One very hot day whilst wandering the alleys down by the river in Yogyakarta – Central Java…I was following the street art and taking photos…and eventually stumbled across {well, I had read about it but it had totally gone out of my mind….there is soooo much to see and do in Yogya!} the ART|JOG|13 – Art Jog 2013 {previously Jogja Art Fair} – Maritime Culture – Budaya Maritim exhibition at the Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
WOW… I walked through the gates of Taman Budaya to see a huge wall of oil barrels that had been cut in half and opened out and shaped into sheet metal to create and resemble a vessel’s wall that covered the whole of the front entrance of Taman Budaya. But that’s not all…there was also a big silver whale tail coming out of the ground and right in front of the entrance door stood a large carousel that had a moving puppet show inside it – Iwan Affendi’s “Papermoon Puppet Theatre” Asyikkkk bangettttt!
*Visuals are going to be needed here…these amazing art works need to be solely appreciated for what they are without my ramblings! This is a small selection of some of the art artworks that were in the exhibition!
All I can say is….Yogya memang istimewa! {Yogya is indeed special!}
![ART JOG 2013 Puppet Theatre Pic Collage](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Puppet-Theatre-Pic-Collage.png)
![Entang Wiharso - 'Borderless: Floating Island'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-sculpture-Pic.png)
![Arwin Hidayat - 'Balada Marunda'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Arwin-Hidayat-FART-Pic.png)
![Darbotz - 'Island of Walls'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Floating-Island-Pic.png)
![RM. Soni Irawan - 'Datang Dari Negeri Seberang'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-Kaki-lima-Pic.png)
![Dedi Sufriadi - 'Catatan Pinggir #1'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Notebooks-Pic-Collage.png)
![T-KA_T-KI (Trinodal Group) - 'The Vision is Gone...You Can Now Open Your Eyes'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Man-in-Bathtub-Pic-Collage.png)
*I absolutely loved this artwork installation – I have so many photos of these little guys in the bathtubs! And I’m still disappointed that I didn’t take a video recording of the film/media display on the wall at the back of this artwork.
![Budi Kustarto - 'Perang Mitos Nusantara'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Elephant-Ant-fighting-Pic.png)
![L:Bunga Jeruk - 'Little Girl and The Fish' R: Mella Jaarsma - 'The Landscaper'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-girl-with-fish-on-head-dress-Pic-Collage.png)
![Eko Nugroho - 'Museum of Mentality'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-EKO-Nugroho-Masks-Pic-Collage.png)
![Krisna Murti - 'Tripang of Pasir Island' - Video installation (with paddy, soil and table)](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Pasir-Island-Pic.png)
![Pintor Sirait - 'Homage To The Pioneers Who Landed and Walked Our Vast Island'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-stainless-steel-feet-Pic-Collage.png)
{The height is up to the ceiling, approx. 300-350 cm and made of stainless steel sheets shot with real bullets! OMG! Also, a close-up of the stainless steel nails that are etched with various proto-malay words/characters. *Love this artwork and these nails!}
![Abdi Setiawan - 'Boogy Man #2'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Skeleton-rubberduckie-Pic.png)
![Nandanggawe - 'The Head of Nautilus'](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-The-Head-of-Nautilus-Pic.png)
![Eddi Prabandono - 'Revolocean' {VW Beetle real size wood speed boat out board engine}](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-VW-Pic-Collage.png)
![Dona Prawita Arissuta - 'The White Coming' {Stoneware, terracotta, glaze, pigment colour and acrylic}](https://indospired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ART-JOG-2013-Clay-sculture-Indo-map-Pic-Collage.png)
art jog 2013 – what an event! Have you been to art jog before?
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