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Surga diatas Berlin (Heaven over Berlin) 1993

Artwork Surga diatas Berlin (Heaven over Berlin) this artwork made of Etching and aquatint on paper, created in 1993-01-01
Accession No.
1996.077
Date Created
1993
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
69 x 64.5cm (comp.)
B: (comp.) 69 x 64,5 cm
Edition
A.P.
Media Category
Print
Secondary Media Category
intaglio
Medium
Etching and aquatint on paper
Place Created
Indonesia
Credit Line
Purchased 1995. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

In this etching Surga diatas Berlin (Heaven over Berlin) and a work of a similar period, Pesta pencuri (Thieve's carnival) (Acc. no. 1996.078), Tisna Sanjaya characteristically displays a forceful expressionism. Through theatre-like scenarios, he alludes to violence, victimisation, imprisonment and man's inhumanity. These prints reflect a European tradition, particularly Spanish master Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), but which, at the same time, may be veiled commentaries on injustice perceived in his own country.

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