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Born 1938 Grobogan, Indonesia. Known for: Figure paintings and sculpture of Indonesian culture.
DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian) . Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI)... Read full biography
DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian) . Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, he did works considered amongst five of the best paintings across the nation in an... Read full biography
DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian) . Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, he did works considered amongst five of the best paintings across the nation in an exhibition organised by LEKRA in 1964. Turbulent period in the political arena of Indonesia and accusations of LEKRA to be in support of the communist party led to Djoko’s unjustly imprisonment from... Read full biography
DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian) . Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, he did works considered amongst five of the best paintings across the nation in an exhibition organised by LEKRA in 1964. Turbulent period in the political arena of Indonesia and accusations of LEKRA to be in support of the communist party led to Djoko’s unjustly imprisonment from 1965-1972 by association. Djoko’s works produced in the late 1980s to 1990s are amongst his most highly sought-after paintings for the unique theme of social realism ablaze with the artist’s raw emotions transmitted onto canvas.
DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian) . Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, he did works considered amongst five of the best paintings across the nation in an exhibition organised by LEKRA in 1964. Turbulent period in the political arena of Indonesia and accusations of LEKRA to be in support of the communist party led to Djoko’s unjustly imprisonment from 1965-1972 by association. Djoko’s works produced in the late 1980s to 1990s are amongst his most highly sought-after paintings for the unique theme of social realism ablaze with the artist’s raw emotions transmitted onto canvas.
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Djokopekik, Djoko Pekik
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DJOKO PEKIK (b.1938, Indonesian)
Djoko Pekik is a renowned painter who rose to prominence during the tumultuous period of rebellion in Indonesia. Trained at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta, he did works considered amongst five of the best paintings across the nation in an exhibition organised by LEKRA in 1964.
Turbulent period in the political arena of Indonesia and accusations of LEKRA to be in support of the communist party led to Djoko’s unjustly imprisonment from 1965-1972 by association.
Djoko’s works produced in the late 1980s to 1990s are amongst his most highly sought-after paintings for the unique theme of social realism ablaze with the artist’s raw emotions transmitted onto canvas.