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22.01.15

On Being Independent

On his first entry in the column, Muhammad Hilmi talks about the disputes of the independent music scene. He wrote down his thought regarding the position of obscure musician in the public, along with the paradox of the independent concept itself in the capitalist world of music industry.

22.01.15

Vibrant Arie Smit

In 2002, Indonesian curator Amir Sidharta published , a homage to Arie Smit as the eldest foreign painters who worked before and after the World War II. The book offers a view of the artist’s vibrant life and career through the collection of his paintings. It contains approximately 500 of Smit’s tens of thousands paintings. Through this book, Smit also wants to share his experience as an artist and inspire the young generation of Balinese artists and collectors. Recently released was the limited, artist-signed and richly-illustrated of. Arie Smit has been a major contributor to Indonesian art, and that makes is a must for collectors and enthusiast in Indonesia. Adrianus Wilhelmus Smit, better known as Arie Smit, is a seminal Dutch-born Indonesian artist. Smit first arrived in Bali in 1956 and fell in love its landscapes and seascapes that he decided to make the island his permanent home. In the early 1960s, the painter supplied art materials to the youth in the village of Penestanan, Ubud and made them his students. Later, they created a painting style known as “Young Artists” style. Arie Smit found Bali as the right place to express his imagination and Bali has been his main inspiration of his paintings until now. Bali’s influences in Smit’s paintings can be seen as he often pictures Balinese scenery as the object and uses many different colors. He came from a country with four seasons which the illumination is different from tropical islands like Indonesia especially Bali. The scenery in Smit’s origin country is dominated by monotous colors like grey, black, and white, while the landscapes in Bali are dominated by bright colors. Smit puts the various colors on his paintings of settings in Bali like temples, ricefields, as well as Balinese people. This using of rich colors to paint everyday scenery has been always Arie Smit’s style. Arie Smit has been a major foreign artist in Indonesia. He received Dharma Kusuma award in 1992 and his works have been displayed in many exhibition including at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and at the CSIS Jakarta. Purchase the book here: http://www.afterhoursbookshop.com/products/vibrant-arie-smit Elsa Safira Hestriana

21.01.15

Process and Perspective with Eko Nugroho

Eko Nugroho is a distinguished name in the Indonesian contemporary art scene. Making his name with Dagingtumbuh project and his signature character illustrations, his work can now be found in international galleries and publications. In this interview, we talked to him about his perspective on the local and global art experience.

Fat Cat Ffonz
20.01.15

Tigapuluhdua

Moustapha Spliff makes this year's first appearance on Fat Cat Ffonz. Featuring Bollywood hits, Egyptian psych, Turkish fuzz, Sundanese Jaipongan, Indonesian pop-folk and ballads, Isan-Thai beauties courtesy of the good guys at Zudrangma, Bangkok as well as the ever reliable Persian funk. 01. Aksu Orkestrasi - Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni 02. Panbers - Haai 03. Bimbo - Cecilia 04. Sapan Jagmohan - Sote Sote Adhi Rat 05. Nooshafarin - Gol-E Aftab Gardoon 06. Angkanang Kunchai - Lam Plearn Mee Mia Laew Pai 07. Banyen Rakkaen - Siang Toey Jak Jai 08. OneDee - Bandung Kota Kembang 09. Lilis Suryani - Angin Peuting 10. Saksiam Petchchompu - Tam Nong Klub Sarakham 11. The Petch Phin Thong Band - Bump Lam Plearn 12. Murry - Pantun Lama 13. Thonghuad Faited - Eua Aree See Sor 14. Mogollar - Ternek 15. Ersen & Dadaslar - Derman Bulunmaz 16. Omar Khorshid - Rakset El Fadaa

19.01.15

Pamflet and Activism for the Youth

Activism is one of the major factors of many nations’ outlook. The youth plays an active role in the movement. By researching and building the networks of youth activism across the nation, Pamflet.or.id is an organization that aims to preserve the existence of youth activism in Indonesia.

Selected
16.01.15

jan k

The Doctor Strangelove of W_Music gives his 2015 greetings with a brand new mix for you to enjoy. Take a listen and enjoy the first month of 2015, everyone! 1.Flying Lotus - Siren Song (feat. Angel Deradoorian) 2.Takuya Kuroda - Rising Son 3.Max Graef - Jazz104 4.Theo Parrish - ...There Here 5.Aphex Twin - 4 bit 9d api+e+6 [126.26] 6.Moodymann - Desire 7.Caribou - Can't do Without You 8.Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers 9.Taylor McFerrin (feat. Robert Glasper & Thundercat) - Already There 10.Fatima - Underwater 11.D'angelo & the Vanguards - Another Life

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