Trubus Soedarsono - Artist Info

About Trubus Soedarsono

Name variants

Trubus Sudarsono, Trubus
  • Biography

    Trubus Soedersono (Indonesian, 1926-1966) He was a painter and revolutionary during a tumultuous period in Indonesian history. His oil paintings often featured ethereal, impressionistic images of Indonesian dance and culture. During the Japanese Occupation (1942-45), Trubus studied painting with Sudjojono and Affandi in Jakarta. He was a member of the SIM / Young Indonesian Artists and Pelukis Rakyat / People's Painters groups in Yogyakarta. He also produced anti-Dutch propaganda posters after World War II. In 1948 he was imprisoned by the Dutch for his political activities. After his release, he became a lecturer at the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 to 1960. In 1954 he visited Czechoslovakia on a cultural missiongeringerart.com/bios/soedarsono.html Sidharta Auctions...

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