Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto
Koesoema Affandi who was born in Cirebon, West Java, 1907 – died at May 23, 1990 in Yogyakarta is Indonesia Maestro of Painting. He became famous in the world by his distinctive expressionist style. At 1950s, he had a lot of solo exhibitions held in India, UK, Europe and the United States. The painter who produced more than two thousand paintings. Before he became a painter he was a teacher and the ticket man, or even the cinema billboard maker. (lebih…)
Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Traslated by Agus B. Harianto
I’ve never know my body’s temperature by thermometer. But it can be felt; because it has brought me friendly to go everywhere. Barely a few days I did not write, I just edited the old writing that have not been solid enough with the feet of purity as creations.
How psychiatric is not disengaged from the body’s condition, it can not be ignored from braided digestion as well, which forms the character of determining steps of spiritual and also outer body. (lebih…)
Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto
Before I got in too far to his works. Frankly, I am disturbed by the spelling of Diponegoro become Dipanegara. Why Bojonegoro is not altered and incarnated to be Bajanegara? An so on. For me, I use its original spelling (: Java) which is Diponegoro, in addition to confirm the last literature exists. Started from the original dialect, its power of prestige can be viewed more strongly, when interpreting a sentence, moreover in composing the work of literature. (lebih…)
Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto
WAKTU
Ludwig Tieck
Dia ngembara dalam lingkaran abadi dan sama,
Sang waktu, menurut caranya yang lama,
Atas perjalanannya, tuli dan buta;
Anak manusia yang tak malu-malu
Mengharap dari saat yang datang senantiasa (lebih…)
