A Marriage Between Caligraphy And Expressionism

He honed his artistic skill by joining several Indonesia’s Sokka Studio and Garajas Studio in addition to his academic study at Institut Kesenian Jakarta and managed to join numerous art exhibitions in various cities. He began to gain a major recognition after his works were selected for Asian Art Competition, 1996–1997, beating thousands of other talented artists. Sakri’s career kept rocketing—flocking from one exhibition to another (both solo and group exhibitions) in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Singapore, Malaysia and Europe, even exclusively creating over 120 oil paintings and countless of sketches for two Samaya hotels in Bali. The exotic curves of Sanskrit, Javanese, Sundanese and Arabic caligraphies have been captivating Sakri to combine those with his expressionistic view into his paintings since 2012. Kemang’s Duta Fine Arts Foundation, again, hosted his solo exhibition displaying more than 75 pieces of his work. www.dutafinearts.com