Painting

Indonesian painting before the 19th century are mostly restricted to the decorative arts, considered to be a religious and spiritual activity. Artists name are anonymous, since the individual human creator was seen as far less important than their creation to honor the deities or spirits. Some examples are the Kenyah decorative art, based on endemic natural motifs such as ferns and hornbills, found decorating the walls of Kenyah long houses.

Other notable traditional art is the geometric Toraja wood carvings. Balinese painting are initially the narative images to depict scenes of Balinese legends and religious scripts. The classical Balinese paintings are often decorating the lontar manuscripts and also the ceilings of temples pavilion.

Under the influence of the Dutch colonial power, a trend toward Western-style painting emerged in the 19th century. In the Netherlands, the term "Indonesian Painting" is applied to the paintings produced by Dutch or other foreign artists who lived and worked in the former Netherlands-Indies.

List of Indonesian painters.

• Affandi (1907–1990)
• Anak Agung Gde Sobrat (1912-1992)
• Arie Smit (1916- ), Dutch-born Indonesian painter
• Basuki Abdullah
• Dullah
• Han Snel (1925-1998), Dutch-born Indonesian painter
• I Ketut Soki (1946- )
• Kartika Affandi-Koberl (1934- )
• Hamman
• I Nyoman Masriadi (1973- ), Balinese artist and painter
• Ida Bagus Made (1915-1999), Balinese painter
• Lee Man Fong
• Marina Joesoef (1959- )
• Mochtar Apin (1923–1994)
• Mustofa Bisri (1944- ), Islamic teacher, leader, poet and painter
• Raden Saleh (1807–1880)
• Sudjana Kerton (1922–1994)
• Tio Tjay (1946- )
• Yunizar (1971- )

Categories: Traditional visual arts