SANDIWARA   S.TEDDY DARMAWAN         OPENING RECEPTION THUR, 11 NOV 2010, 6 - 9PM         EXHIBITION DURATION 11 NOV - 31 DEC, 2010       EXHIBITION ADDRESS SIN SIN ANNEX 53 - 54 SAI STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG     Planting Seed In The Sky #2, 80 x 100 x 20 cm, aluminium, acrylic on canvas, 2010 Sin Sin Fine Art is pleased to present “Sandiwara”, an exhibition by Yogyakarta based artist S. Teddy Darmawan, held from the 11th November to 5th December, 2010. This exhibition will showcase a new series of S.Teddy D.’s three dimensional paintings inspired by varies playwrights and poets. In addition, the artist would like to dedicate this exhibition to his mentor- the late Indonesian thinker and poet, W.S. Rendra. The title of the show alludes to the Indonesian word “Sandiwara”- literally meaning stage play in English. In this exhibition, S.Teddy D. transforms blank canvases into three dimensional visual platforms as stages to his personal thoughts on social and political satire. His works are reflective, often playful, sarcastic and always with a dry sense of humour. S.Teddy D. is an artist who ceaselessly questions about the meaning of art and what art means to him. With such stances in mind, he does not limit himself to certain techniques, media or themes. In ”Sandiwara”, S.Teddy D.’s stage shaped installations explores the idea and notion of “gambar”- a Javanese and Indonesian term which could only be broadly translated as picture in English. “The Indonesian language doesn’t only know ‘gambar timbur’ (embossed pictures) and ‘gambar temple’ (stamped pictures) but also ‘gambar angan-angan’ (mental pictures) and ‘gambar cermin’ (mirror images).” –Sanento Yuliman S.Teddy D. stated, “Painting is just a picture simplified of made complicated.” The artist applies this idea to this exhibition, through different media and techniques; the artist explores narrative, spatial and temporal elements within painting itself. S. Teddy D. was born in Padang, Indonesia and currently lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He has exhibited internationally including solo exhibitions at National Museum of Singapore, Singapore (2009), CIGE Beijing, China (2008). His works are acquired by private collectors world wide. Sin Sin Fine Art誠意向你推介居住在Yogyakarta的畫家S. Teddy Darmawan的個人畫展，展期由2010年11月11日至12月5日，展示S. Teddy Darmawan的一系列靈感來自戲劇家及詩人的立體新作。同時，S. Teddy Darmawan會將畫展獻給他的導師 - 已離世的一位思想家及詩人，W.S. Rentra。 題「Sandiwara」 是印尼語，即英文的舞台劇的意思。在畫展中，S. Teddy Darmawan將空白的畫布轉化為立體的視覺平台，作為展示對社會及政治諷刺的個人思想的舞台。他的作品在沉思中帶著戲謔及諷刺，但卻充滿冷冷的幽默感。 S. Teddy Darmawan會不停問自已藝術有甚麽意義，以及對他來說藝術的意義。心中既有這樣的想法，他不會將自己局限於某些技巧、媒介或主題。在“Sandiwara” 畫展中，S. Teddy Darmawan設法通過舞台形狀裝置來發掘 “gambar” 的概念及意念。 “gambar” 是印尼語，廣泛來說即英文中圖畫的意思。 Sanento Yukiman 指出印尼語除了“gambar timbur”(浮雕圖案) 及“gambar temple”(壓印圖案) 外，還有 “gambar angan-angan ”(心靈上的圖案) 及“gambar cermin”(鏡面圖像) 。   S. Teddy Darmawan指出 “繪畫只是將一幅本來簡單的圖畫複雜化。”這位藝術家透過不同的媒介及技巧，將這個概念應用在他的畫作中，在繪畫中探索當中的故事性，以及空間和時間的元素。   S. Teddy Darmawan在印尼的巴東出生，目前在印尼的Yogyakarta居住及工作。他曾在世界各地舉行畫展，包括在星加坡國家博物館(2009)及中國北京CIGE(2008)舉行個人畫展。他的作品成為世界各地私人收藏家的珍藏。