SOEDARMO, MULYADI WIRJO (1938 - )

“Mother & Child” (1981)
Oil on canvas
64 x 65cm
Signed upper left
*private collection, Sydney
 
Mulyadi W. is an influential Indonesian Modernist. He is regarded as one of Indonesia's most important modern artists. He attended the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI), Jogjakarta, Indonesia from 1955 to 1959. In 1969, he established an art association alongside fellow ASRI alumnus namely Sunarto Pr, Danarto, Wardoyo and became it's leader in 1972. Mulyadi is best known for his signature figures from the 1960s, full of grace and tenderness. He is also known as a sculptor and illustrator for magazines Horison and Si Kuncung (children's book) among others. This intimate portrait of a local Indonesian woman is one of the earliest works by Mulyadi, completed in 1964.