CALENDAR 2011!!!! ☺♥

hello..
the calendar is here!
(:
sorry for the super late delay

here is the link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/uDpJ3nfx/2011_calendar.html

fyi the size is A4 size so that's the maximum size you can print out

if you want smaller size to be displayed on your desktop or anything else, let me know (:


a little preview for the calendar design

enjoy~

authenticity.

what's authentic?
is there really such thing as authenticity?

regarding to the popular saying among art people,

everything has been done before

recalling to what was discussed in theory class when i was in college,
this particular saying evokes big reactions from the entire class

if everything has been done before,
wouldn't art be nothing but a copy?

some say yes, some say no

but as art people in art industry
there is no way we could ever agree to this statement
if art = copy, it useless, it's nothing

so what's left but dead discussion?

my first reaction was: damn, really everything?
but then my second thought: okay if it's really everything, isn't there something after everything that has better quality or even modified to certain extend that it doesn't any longer resemble the "has done before"?

for example:

if i recreate Monalisa, BUT i create it in my own manner, in a way that i make the painting by using different medium or style, per se

YES for it is still Monalisa i make, which is a copy of the actual Monalisa(which is also a copy of copy - it goes on and on if i want to discuss)
and YES for i use the painting method which has been done zillion times
and YES for any kind of medium i use, even if i claim it as NEW MEDIUM, i bet someone, somewhere has been used it before
and YES for my personal style that i am still sure that somebody in this entire universe has the same style as mine

so what makes my Monalisa different from Leonardo da Vinci's?

first thing i would like to bring up is THE IDEA
yes it could be someone's idea as well
but how about the EXECUTION?
even if zillion people in the world can have same style as i do, would the brush stroke be the same? exact same?
the pressure?
the choice of brush?
the choice of canvas?
the way i move my hands?
the choice i make which i want to paint first - the head? the hand?
the color i choose?
the paint brand
SOOOO MANY THINGS I COULD ARGUE

something that we make, even though it is a replica of something, i am sure, when we do it with hearts
the emotion derives from it would be much different
even if millions Monalisa from different people in around the world put together side by side
I AM 1000000000000000000000000000000% SURE you will get different emotion and feeling when you see them one by one

there are some things that can't be copied that easily.

okay, what a long intermezzo
well actually what i wanted to discuss in this writing is that the idea of copying itself
the reason why IKEA does not want to open its branch in Indonesia is because it is afraid of copying issue
from there, that particular sentence,
i could conclude: so Indonesia (esp. Indonesian) is so great at copying things that IKEA, that big company, is afraid of us?
makes me wanna ROFL!

but sadly, if we are so good at copying things, why can't we make something great out of it?
which i am sure, when we, Indonesia, can create such great things and sell it, imagine to the world
how much money could we get?

you know, everytime i visit certain cities in indonesia (as if i have visited many of them hahaha)
Yogyakarta, Bali, you name it
esp. when i visited Bali
you can see MANY handicrafts, rattan, BEAUTIFUL furniture made of rattan are spread along the way
and it looks damn elegant which i am sure it is expensive
but sadly..... it is to be exported
meaning that what's left to us, Indonesian, is usually ex-exported
see so many factory outlets in bandung, bogor, puncak?
the clothes are ex-exported
meaning we get rejected items

isn't it super sad?
i feel pathetic
really

when those things are exported, the price extremely goes high
so what we got left here is kind of rubbish.

i don't want to believe it but along these times we have been scraping our own rubbish
we made them
we sent them abroad
we got rejected items
we scrape them all the time

another issue is the copying issue regarding certain ideas: music, writings, any kind of thing that can be copied

simplest thing is STYLE
not only fashion style
but also style of writing
style of speaking

people say

copying is a flattering thing

meaning that when others copy what we have/do, they adore ours

really?
isn't it just a matter of laziness?

imagine if you create something amazing, beautiful
with all hard works
endless sleepless nights
lack of foods
the energy we spent
the time
all the sacrifices we made

and then it is easily copied in a cheap way

flattered?
i don't think so
first reaction i would be so pissed off, angry
and if i could i would sue the copier

too bad that not all things can be patented

but way worst that people just can't respect and appreciate what someone does/makes

not all things in the world come cheap, you know....
some are just meant to be priceless (no you can't even swipe your visa out of it!)

beautiful waste.

so last tuesday i went back to the workshop where i do my eco green garbage

not only did the finishing (which has not finished yet anyway haha) i also did the second garbage that was left with basic paint last time

so what i did was i want to create two "genders" for two different garbages in two different styles of design

the first one (in previous post) is actually the "female" one
and the one i worked on recently is the "male" one

so here's the preview oh and also i add couple fixings to the "female" garbage by adding more colors:

 

H.E.L.L.O

oh hi hello...
i haven't been able to post/update the blog due to the hectic crazy business i have been dealing with
no it hasn't done yet but i manage to skip few days of working because i already can sense fatigue is coming, starting to creep and i am not ready to get sick again, not that i just recovered from flu (ahh as usual, i guess the respiration allergic steps in everytime i suffer from cold and flu)

so i conclude that the air quality isn't good here in indonesia, moreover in jakarta...

SO,
what's happening?

monday i came to my mom's office to do the eco green garbage painting
hehehe...
it is a commission voluntary work i agreed to do since i support eco green as well
and i have this kind of silly determination in creating a super chic garbage to allure people throw rubbish properly hehehe
considering in indonesia people just throw rubbish everywhere


basically i have to finish 2 trash bins
and what i expected to be wasn't what i got when i started doing it


first of all:
the paint is super sticky!
yes indeed it is similar to oil paints but the only difference is that this paint kind of half dry in process, it makes my work tough because instead of completely dry or keep wet, it goes halfway, it becomes super sticky!

secondly:
the colors are not really what i am looking for,
azzure blue is super dark that if you mix it with the canary yellow, it becomes slightly grayish green (i am looking fwd to light and bright green)

but anyway, i do what i have to do

here are the peeks:

i miss this kind of mess! :D

i reference the bird and branches design from http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/budget-wedding-ideas/2009/12/02/recycled-bride-inside-scoop-eco-friendly-invites/

isn't it beautiful? hehe

but i added recycle icon in my design and add one more flying bird

and the daisies, i decided to add the daisies because i recently in love with white daisies hehehe...
but apparently the daisies are not so obvious due to the color wise hahaha
so i changed the color from white to several feminine colors :p
such as pink, purple, and light orange
in which i haven't finished it
will update it once everything's done (:

and of course the other garbage will be posted and this one i need to paint the top part as well

btw,
happy teacher day! (:

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commercialized and contextualized

there is an obvious difference in doing projects for purely art and self-satisfaction with one for commercial use (baca: design)

well i personally feel that art and design are not really a unison, in a sense that design is actually part of the BIG tree called ART
and art, as the big tree, the big umbrella, obviously in making design project, we need context to establish certain idea, and i feel that in creating any design project, someone must have particular context to build the final design

as for me, regardless of what kind of project i am doing, either it's purely art for the sake of my own pleasure or doing it as a commission, or commercial design project, i always tell myself to do anything by heart

there is no way i would want to do any project carelessly or anyhow do
since i have my own state of pleasure in doing something good which leads to good result

even though honestly speaking, doing something for commercial use is still pro and con in my dictionary
why is so?

first of all usually commercial project is ruled by certain obligations bla bla bla that restrict the boundary of ideas
moreover, commercial projects is to fulfill certain group of people who want to fill their egos, in a sense that we, as the creator or the maker of the project, must be able to accomplish it as the goal

commercial ≠ freedom

even if the person in charge tells you to do whatever you want to do
believe me in the end you'll end up in following orders
it's not as free as you think it is

but let's see it from different POV
it doesn't matter whether it's commercial or any other projects
whether we are restricted by rules or free
when we are into the work, when we are doing it with all heart (and soul :p)
i believe when we are doing it, we are completely in different realm, so called OUR OWN WORLD (or dimension or whatsoever)
we are totally enjoying what we are doing as long as it is from the heart


YES, for sometimes i do feel tired or lazy to do it
but once i dip myself into the work, miraculously everything goes well and smooth
i enjoy doing it

YES, for most of the time i am tired with oh-so-you-know-everything-then-why-do-you-ask-me-to-do-it person in charge, that sometimes really knows nothing about composition or color combination or whatever they can mess with

YES, for sometimes the paycheck isn't as good as the mind heart soul time energy we put into it

YES, for sometimes the brain malfunction in not the right time

YES, for sometimes i go crazy in trying so hard to enjoy it but sometimes i fail


BUT!!!!!!
let's relax and try to enjoy every little details
whether it sucks or not
whether it's annoying or not

life's once
why bother hating it all the time
why bother complaining every single thing

we often, I OFTEN regret things i didn't do than things i've done
so let's go crazy and escape the box
no more restrict ourselves in hatred and complaints

my the key is to START everything first and put your HEART into it
then believe that the work you do is going to bring some goodness
it is either for yourself or for other people or for everybody to enjoy it


happy monday! (:

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