Raden Istigno Kartodidjojo (1921-1999). À la recherche d'un sublime (adiluhung) javanais

Pierre Labrousse, Institut national des Langues et Civilisation orientales, Paris Raden Istigno Kartodidjojo (1921-1999). À la recherche d'un sublime (adïluhung) javanais This Javanese painter, whose life (1921-1999) spanned the major part of the 20th century, has left a relatively small production. In his paintings, a profuse nature and overloaded background clearly point at Balinese influence, but the themes, elaborated in wayang style, are drawn from Javanese mythological tradition. Although it misleadingly looks like decorative art, and behind even the veiled animism stressed by the almost oppressive importance of nature, the scenes elected by the painter and interpreted in complex compositions have an immediate political significance that must be understood in the light of an ancestral philosophy.Labrousse Pierre. Raden Istigno Kartodidjojo (1921-1999). À la recherche d'un sublime (adiluhung) javanais. In: Archipel, volume 69, 2005. Autour de la peinture à Java. Volume I. pp. 127-150