Kustiyah (1935–2012) was an Indonesian artist.
Kustiyah | |
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| Born | Koestijah 2 September 1935 |
| Died | 1 June 2012 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Girisapto Imogiri Artist Cemetery, Bantul, Yogyakarta |
| Other names | Koestijah, Tjus, Kus, Kustijah, Kustiyah E. S, Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso |
| Education | Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta (1953-1957) |
| Known for | Painting |
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| Children | Rosa Arus Sagara, Titiana Irawani, Satya Rasa Sunarso, Sari Prasetyo Angkasa |
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| Relatives | Muchsan, Sunardi Yudowardoyo, Jaminudin, Sumarno, Mariliati Husodo |
Career
editKustiyah was born in Probolinggo.[citation needed] She trained at ASRI Arts Academy in Yogyakarta (now Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta) and continued her work as part of the Pelukis Rakyat (Peoples’ Artists) and Pelukis Indonesia (Indonesian Painters) groups. Much of her formative work—whether landscape or still life and portraiture—pictured scenes from everyday life and were painted outside of a studio setting.[1]
Kustiyah was one of the few female painters working at the time. Early on, her work was collected by major government institutions, including the National Gallery of Indonesia. She participated in the first all female painting and sculpture exhibition in 1956, presented at Seniman Indonesia Muda (Young Indonesian Artists)'s studio in Yogyakarta.[2]
Throughout her career, she consistently participated in group art exhibitions in Jakarta and Yogyakarta and counted among her peers, such as Kartika Affandi, Siti Ruliyati, as well as others who formed the IKAISYO/Ikatan Istri Senirupawan Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Artist's Wives Association).[3]
Her deteriorating health eventually limited her public visibility as well as that of her work, but she continued to paint through the mid 2000s.
After Kustiyah's passing, her husband, the well-known sculptor Edhi Sunarso, built a private museum in her honor, called the Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso, which houses a large collection of her paintings to this day.[4] When he passed in 2016, he was buried next to her husband Edhi Sunarso at Girisapto Imogiri Artist Cemetery in Bantul, Yogyakarta.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kustiyah, et al: As if there is no sun". Hyphen. 21 April 2022.
- ^ Heinrich, Will (3 November 2022). "A Deluge of Art at the Carnegie International". New York Times. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
- ^ Hatfield, Zack (October 2022). "Zack Hatfield on the 58th Carnegie International". Art Forum.
- ^ Samboh, Grace; Mufida, Ratna (31 August 2022). "Dua Lukisan Potret Kustiyah oleh Sudarso: Apakah Mereka Berteman? - Lau Ne" [Two Portraits of Kustiyah by Sudarso: Are They Friends?]. Lau Ne (in Indonesian). Maumere, Sikka, Indonesia.
- ^ "Edhi Sunarso, Sculptor of 'Selamat Datang' and 'Dirgantara' Landmarks, Dies at 83". Jakarta Globe. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.