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Affandi was born in 1907 in Cirebon, the part of West Java. No one knows the
exact of his birthdate. His father is R. Koesoema, a measuring technician at
sugar factory in Ciledug. Affandi got his last education at AMS-B
in Jakarta. Affandi married with Maryati when he was 26 years old,
actually in 1933. Maryati is a woman born in Bogor. They have a
daughter who also later become a famous painter like her father.
The name of their daughter is Kartika.
Before he
began painting, Affandi had ever once become a teacher and also ever
become a
ticket man at local movie theatre in Bandung. This job was not
long enough to made Affandi stayed inbecause he was more interested
in painting. At the 30th of his age, Affandi joined Lima Bandung
community, which was the community for five Bandung painters.
There were Hendra Gunawan, Barli, Sudarso, and Wahdi and also
Affandi as a leader. This community had a great contribution in
developing arts and painting in Indonesia. This community was
different with Persatuan Ahli Gambar Indonesia (Persagi) in 1938.
This community was a learning together forum and a sharing forum
among the painters.
In 1943,
Affandi held his single exhibition at Poetera Building, Jakarta
which also being colonized by a Japanese army. Empat Serangkai --
consist of Ir. Soekarno, Drs. Mohammad Hatta, Ki Hajar Dewantara,
and Kyai Haji Mas Mansyur-- lead Poetera Culture Section (Seksi
Kebudayaan Poetera--Poesat Tenaga Rakyat) to take the
contributions. In this Poetera Culture Section, Affandi act as a
manager and S. Seodjojono act as responsibilitor, who held
a direct contact with Bung Karno (the nickname for Presiden
Soekarno).
Before and
after Independence day of Indonesia on August 17th, 1945 by
Bung Karno and Bung Hatta (the nickname for Mohammad Hatta),
Affandi actively made a struggle poster which can burn up the
Indonesian army to defeat the Netherland's colonialism. This
activity was done together with another painters and artists who
merged in Poetera Culture Section, they were: S. Seodjojono, Dullah,
Trubus, and Chairil Anwar. Next, Affandi decide to moved to
Yogyakarta and built Society Artist 1945 community.
This community became Youth Indonesian Artist community after S.
Soedjojono had also moved to Yogyakarta. In 1947, Affandi
built Society Painter with Hendra Gunawan and Kusnadi.
This community was made to give a chance for the younger
people to become a painter and artist. Then in 1948, Affandi
returned to Jakarta and established The Indonesian Painter community.
No longer
after that, in 1949, Affandi got grant from India's government
and lived there for 2 years. Affandi was doing his activities
there and held many exhibitons at big cities until 1951.
Furthermore, Affandi held exhibitions tour in Europe, like London,
Amsterdam, Brussel, Paris, and Rome. Affandi was also pointed by
Indonesian government to represent Indonesia in international
exhibition (Biennale Exhibition) three times in sequence. The
Beinnale Exhibition was held in Brasil (1952), Venice (Italia -
1954), and Sao Paulo (1956). In Venice, Italia, Affandi succeed in
winning.
You may see the
Affandi's biografi
as a personal or his performance during his life.
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