Kartono Yudhokusumo’s Landscapes and his influence in Modern Indonesian Art

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211228.007How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Kartono Yudhokusumo; Indonesian Modern Art; Decorativism; Nature art

Abstract

Kartono Yudhokusumo is a Modern artist recognized as one of the first decorative artists in Indonesia. This research aims to study Kartono’s influences in his style and how he influenced Indonesian Modern Art. Also what motivated Kartono to represent natural landscapes as his main theme. The methodology applied in this research was literature review. Art history and art criticism schemes were used to analyze the topic. From the literature review it was possible to understand his relationship with other important artists of his time, like Sudjojono or Subidio, and to observe the differences and similarities with other decorative artists. Although Kartono supported Indonesia’s independence as a country, he preferred to paint an “ideal world” instead of social issues, unlike artists of his time in Yogyakarta. He also went against the trend when he moved to Bandung and opened his Sanggar Seniman, being one of the only decorative artists in Bandung at the time. Originality, naivety, spontaneity are characteristics of Kartono’s work that differentiate him from commercial landscape painters or Mooi Indie artists. Decorativism is a movement that started with Kartono and some of his contemporaries while searching for a style of their own, and later as a response to connect Indonesian art to its traditional roots.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Cristina Rodriguez Sosa
AU  - Yustiono
AU  - Ira Adriati
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/28
TI  - Kartono Yudhokusumo’s Landscapes and his influence in Modern Indonesian Art
BT  - Proceedings of the ICON ARCCADE 2021: The 2nd International Conference on Art, Craft, Culture and Design (ICON-ARCCADE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 55
EP  - 61
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211228.007
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211228.007
ID  - Sosa2021
ER  -