Popo Iskandar - Artist Info

About Popo Iskandar

  • Biography

    Popo Iskandar's (1927-2000) interest in the arts grew when he undertook a painting course at Keimin Bunka Shidoso, Bandung under the guidance of Barli Sasmitawainata and Hendra Gunawan in 1943. His artistic career began as a poster painter for the Information Service of Indonesian Students Armed Force (TRIP) in 1945. He was then enrolled at the Bandung Institute of Technology, Department of Fine Arts and graduated in 1958.

    Aside from his role as a lecturer at the State Teachers Training College in Bandung, Popo was also a highly regarded scholar and art critic. His bold, graphic works usually feature stylized animal forms with vivid colors. In the 1960s, he created his signature collection of artworks on REFERENCE Popo Iskandar’s Expressions, The Expressions of Popo Iskandar by Sarah Abu Bakar, Curate@SENI, Kuala Lumpur, 2014. http://www.asiacontemporaryart.com/artists/dir_attachments/1204_0.pdf ...

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