Yogie Ginanjar Indonesian, b. 1981
THE CONQUEST, 2022
Oil on Canvas
100 x 130 cm
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Themes based on post-colonial issues has been the strongest characteristic of my work. 'The Conquest' is a critical expression towards Western Arts supremacy and its messianic concept, in the contexts...
Themes based on post-colonial issues has been the strongest characteristic of my work.
"The Conquest" is a critical expression towards Western Arts supremacy and its messianic concept, in the contexts of its invasive nature.
The focus of the appropriated painting of heroic figure in Western myths, juxtaposed against Asian tropical landscape decorated with colorful candies as background - is my strategy to build a parody that mocks the action of orientalism in Art and Culture.
"The Conquest" is a critical expression towards Western Arts supremacy and its messianic concept, in the contexts of its invasive nature.
The focus of the appropriated painting of heroic figure in Western myths, juxtaposed against Asian tropical landscape decorated with colorful candies as background - is my strategy to build a parody that mocks the action of orientalism in Art and Culture.
