Heart-to-Heart Plenary #2 (Curhat Paripurna #2), 2014
Acrylic on Canvas, 100 x 100 cm
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About the artwork
CSS 104 Jl Stefan Buana depicts portraits in a unique style - his faces are deformed and less-than-perfect, thus communicating in a more intimate and personalized way with viewers. He usually uses a technique of carving into layers of paint, however, in this particular painting, he intentionally builds on the expressive and strongly defined layer of flattened paint with a bevy of lines that create shapes and forms over his amassed textures. He seems to suggest that we are all part of a single universe and it is only our outlines that divide us from each other.
About the artist
Stefan Buana is a rising star amongst Indonesia's emerging artists, marking his way with fascinating paintings and exquisite sculptures that challenge and amuse his collectors and critics. Stefan is known for his constant experimentation with various styles and media and his creation of unique art pieces using non-traditional materials such as torched metal and rough craquelure.
In recent years, Stefan's approach has shifted from abstraction with bold strokes, earthly colors and unusual figures to works that have a more conceptual content that represent his creative ideas and values. Tactile and pleasing to the eye, the paintings of Stefan Buana are deceptively benign. But don't be lulled by the pastel shades and fine lines as "Stefan is making strong social and political statements" says Michael Vatikiotis - former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, in his review for Stefan's solo exhibition at Galeri Nasional, Jakarta in 2008.