Basuki Abdullah (1915 - 1993)
300 Self Portrait Painting
Basuki craze started painting since the age of six years. Times a male birth Sriwedari, Solo, January 27, 1915, this pain lie, cheat fraudulent paintings of Jesus Christ. While painting, he felt the pain gradually recover. Basuki switch away from the Muslims become Christians (Catholic).
At the age of 34 years (1949), Basuki taking self-portrait painting of Queen Juliana Netherlands. The competition was followed by 81 painters from across the world. But that is able to complete the portrait of Queen on time only 21 painters, including Basuki. He even appears as the champion. Since then, Basuki demand self-portrait as a painter.
Basuki know his father, painter R. Abdullah Surjosubroto, only after the age of 15 years. One time, the second child of five brothers, the drawing is in a lion pounce. The painting''tiger laughing,''canda father, the son of Dr. movement leaders. Wahidin Sudirohusodo. Basuki huff and terpecut comment by cynical father.
Departure adult, like he was painting figures movements, among others, Mahatma Gandhi. Basuki itinerate start in 1947. At first she studied painting at the Academy of Arts Lukis Netherlands, and Italy, and France.
42 years of living abroad, 20 years dihabiskannya in the Netherlands, and 17 years in Muangthai. Basuki successfully marry Thai girls. Return to Jakarta, and he brought his Thai wife, was appointed as President Soekarno painter Merdeka Palace. 1961, he invited Muangthai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, to paint the King and his wife, Queen Sirikit, until he became a painter palace in Bangkok. Two years later, he received a gift Stars as Artists Poporo Palace.
A naturalistic style, pursuing the face and shape similarity, Basuki preferred among the top. Many of statesmanship and his wife as they're painted Basuki race: President Soekarno, the Sultan of Brunei, Prince Philip of England, Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, and the sophisticated caliber Mrs Ratna Sari Dewi. Who came to own kediamannya, housing in Shangrila Indah, Jakarta, no less: Jenny Rachman, Eva Arnaz, even warlord Sudomo.
Invited to come because Mangkunegaran Palace, Solo, in the Revolution, Basuki escape Ms Siti Hartinah painting. He chose another model. After a mother Siti Hartinah State then had melukisnya Basuki. How would now''?''Goda President Soeharto. Basuki berkelit, "Then 'kan zaman Orde Lama. Now the era of New Order, so I accept,''said Basuki is a self-portrait painting 300.
Basuki has been married three times before meeting with a Thai girl, fourth wife. Three first marriages fail. Acts meeting with Thai girls go from beauty queen competition jury 1967. Basuki stunned participants in a contest, and the yellow dimple. Nataya Nareerat the girl, the fourth wife terpaut 30 years. They have a daughter who is named Sidawaty Bharany.
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