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1913 Surakarta, Indonesia - 1988 Jakarta, Indonesia. Known for: Landscape, figure, still life, nude figure and genre painting, teaching.
Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He... Read full biography
Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He took formal education in art at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta, with his friend... Read full biography
Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He took formal education in art at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta, with his friend Lee Man Fong. Siauw Tik Kwie, also known as Otto Swastika, joined the Bataviasche Kunstring (Batavian Art Circle) when he moved to Jakarta at the end of the 1930s. There, he learned to paint from... Read full biography
Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He took formal education in art at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta, with his friend Lee Man Fong. Siauw Tik Kwie, also known as Otto Swastika, joined the Bataviasche Kunstring (Batavian Art Circle) when he moved to Jakarta at the end of the 1930s. There, he learned to paint from Dutch artists such as Jan Frank, Niemansverdriet and Henry van Velthuysen, and befriended artists such as Lee Man Fong. He held his solo exhibition in 1963 and joined several group exhibitions in many cities. Upon his return to Surakarta, Otto taught at... Read full biography
Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He took formal education in art at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta, with his friend Lee Man Fong. Siauw Tik Kwie, also known as Otto Swastika, joined the Bataviasche Kunstring (Batavian Art Circle) when he moved to Jakarta at the end of the 1930s. There, he learned to paint from Dutch artists such as Jan Frank, Niemansverdriet and Henry van Velthuysen, and befriended artists such as Lee Man Fong. He held his solo exhibition in 1963 and joined several group exhibitions in many cities. Upon his return to Surakarta, Otto taught at Sanggar Pelangi. In 1950, he returned to Jakarta and published a series of comics titled Sie Jin Kui on the request of PK Ojong,... Read full biography
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Siauw Tik Kwie (Solo, 1913 - Jakarta, 1988), was born in in Surakarta, on June 21 1913. He learnt painting from Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (Surakarta Cultural Society) under Dr. Moerdowo in 1954. He took formal education in art at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta, with his friend Lee Man Fong.
Siauw Tik Kwie, also known as Otto Swastika, joined the Bataviasche Kunstring (Batavian Art Circle) when he moved to Jakarta at the end of the 1930s. There, he learned to paint from Dutch artists such as Jan Frank, Niemansverdriet and Henry van Velthuysen, and befriended artists such as Lee Man Fong.
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