Kurniawaty Gautama
Statement
I love natural and expressive idea. Some of my works are based on my emotional life. I am quite sentimental and melancholic in character, so the touchy and emotional things mostly become the idea of my art. Human social relationship and the need to be free as an individual, sometimes teasing me, and it can be an idea of my work.
In order to get closer to public and arts lover, I tend to create interactive artworks. My artworks mostly challenge people’s emotion to interact or play with the objects. My previous exhibition ‘Come on Play in Our Backyard’ is inviting people to play with the ceramic objects that I created. In ‘Wondroushelter’, I created about 28 sculptural objects, approximately 1-2 meters high, and I want to get the ‘amaze expression’ from the visitors. Natural color and minimizing glaze applied is my art style.
Flip Up Your Wings and Fly
2006 / 3 pieces, the largest one 12×55 cm
Flip up your wings and fly like birds and butterflies. Everybody is both a social creature and an individual. People need friends and companies to help each other, tolerate and compromise. But they also need to exist as they want to be, to express their opinions and ideas, unique as they want. The dream is a gift of God. It would be better if we have our own dreams, and have courage to fight and achieve that dreams. So what are you waiting for? Just FLIP UP YOUR WINGS AND FLY!!!
Rose, Sweet Rose
2006 / 10 pieces, each one high around 50-70 cm
The idea of this artwork is to find peace in human relationship around the world. The coiled shapes represent the branch of rose plants. Red and white roses symbolize the power and the courage of pure love. My country’s national flag is Red and White in color. Red represents courage and white represents holiness or purity. Red and white roses represent human spirit and courage to fight for peace of the world. Wars, crimes, conflict, calamity are everywhere now. The social gap between the rich and the poor in my country is very strong, and it cause jealousy to chaos. But I do believe love plays its role. Love will inspire human to struggle and fight for the peace they dream of.
Let’s Take a Bath (Jokotarub)
2005 / 23×35×36 cm
Bathing together is the custom of Indonestian villagers. Women or girls usually bath together in the clean river and wash cloths for their families. This artwork inspired by a popular traditional Indonesian tale Jokotarub. Seven angels from the seventh sky traveled to earth and took a bath in the river. Then a handsome guy named Jokotarub, hiding behind the trees and bushes, took away one angel’s wing and shawl. The angel Nawang Wulan (Dhamarwulan) couldn’t go back to the sky. Then they married and had a daughter. One day, Nawang Wulan has to go back to the sky, because Jokotarub break his promise. In my country this kind of story usually applied in painting, dance, theater, and puppet.