FADJAR SIDIK (1930 - 2004)

In painting ” Dynamics Room”, 1969 this, Fadjar Sidik present rhtyms form of two visual element bunch dominantly black colour and colour turn yellow ochre. In between formation form there are red circle which give accentuation entire/all that ritme, so that arise climax incubating ease. If in this painting there are month;moon form and scythe, that thing at all non religion represent related to symbolic value of full moon and crescent. And so it is with parallelogram forms bunch and writhe black line sucker, non abstraction form snake and its den which have symbolic magical value. this Artist more emphasizing how in its canvas attend visual expression which make dynamics, stress, ritme, balance, or other characters. Expression in this painting represent one of the manifestasi attainment of pure abstraction which have passed long process in its creativity.

Attainment of Fadjar Sidik come up with this estetic form show its attitude as a modernist. That thing exactly backgrounded by its disappointment as a romantic which losing of world ideally, that is Bali object which have turned into artifisial. As a having elementary materials of modernist pass cultural environment of education and family, Fadjar remain to in advance pass natural forms abstraction process which taken a fancy to it. decision forcreate forms alone (he often mentioning it as expressive desain, without any forms represent in nature, representing attitude which is post from seeking and rebellion That rebellion can more seen with social meaning, because Fadjar by then struggle as a modernist in artistic environment of Yogyakarta paint which still strong develop nationality esteticparadigm. Social attitude that crystal in aesthetic concept, placing Fadjar Sidik as agent of change in modern paint art of Indonesia

Dynamics Room / The Space Dynamics ( 1969)
Oilcolour above canvas / On canvas Oil, 94 x 64 cm,
Inv. 383/SL/B