Akmal Jaya Petrified Wood Sculptures
Since his earliest work, Akmal Jaya chose to use variety of stones as a media for his art. His past experience with stones includes granite, marble, obsidian and a fossilized timber.
Venue: plaza indonesia jakarta
Address: mh thamrin,jakarta
Date: 9-31 october 2016
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Address: mh thamrin,jakarta
Date: 9-31 october 2016
Web: http://talentaorganizer.com
Akmal Jaya was born in June 1966 at Rengat, Riau. He went to art school in Padang before he went to ISI (Institut Seni Rupa Indonesia) in Yogyakarta, majoring in the art of statue.
His ability to paint is acquired from his time at ISI. His Major in the Art of Statue also enhance his ability to understand proportion, anatomy, shape precision as well as expression.
Since his earliest work, Akmal Jaya chose to use variety of stones as a media for his art. His past experience with stones includes granite, marble, obsidian and a fossilized timber.
One of Akmal Jaya's biggest influence for his art and life principle is the culture, values, as well as the daily life of locals in Yogyakarta.
Is s special type of fossilized remains of tree or tree like plamts that are transformed completely to stone by the process of perminalization.
The process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sendiment or volcanic ash and is initially preserved due to lack of oxygen for thousands to millions of years
His ability to paint is acquired from his time at ISI. His Major in the Art of Statue also enhance his ability to understand proportion, anatomy, shape precision as well as expression.
Since his earliest work, Akmal Jaya chose to use variety of stones as a media for his art. His past experience with stones includes granite, marble, obsidian and a fossilized timber.
One of Akmal Jaya's biggest influence for his art and life principle is the culture, values, as well as the daily life of locals in Yogyakarta.
Is s special type of fossilized remains of tree or tree like plamts that are transformed completely to stone by the process of perminalization.
The process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sendiment or volcanic ash and is initially preserved due to lack of oxygen for thousands to millions of years