After having children, Sekar Puti Sidhiawati, a ceramic artist who now lives in Bali and built a studio called Arta Derau, found various challenges in creating work.
Apart from the physical limitations after giving birth for some time, the people around her considered this momentum as a sign that her career as an artist was over. This really hit him hard, he tried to suppress the feelings that arose, but the urge to return to work only got stronger.
He faced this despair by determinedly returning to produce new works. The results of her work after that actually contain strong characters, full of support for fellow women. Here are five characters that characterize Puti in her work.
Women who also speak out about women's empowerment, or supporting fellow women, have been going on for a long time and using various media.
They are present in society as activists, writers, researchers, and even guerrillas in the political realm. Puti has chosen her own way. Moved by one of the sad stories that Puti got about a mother who didn't have breast milk, who then gave her baby water, Puti then added a similar touch of irony to her works.
The goal is that through her work, Puti can spread support and enthusiasm for fellow women. This spirit is implied in several of Puti's works in the form of women's bodies with various shapes, not only representing ideal forms according to standards.
Puti also combines it with bold colors; such as red, yellow and blue. Plus short quotes that resonate, such as 'you don't have to prove shit', or 'how to avoid hurting yourself'. Paintings of women's faces are also always present to complement Puti's beautiful works.
Puti translates the definition of domestic as home, or everyday life. Things that are so close to us. But we often fail to realize it because its constant presence makes it seem like it is no longer special. In the end, we also tend to ignore it. Worse than that, we sometimes waste it. This is implied by the material that Puti chooses in her work, namely ceramics, which she considers a material for everyday use. Starting from the floor we stand on, or the sink, even to kitchen utensils and table wear.
Puti created all of this using her hands, with the aim of building intimacy with her consumers. A feeling that would not be present if Puti purely used machines to produce all her works.
It cannot be denied that humans live with anxiety. There are people who choose to put it aside while continuing to live their day, there are those who then highlight it, there are also people like Puti, who process anxiety and insert it into works of art.
Puti said that there were times when she created work because she was driven by pressure and anxiety. As a result, the work he creates is honest and carries the spirit he previously felt. Consumers who welcome his work will also feel this nuance, so they feel connected in a familiar feeling. Perhaps, that is also what gives more value to Puti's works. A very intimate emotional connection between the audience and the artist.
Puti translates the definition of domestic as home, or everyday life. Things that are so close to us. But we often fail to realize it because its constant presence makes it seem like it is no longer special. In the end, we also tend to ignore it. Worse than that, we sometimes waste it. This is implied by the material that Puti chooses in her work, namely ceramics, which she considers a material for everyday use. Starting from the floor we stand on, or the sink, even to kitchen utensils and table wear.
Puti created all of this using her hands, with the aim of building intimacy with her consumers. A feeling that would not be present if Puti purely used machines to produce all her works.
Because life does not always provide answers, Puti then incorporated various questions about life into her work. Perhaps, by doing this, Puti was not expecting an answer either. Puti just wants to invite his audience to reflect, so that when they find questions in Puti's work, they can meet and ponder similar mysteries. Again, in this way, Puti seems to be building a bridge with the audience to establish the intimate interaction he longs for.
From these five characters, we can conclude that Puti has found a soul that he wants to breathe into his work as his identity as an artist. Hopefully this article can help you find your own style that you can bring to whatever form your work takes.
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