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Road show increases awareness of art
Dozens of students from the University of Indonesia (UI) and the Jakarta Creative Media Polytechnic (Polimedia) gathered at the atrium of the UIâs library in Depok, West Java, last Wednesday to listen to the words of mural artist Ryan Riyadi, who is known for his hallmark character The Popo, during a workshop themed âVisual Diaryâ
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ozens of students from the University of Indonesia (UI) and the Jakarta Creative Media Polytechnic (Polimedia) gathered at the atrium of the UI's library in Depok, West Java, last Wednesday to listen to the words of mural artist Ryan Riyadi, who is known for his hallmark character The Popo, during a workshop themed 'Visual Diary'.
Ryan encouraged the students to deliver messages and punch lines through pencil sketches during the workshop.
'Let's picture a good message in a simple sketch related to a public place and your daily routine,' said Ryan to the students, who began sketching.
Ryan's session was the 11th of 20 workshops held from August through November in Greater Jakarta, part of Road show Art on the Spot (RAOS), a series of events leading up to the upcoming Jakarta Biennale 2015, a biennial international contemporary art event scheduled to open on Nov. 14 at Gudang Sarinah Pancoran, South Jakarta, and run through to Jan. 17, 2016.
RAOS is jointly presented by Jakarta 32ºC, an art festival organizer for university students, and the Indonesian Art Coalition. The Jakarta 32ºC team organizes the Art on the Spot program, which facilitates artwork creation and offers artist insight during the road show.
The Jakarta Biennale 2015, which carries the theme 'Neither Forward nor Back: Acting in the Present', will exhibit a number of art projects in city spaces and hold side events such as seminars, workshops and stage performances.
'The road show is part of our efforts to familiarize people with the Jakarta Biennale,' said RAOS coordinator Eko Harsoselanto.
He hopes the interactive workshop helps raise awareness of art.
'They need to know the essential meaning of art,' Eko said, adding that sketches and other art pieces produced during RAOS would be showcased at the Jakarta Biennale.
Eko also said that he hoped the road show lured more people to the Jakarta Biennale.
One of the workshop's participants, UI student Romy, said the workshop made him realize that art could help people better themselves. 'We can make changes to ourselves and anyone around us through art. Social commentary through art is really fun and less boring,' said the first time RAOS participant.
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The writer is an intern at The Jakarta Post.
