Before known as a painter, Sri Harjanto Sahid formerly recognized as an actor, director, and poet. Since 1999, he reduced his activity as Performer Artist and begin his career as Visual Artist.
"I had been worked as Performer Artist for a long time, until finally i realized that there are a lot of talents in my family that should be taken care. The talents of my wife (Wara Anindyah) and my children. It would be shame if i abandon their talents because of my carreer as an actor," said Sri Harjanto.
So, he decided to take a "temporary retirement" as Performer Artist then took a role as "Family Manager".
"At that time, the development of the artistic progress of my family--especially my wife- were incredibly great. I did my best to help my family. When the mother is painting, i do the laundry, cook the food, or take care of the children." Harjanto said again.
As a Family Manager, Harjanto takes reponsibility of the artistic progress of the family. He makes the canvases, buys paints, deals with collectors and galleries, takes the children to the school everyday, and greatly documented every single artworks of his family.
"Everyday we produce artworks, on a large canvas or on a tiny scratch of paper. I have to make sure that there won't be every single artwork were abandoned or thrown away. I always keep every artworks in a safe place, write the date behind the artworks, then store them neatly. For the artworks, i have to wrap them with transparent plastic in order to prevent from the dust. I do the same thing for the press publications for our family." explained Harjanto.
But, tons of jobs and reponsibility can't stop Harjanto's artistic ability. Although he is considered as rookie Visual Artist in the family (Harjanto began to paint after Wiku and Wara), he is the most productive artist in the house. Began with decorative technique in early 1995 with ink on canvas, Harjanto never stops to explore his artistic ability. He did it by made millions paintings with various medias, for example, a series consists of 746 paintings, ink on A4 paper, titled "Ziarah ke dalam Diri Sendiri" (Voyage to Myself)
Sri Harjanto Sahid-Ziarah ke Dalam Diri Sendiri (A Voyage to Myself)- Ink, Acrylic on Paper-A4 sized-1998
He made millions paintings to enhance his artistic ability, before moving to the new media, acrylic on canvas.
The example of Harjanto's canvas paintings are two paintings titled "Rembulan di Kuala Lumpur Siang Hari" (The Moon on Kuala Lumpur in Afternoon) and Tujuh Orang Pesakitan di Bandara Internasional Beijing (Seven Hostages in Beijing International Airport). Both of them sized 190 cm x 500 cm, acrylic on canvas, and made after his trip to China in 2001.
Sri Harjanto Sahid-Rembulan di Kuala Lumpur Siang Hari (The Moon on Kuala Lumpur in Afternoon)-Acrylic on Canvas-500 cm x 190 cm-2001
Sri Harjanto Sahid-Tujuh Orang Pesakitan di Bandara Internasional Beijing (Seven Hostages in Beijing International Airport)-Acrylic on Canvas-500 cm x 190 cm-2001
Another example of further development of Harjanto's 5 meter sized paintings is "Air Mata Tanah, Tanah Air Mata" (Tears of the Land, The Land of Tears) with more detailed technique and colors.
Sri Harjanto Sahid-Air Mata Tanah, Tanah Air Mata (Tears of the Land, The Land of Tears)-Acrylic on Canvas-500 cm x 190 cm-2005
Then, the development of the artworks can be seen in his "Superwoman", where he combine the ability of making solid form and colors
Sri Harjanto Sahid-Superwoman-Acrylic on Canvas-200 cm x 145 cm-2007
To enrich his artistic ability, Sri Harjanto also collecting thousands art books, thousands films, old maps, stamps, also paintings and sculptures from other artists.
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