AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

From my Paradise Lost conceptual series. Symbolically depicting the rising 1998 political & economical turmoil of Indonesia with the fall of the Suharto's regime. The batik sarong with its traditional design motif called "Flowers of the Universe" ( Sekar Jagad )represents Indonesia's diverse beauty, tradition & history, symbolically hung to dry against a worned & distressed brick cemented wall which represents the city village life of the poor with the reflections - silhouette of the constant demonstrations that had taken place during that time. This painting also depicts my first introduction of incorporating 2 different art mediums in one setting. I wanted the viewer to experience the obvious visual differences between both mediums! The sarong was done entirely with the batik method giving it a totally "translusive" effect as the image is IN the wood grains while the entire background wall, clothing line & pins were done with oil paints giving it a totally opaque-ish appearance as the paint sits & closes off the wood grains!
Measurement: 36" H x 24" W