Biblical images rendered in intricate Javanese script
The unusual paintings of Indonesian artist Eddy Susanto take their inspiration from Albrecht Durer's Christian images, reports HELMI YUSOF
AT the Michael Janssen gallery in Gillman Barracks, you'll find 22 large paintings - 1.55m wide and 2.5m tall; almost the height of an average Singapore apartment - which bear the iconic Christian images created by Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528). They include images of Last Supper, the crucifixion of Christ, the birth of Mary and the encounter of Joachim, Mary's father, with the angels.
But look closely at these paintings and you'll realise the images are not composed of ordinary lines and strokes. Instead, they comprise loops and curls which are the letters of the pallava script, a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. Each canvas not only illustrates visu…
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