La Java Bleue | Dadang Christanto

18 November - 19 December, 2015

In this new series of paintings Dadang Christanto continues his collaboration with the master craftsman of East Java using the traditional paintings of the Wuku, or Javanese zodiac.

The Wuku can be mapped using a complex table of references where animals and elements from nature combine for each day of the year. With the intrusion of Western culture on traditional life, Christanto is concerned that the application of skills to the zodiac tradition are being lost. It is his hope, that through exhibiting to a wider audience, a greater understanding and appreciation of this ancient tradition will be recognized and its importance upheld for future generations.