Jumaldi Alfi

Jumaldi Alfi

Footnote #4 (Blackboard painting), 2012, acrylic and oil bar on canvas

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.

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer

Margarethe, 1981, oil and bundles of straw on canvas

Icarus- Sand of the Brandenburg March, 1981, oil, emulsion, sand, shellac, and photograph on canvas

He incorporates materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac into his large-scale oil paintings. Many of his works resemble landscapes or interiors of rooms.
He works with themes of German history, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.

Also works in photography, sculpture, and book design.