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| Footnote #4 (Blackboard painting), 2012, acrylic and oil bar on canvas |
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| Renewal/Verjungung Series 2-B, 2009, acrylic on canvas |
Jumaldi Alfi surprisingly removes his art from socio-political themes in favor of formal elements. He identifies as an Indonesian artist. His background as a poet is evident in his work (through use of text and subject matter). His work is about naivity and minimalism.
Formally, he uses color, line, texture, and meaningless doodles in his compositions. Text is present in nearly all the ones I've seen and sometimes is even the sole subject. Skulls are a very common theme in his work bringing to mind death and decay.
chalkboard paintings reminiscent of Cy Twombly.
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