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Sketchers make their mark in Semarang's old town, Borobudur temple
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A sketch artist from Jakarta, Motulz Anto, draws the Marba building in Semarang's old town on Aug. 28. (JP/Suherdjoko)
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sing his right hand, Yandi Prayudhi is busy putting fine lines on a white sheet of paper. His black-and-white drawing of the Spiegel building in Semarang's old town is almost finished.
A 1998 graduate of fine arts from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), the Bandung native who now resides in Jakarta is one of 400 sketchers from across the country that participated in International Semarang Sketchwalk 2016. "I've made sketches of the Lawang Sewu, Spiegel and Bank Mandiri buildings," he told The Jakarta Post on Sunday morning.
The event kicked off on Friday in Semarang's Kota Lama (Old Town) and closed at the Borobudur temple in Mageland regency. Committee head Yudi described it as a big party for sketch artists and said the old town was picked as the main location due to its rich visual attraction.
In addition to old town buildings like Blenduk Church (Emmanuel Church), the sketchers also captured Semarang people's daily activities. On Sunday morning, some decided to visit the Sam Poo Kong temple prior to going to Borobudur.
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"I've been sketching for four years now. In the past two years, this activity has become really popular in Indonesia. I've traveled to several countries [to sketch] including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Taiwan and New Zealand. Each country has its own characteristics," said Motulz Anto, an artist from Jakarta, who at the time was sketching the Marba building from various angles using watercolor.
Also a graduate of fine arts from ITB, Motulz was invited to mentor the Travel Sketching workshop. Other mentors at the event included Darman Angir from Surabaya (architectural sketching), Rudi Hartanto from Semarang (spontaneous sketching), Ch'ng Kiah Kiean from Malaysia (ink and twig sketching) and Vanon Ruksiriphonh from Thailand (watercolor sketching).
You could sketch anything, said Motulz. "Food on a plate. Fruits. Anything you see," he said.
Motulz said he was proud of Indonesia, since each region had its own characteristics, both in traditional housing and local culture, which made for interesting sketching material. (kes)
