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 A author’s travel, in twenty images.’]From Bangor to Jakarta, with the wonder inside your eyes. Learn about an archipelago full of special sites and magical destinations. Here you can also learn about the different cultures that each region has to offer, following through images our “author’s journey”, starting from Bagor up in Jakarta. The intellectual property of the images that …

Paint, understanding the Javanese culture and Javanese Puppets. In time, he become one of the most prominent Indonesian masters in portrait painting. He started painting at age 5 years and at 10 he traveled to Surabaya and Bali, where he started portrait painting. He continued his study at Academia van Beeldende Kunsten (in the Hague, the Netherlands). During 1933, BASOEKI …

A style that challenge the Western hegemony of art. As the first Indonesian contemporary artist to break into the global art scene in the early 1990s, HERI DONO become Indonesia’s leading contemporary artist. Mixing humoristic comments in his work on political and social problems in Indonesia, he lives and works in Yogyakarta. Inside his paintings, you can find wild deformations …

Growing with the “fragrant literature” literary movement. She attended Parahyangan Catholic University, graduating with a degree in international relations. In 1993, she formed the girl group RSD, releasing greatest hits albums. In 1976, she was born in Bandung (West Java), on a January day. DEWI LESTARI SIMANGUNSONG is an Indonesian writer and songwriter. With a fresh narrative, always she offers …

Treating the taboos of an era, in an open way. Reflecting the richness of the Indonesian oral tradition, her prose is lively and modern. She writes freely about love and sexuality, and also about the relationship between Muslims and Christians. Breaking with Indonesian literature to date, she treats social taboos in an open way. By writing about politics and sex, …

Growing inside first generation of Indonesian feminist thinkers. In 1981, she was a guest at the Poetry International festival in Rotterdam. She writes poems, both intimate and personal, that highlight repressive conventions. She is Indonesian poet with a creative and powerful vision. TOETI HERATY was born in 1933, in Bandung (West Java), on a November day, becoming human rights activist …

A wonderful thematic voyage, between the countryside and megacities. The project was born thanks to a collaboration of Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery http://www.pittidiscovery.com/discovery.html with Kocca-Korea Creative Content Agency. That’s why the creativity of Korean talents has returned to the spotlight at Pitti Immagine Uomo, to present again the Fall-Winter 2018/19 collections in Florence. Fascinated by these creative people, you’ll want …

A country, through the eyes of its artists. Through a Korean thematic journey, through images, you will know the duality of a country, between countryside and megalopolis, through the Korean eyes of two painters and a singer, a poet and a writer. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose …

Taking images of Hollywood stars, breaking them with scribbles. Seoul it’s one of the largest cities in the world by population density. Here lives a Korean painter who loves to paint famous actresses of Holliwood. Highlights? You can do the Korean heritage tour in Seoul, exploring grand palaces by foot. Immerse yourself in traditional Korean culture. Don’t forget your traditional …

Living and working close to the ocean, in Santa Monica. Know contemporary Korean art? You can go to the Daelim Museum of Contemporary Art http://www.daelimmuseum.org/eng/index.do (21, Jahamun-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul). Located near historic Gyeongbokgung Palace, this museum began its life as Korea’s first photography. Today, here you can find exhibitions that embrace photography, design and a range of other fields. …

Becoming singer ambassador, for anti-bullying campaigns in schools. Gwangjin District is one of the 25 wards of Seoul (South Korea), located on the north bank of the Han River, to the eastern end of this town. District it’s home to the Konkuk University campus (the vicinity of which is one of Seoul’s top nightlife destinations). The south bank overlooking the …

A story of ordinary people, among mediocre males. In this city was born a famous Korean woman writer. The first Gwangju Biennale featured artists from 58 countries (exhibiting over 817 artworks). The theme “Beyond the Borders” conveyed a message of global citizenship that transcended divisions between ideologies and religion, race and culture. Founded in memory of the 1980 repression of …

When youth experiences influence a literary style. Our Korean’s art journey start in Seodang, were private village schools providing elementary education during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. Here you can find the temple of Seonunsa. Gochang County (county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea), it’s a rural area. The Gochang Dolmens (located in Maesan village), are listed as a UNESCO …

Meet creative Thai people you are looking for, downloading them into your travel. Traveling to Asia https://www.tourismthailand.org/ give you a kind of adrenaline. You’re planning a trip to the Land of Smiles, in the near future? Check out this post guide, finding our special “author’s travel” in Thailand. Don’t forget: eat as many mangoes as you possibly can, because in …

Thailand, a sensory overland, all the time. Something to remember while admiring paintings and reading Thai books while listening to Nichkhun’s music? The best dressed woman, on any boat or sidewalk, is probably a “ladyboy”. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the …