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Born 1955. Known for: Painting.
Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to... Read full biography
Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to paint. After a brief hiatus, he resurfaced in an exhibition, Fine Romance, represented by Zola Zulu... Read full biography
Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to paint. After a brief hiatus, he resurfaced in an exhibition, Fine Romance, represented by Zola Zulu Gallery, at the National Museum in Singapore in April 2008. Earlier, he picked up painting by visiting the Surabaya Arts Academy (Aksera) and watching Affandi with friends at a café in Tim in Jakarta,... Read full biography
Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to paint. After a brief hiatus, he resurfaced in an exhibition, Fine Romance, represented by Zola Zulu Gallery, at the National Museum in Singapore in April 2008. Earlier, he picked up painting by visiting the Surabaya Arts Academy (Aksera) and watching Affandi with friends at a café in Tim in Jakarta, and is known for his rough strokes and labelled by some as a Fauvist. Jean Couteau wrote: "Arifien Neif is a witness to the vagaries of life".
Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to paint. After a brief hiatus, he resurfaced in an exhibition, Fine Romance, represented by Zola Zulu Gallery, at the National Museum in Singapore in April 2008. Earlier, he picked up painting by visiting the Surabaya Arts Academy (Aksera) and watching Affandi with friends at a café in Tim in Jakarta, and is known for his rough strokes and labelled by some as a Fauvist. Jean Couteau wrote: "Arifien Neif is a witness to the vagaries of life".
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Self-taught Surabaya-born Arifien Neif chose the pseudonym, Neif, a reverse of his nickname, Fien. He moved to Jakarta in 1974 and worked in odd-jobs in construction in order to buy materials to paint.
After a brief hiatus, he resurfaced in an exhibition, Fine Romance, represented by Zola Zulu Gallery, at the National Museum in Singapore in April 2008. Earlier, he picked up painting by visiting the Surabaya Arts Academy (Aksera) and watching Affandi with friends at a café in Tim in Jakarta, and is known for his rough strokes and labelled by some as a Fauvist. Jean Couteau wrote: "Arifien Neif is a witness to the vagaries of life".