The Jakarta Post
Dian Kuswandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
| Thu, 03/19/2009 1:54 PM | Life
In the world of artist Hanafi, dark and gloomy shadows are the colors of memories and reflection.
In exploring what lies hidden beyond the shadows, Hanafi reveals in his latest paintings and installations that the notion of “shadow” can simply mean an absence of light, or a collection of the thoughts and memories that run through his mind.
In his solo exhibition “Of Spaces and Shadows”, Hanafi adopts the first of these two meanings to reflect his own shadows – boundaries that accompany him and never stray from his side.
“Our shadow has the most concrete and tested loyalty,” Hanafi said. “It is something that never leaves us.”
Independent art curator Enin Supriyanto says that in one way, the approach shows that painting for Hanafi is an act that allows freedom to flow through his body.
“Hanafi truly knows how his fingers, hands and body interact with his [painting] tools, materials and the spaces of his canvas,” he added.
This freedom, Enin says, reflects Hanafi’s self-expression of “the joy of creating”.
“In my context of creating, I’m free to enter my own themes through the door of literal sense,” Hanafi said.
| Thu, 03/19/2009 1:54 PM | Life
In the world of artist Hanafi, dark and gloomy shadows are the colors of memories and reflection.
In exploring what lies hidden beyond the shadows, Hanafi reveals in his latest paintings and installations that the notion of “shadow” can simply mean an absence of light, or a collection of the thoughts and memories that run through his mind.
In his solo exhibition “Of Spaces and Shadows”, Hanafi adopts the first of these two meanings to reflect his own shadows – boundaries that accompany him and never stray from his side.
“Our shadow has the most concrete and tested loyalty,” Hanafi said. “It is something that never leaves us.”
Independent art curator Enin Supriyanto says that in one way, the approach shows that painting for Hanafi is an act that allows freedom to flow through his body.
“Hanafi truly knows how his fingers, hands and body interact with his [painting] tools, materials and the spaces of his canvas,” he added.
This freedom, Enin says, reflects Hanafi’s self-expression of “the joy of creating”.
“In my context of creating, I’m free to enter my own themes through the door of literal sense,” Hanafi said.