Indonesisches Meisterwerk in der nahegelegenen National Galerie

First time visitor to Singapore National Gallery and stuck to some masterpieces of Indonesian legendary artists; Raden Saleh and Basuki Abdullah.

I have been a long time admirer of Raden Saleh’s impressionist paintings, so I was so excited to find some of his artworks are the permanent collection here;

It is said that this painting is the largest Raden Saleh had ever created, the dimension is 300×396 cm. This painting is showcasing European Romanticism with Javanese themes, earning him European acclaim (https://www.google.com/search?q=boschbrand+raden+saleh&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-id&client=safari).

Animals were one of his constant favourite theme;

He also painted the eruption of Merapi in 2 versions; day and night;

Aside from Raden Saleh, Basuki Abdullah’s paintings are exhibited there too;

Frankly, definitely an odd and irrelevant title for the above painting. According to Basuki Abdullah, it was given by a politian, however, he wanted to name it as South sea mermaid. I personally like the combination of the colors in general.

And he painted futuristic landscape too- as his representation of the future of Singapore (https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/arts-picks-basoeki-abdullah-at-national-gallery-han-mengyun-solo-sg60-strings-concert).

And some busts of women- literally, sexy women. No wonder the title of the exhibition is Diplomacy and Desire.

I was so happy and thought about my Papa when I saw Raden Saleh’s Boschbrand. My papa who once took a photo with Raden Saleh’s tiger-painting in a museum in Vienna;

Haben ich dich gedanken, Papa!

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