Dua Seni Rupa: The Compilation of Sanento Yuliman Papers

About the Author 

In his childhood, Sanento Yuliman ever aspire to be president. ''But, then, that's not attractive anymore. For some reason,''said the artist who in 1966-1975, with Jim Supangkat and Hardi, appears as the originator of New Art''Indonesia''. He is also known as a writer, art critic, and lecturer remains the Fine Arts Department of ITB.

His artistic talent has been seen since in elementary school, and the talent was soon guided his father, the late RS Hadiwardoyo, who during his lifetime became governor in Majenang. ''I was in elementary school drawing lessons are always the best,''said Sanento. Also began to develop his literary talent since in elementary school, through books borrowed in the Public Library Cultural and Education in Yogyakarta. He began writing in junior high school class I, and contained in the sheet teen My friends, Daily People's Sovereignty in the same city.

After finishing college at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), 1968, the former chief editor of the weekly Students Indonesia, Bandung, this is going to Paris. There, in 1981, he took his doctorate at the College of Social Sciences with a dissertation titled Genese de la Feinture Indonesienne Contemporaire: Le Role de S. Sudjojono. Long hair to cover the ears, beard and mustache, Sanento showing modest figure. His journey to France as no impression on his local habit. Through his writings in Self magazine, July 1985, for example, he criticized the architecture in Indonesia to use the AC. ''Why did the architects do not respect nature, to make the room comfortable enough for us, the tropics?''He wrote.

In addition to busy to teach, the father of a child likes to explore these areas in Indonesia. From the observation that,''I dare say that the Indonesian Fine Arts has existed on Indonesian soil since the development of civilization in this country.''
Occasionally he wrote in the mass media. Together with Jim Supangkat, he wrote a book G. Sidhartha Fine Arts in Middle Indonesia, PT Gramedia, 1982. This book contains a collection of writings that respond Sanento Yuliman in Indonesian art world. Although published in January 2001, paper weights and materials delivered still warm and the actual. The preparation of the book is very interesting and able to lead the reader in a situation when there is the writing process conditions.

Review 

Book titled Two Arts: The Compilation of Sanento Yuliman Papers is organized into 3 (three) parts, each part has a subject of separate but complementary and supportive.

1. Part one: The World Fine Arts in visual arts
   All that study phenomena associated with the arts scope. Included in the visual world be it products or objects associated with everyday life, tradition and culture. The world is basically a way of life in various cultures in all corners of the world and continues to grow in all ages. Visual world is known as "visual art" which make no distinction between design, "fine art (painting, sculpture, and graphics) and craft in the level of popular or unpopular (high - low). Sanento critical thinking about the world of arts (visual art) is not raised, lowered the fine arts and applied arts. Detailed way of thinking about the world are felt in:
   
   • Terminology Figure Painting 
   • Traditions in Indonesia: Painting in the normal definition of Painting 
   • Tradition in Indonesia: The hands that waved in the Stone Wall 
   • Painting Traditions in Indonesia: Painting in the Age of Technology Temple 
   • Art / Design 
   • Two Fine Arts
   • Modern and Antique 
   • Goods and Liberation of Fine Arts in Our Lives 
   • Reciprocal Required Needs
     
2. Part Two: The World of Modern Arts
   Art practice in Indonesia the most attention is the practice of art in the discourse of fine art. A fact that can not be circumvented. The practice of art in fine art discourse is a tradition that was adapted from western culture who later better known as modern art. In practice modern art worldwide and is believed to be a part of modern life. But the reality of modern art is often contrary to the spirit of the living art tradition in many places. Sanento examines the practice of modern art in Indonesia is still searching for identity, and highlights the various conflicts that arise in the world of modern art. Their thoughts in writing:
   
   • The Birth of Modern Arts in Indonesia 
   • Looking for Indonesia in Indonesian Painting Art 
   • Paintings in Indonesia: The problems, Past and Present 
   • Indonesian Painting a New Dimension abandoned 
   • BOOM! Where's Our Art Paintings? 
   • Monument of Graphics August 17, 1946 
   • New Sculpture in Indonesia Traditions and the Birth of A Sculptor Recency 
   • Solve Unemployment Artistic 
   • Spirit of Youth Whither? 
   • New Perspectives 
   • Everyday Arts Against Elitism
     
3. Part Three: Exploring the Meaning of the Exhibition
   A collection of writings Sanento during the period 1981 to 1991, arranged chronologically. The writings are contained within the rubric of Arts Tempo weekly magazine. Sanento become critics remain a weekly news magazine Tempo. Browsing exhibitions are not only painting, he is doing to enrich their points of view in the world of art. In this section he is interested in writing a critique on the art of sculpture, graphic art and design exhibitions and even exhibitions that gave birth to new media. Was he who introduced the term "installation" to the Indonesian art world. The extent of attention in various symptoms of visual art, he noticed and gave an attitude that is not only based on the discourse of "fine art".

Conclusion 

Sanento

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