Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Art

I spent my whole days at the mall and I'm getting sick of it (well not really, I love malls). This sunday, I tried something different instead of go around the mall I chose to took a Painting Class at Bartega Studio. This event of A Bazaar in Souk was held in Ruci's Art Space Senopati. They offer two package deals for this class: Paint only for 24,3$ and Paint and Sip (with wine) for 31,3$. All materials are provided. The event started at 2 pm. When I got there, everyone started painting early and I was kind of nervous, the last time I had a relationship with the brush is for my eyebrows lol jk, It was sophomore year in high school during Art Class which a billion years ago...

But don't be panic, this event aims to unleash your creativity and doesn't care about the result. You ain't Claude Monet nor Van Gogh... plus, they gave you a guide paper how to do it step my step. You can easily ask the Bartega crew if you having a hard time or confusion to mixing the colors. It's newbie-friendly. I was so happy during this class, tried to mixing the colors to paint with a good music as a backsound. I was lost in my own world, in a good way.

Picture 1: Getting tune with my artsy side phew

Picture 2: Following the instruction

Picture 3: Everyone seems to enjoy their own canvas

Picture 4: The Ambience

Picture 5: Color-mixing

It was a pleasant experience and a great way to release stress, also, you can take your canvas home after you finish the painting class. I'm planning to try another class after this, like pottery or cooking i dont know let's see.

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Over thousands people attend this event, this proves the enthusiasm of society in art nowadays.

Throughout history of Art Jakarta events are usually open for public and free entry tickets. But not this time. They charged a fee for Fifty thousand rupiah for the entrance ticket. A great opportunity to do the business, right?

Anyway, please don't judge me as a-Trying-so-hard to be an artsy person, this isn't some strategy for me to branding myself looool. Coincidentally, my office's building accross The Ritz Carlton. I went for lunch to Pacific Place last friday and passing by to The Ballroom where Art Jakarta event was held. So my friend was like "Let's!" and we ended up here... Compare to the last year Art Jakarta event (which I also came), the exhibiton more wider and participants were more crowded consist of local and international galleries from various countries. Ladies and Gentleman, Kindly enjoy this pictures of works of Art~

For further information, check their Website or Instagram here.

Picture: "Dreaming Grove" by Moe Nakamura

Picture: "Komposisi di atas halaman putih" by Iabadiou Piko

Picture: "I don't hear" by Galya Popova

Picture: "Anomalous Binary" by Galih Reza Suseno

Picture: "Mixed on Canvas" by Jange Rae

Picture: "Imelda" by Nick Veasacy

There are alot of works that I did not took any picture, but some of them are really visually pleasing right? I am truly sorry that I can't remember all the name of the artists and their works.

All pictures taken by me with a smartphone.

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"My Life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots"

"A polka-dot has the form of the sun, which is a symbol of the energy of the whole world and our living life, and also the form of the moon, which is calm. Round, soft, colorful, senseles, and unknowing. Polka-dots can't stay alone, like the communicative life of people, two or three polka-dots become movement. Polka-dots are a way to infinity."

I've spent my sunday at Museum of Modern And Contemporary Art in Nusantara or they called it MACAN. Special exhibition from Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow.

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese Artist that we known from her characteristic of her paintings, sculptures, videos, and that popular Infinity Mirrored Rooms have transcended into global culture. The exhibition traces Kusama's development over seven decades, beginning in Japan in the early 50's, moving to New York in the 60's and returning to Japan in 1973 where Kusama lives and works right now. Life is The Heart of a Rainbow is represented her iconic motifs and themes through her career.

I wanted to see her work since August last year in Singapore. But unfortunately, we were running out of tickets and the schedule wasn't right and bit tight. So yeah, here I am. Before I tell you guys about this, I am so sorry if I can't remember the whole name of the art. It was pretty hectic. One ticket only last for two hours and the queueing was reaaally insaaaaaaaane. Phew *Exhale*

The purpose of going to Art Exhibition is to enjoy the Art, right? But I didn't get that kinda feeling here. They gave a reaaallyy short time for every booth. So we only have two choices; either you gonna maximize the time for take some photos or you just gonna look around and mesmerized with the art instead. Well, I understand the visitors was quite crowded so they managed the time as short as it is just so everyone can experienced everybooth.

Picture 1: Tiny cubicle that has endless blinking lights, this was amazing.

First thing first.

Where is it exactly?

It's located in AKR Tower Level MM, Kebon Jeruk West Jakarta.

Where can you get the ticket?
I bought like month ago via website.
You can buy on the spot, but.... better save your time to buy online here:

Museum Macan - Yayoi Kusama

How much for the admission fee?

Adult IDR 100,000

Students IDR 90,000

Child IDR 80,000

Some Rules at Museum:

- Do not touch the art, only touch with your eyes.

- Bag isn't allowed unless it's super tiny.

- No snacks and drinks.

- Follow the instructions. If the guard says your time is up,

then stop taking a picture and please step outside.
(We have to queueing for like 30~40 minutes but we only have less than
one minute inside. Goodluck!)

Picture 2: They served several artists selling their works like Scarf, Shirts, Postcard, Books.

Picture 3: I wanted to buy Yayoi's book but it's way too expensive lol i buried my intention.

Picture 4: Fell in love with this ticket shape cover.

Picture 5: This catalog helps me understand the story behind her works.

Picture 6: Kusama's Journey

Picture 7: Floating Garden as Children Art Space

Picture 8: She loves flowers and polka

Picture 9: Narcissus Garden

Early Works

The earliest works in this exhibition were made in Yayoi Kusama's studio in Matsumoto, Japan. Following her study of nihonga (Japanese-style painting) in Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts during the late 1940's. Kusama grew up in a conservative family, where her ambition to be an artist wasn't encouraged. From childhood, Kusama has experienced regular hallucinations which take form as auras around objects or talking plants and animals.

Picture 10-13: Early Work Sculpture

My Eternal Soul

This section centers around Kusama's recent painting series. The series currently includes over 500 individual paintings. One of these paintings, Love is The Heart of a Rainbow (2017) is also the title of this exhibition.

Picture 14: My Eternal Soul

Picture 15: Love Forever

Experiments in Japan

In this period, she return to Japan in 1973, earlier motifs such as Polka dots, flowers, and pumpkin reappeared as her practice underwent several shifts.

Picture 16: Dots Obsession in 2009

Picture 17: Great Gigantic Pumpkin in 2013

Picture 18: Her sign on one of her sculpture

Picture 19: The spirits of the pumpkins descended into the heavens in 2015

Picture 20: Pollen

Picture 21: Videos that shows her works

Picture 22: Story of her journey on huge screen

Picture 23: Infinity Mirrored Room.

Noted: We've been waiting for 45 minutes on a serious long line, yet they gave us only fifteen seconds inside the room. YESSSS FIFTEEN SECONDS FOR GOD'S SAKE. HEHE.

Picture 24~25: They provided polkadot stickers and at least we have three minutes in this room to stick the sticker anywhere we like and of course dont forget to take some pictures.

The Obliteration Room

When she was a small girl, she started seeing the world through a screen of tiny dots. They covered everything she saw, the walls, ceilings, and even her own body. For 40 years she has made paintings, sculptures and photographs using dots to cover surfaces and fill rooms. Kusama calls this process 'Obliteration', which means the complete destruction of every trace of something. She invites all of us join in and have fun covering all the furniture and walls in this living room with bright colorful dots!

Noted: Honestly, I can't tell where's the sofa, the kitchen, the lamp, the bike.

It was all covered with the dots and really hectic I can't focus on the furniture. Lol

Such a gladden experience, wish I can see more of her works later xx

All pictures taken by me with a smartphone.