KARTONO YUDHOKUSUMO (1924 - 1957)

Kartono represent exponent for the genre of decorative painting in Indonesia. That growth started from its realism painting which use free colour. In masterpiece ” Painting in Garden”, 1952 this, seen how that is decorative pattern really is becoming of soul. All object in that view is depicted with detail of detail, both for in front and also in background which far. Various fair colour at object also more is expressing of artist intuition from at fact exist in nature. Something else as this painting genre style is in perpective usage of air (perspective aerial) conducive of firmament seen to to the and picture area become broaderly, so that more object can be portrayed.

In this painting expressed by artist romantism by conceiving ideal and intact world. Wearing kebaya women which is be loved and taking funs, becoming important shares among animal and tree in garden which is the full of colour. Interesting matter again that is, at next angle;corner seen a men paint woman model with clothes more modern among crowd large group of other woman in kebaya clothes. Besides that thing show social setting related to life style, also can explain romantisisme at its artist. In its subconscious a romantic always attend ideal world from contradiction or various fact which is in pieces. Big of possibility of central figure in its masterpieces is peeped out idea world manifestation. But that way in the much decoratives pattern genre, there is awareness that nature is human being and cosmos only representing dot of[is part of to him. Therefore, in this painting of ego of the artist which ideal so even also only put down in small shares, from the aspect of loaded painting with object and is rich of colour

Paint [in] Garden / Painting In The Park ( 1952)
Oilcolour above canvas / On canvas Oil, 90 x 55 cm,
Inv. 430/SL/B