Pengemis / The Begger (1974) - AFFANDI

Affandi's paintings featuring figures beggar is a manifestation of the achievement of a strong personal style. Through expression, he melted with the objects together with the empathy that grows through the process of observation and study. Having empathy is a mature energy, then the foundry process occurs in a painting like a mountain flood complete turmoil. In any expression, in addition to the lines of energy that raises painting also record a reception overflowing compassion soul world. In this painting of a figure seen old beggar who sat waiting for the provision of compensation from those who passed. The portrayal of old body through tendrils flowing lines, emphasizing the beggar suffering expression. Dark brown building figures, as well as accentuate the colors of greenish yellow as the background, increasingly grim atmosphere that sharpens up the whole expression.
But behind the gloom, the strong vitality of life can still be read through the scratches which describes the motion some other figure. In the configuration of these objects, dynamic composition. Dynamics were also enriched with spontaneous strokes and the effects of textural rough bulging paint tubes that produce the power of expression.

Options figure of a beggar as objects in the painting is not out of empathy in the lives of the people below. Affandi is a appreciation mawkish, at once adventurous life full of vitality.Object trashy and common objects always empathy. Therefore, it is often referred to as a humanist in his art. In various statements and painting, he often a talk that the sun, hands and feet is a symbol of life. The sun is a manifestation of the spirit of life. Hand shows a strong stance in the work and realize all his ideas. Expression feet is symbolic of the motivation to continue to move forward in life. The symbols are the crystallization of life experiences and attitudes Affandi, and the artistic journey is hard and long. Through the figure of a beggar in this painting, the crystallization of hard life experience and empathy for the suffering that can be read.

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