured swirls of paint surround the auspicious fish. The Koi is considered to be a universal symbol of luck. With quick strokes of a palette knife, Rujiman masterfully shapes the texture of the canvas with incisions of strong colour and light.

About the artist

Rujiman was born in 1975 and graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Yogyakarta. He currently stays in Indonesia. Known as the 'Koi Fish painter', Rujiman's abstract oil paintings are heavily impasto-ed, which adds great energy to his subject matter. He transfers the movements, color schemes and implications of Koi fish from his memory onto canvas using a pallet knife, and captures a style that spans abstract to semi-abstract to Impressionism. The artist has shown much cultural achievement as a fish painter and is skilled in connecting aesthetics with Asian philosophy. He is highly recognized in Indonesia and is rapidly gaining popularity for his style.