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Makan pelor (Eating bullets) 1992

Artwork Makan pelor (Eating bullets) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and collage on cardboard, created in 1992-01-01
Accession No.
1996.064
Date Created
1992
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
66 x 77cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
synthetic polymer paint
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint and collage on cardboard
Place Created
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Credit Line
Purchased 1995. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
For biographical and background information see Acc. no. 2002.141a-o 'Additional information'. In 'Makan pelor (Eating bullets)' monstrous creatures represent the forces involved in modern power struggles. Heri Dono also conveys an absurd irony of the waste of human and material resources. The artist has commented: 'The world is crazy, frightening. Look at the hunger in Africa, for example. They need food, but they get bullets... For me it is important how art could serve humanity.'

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