A.D. Pirous: Vision, Faith and a Journey in Indonesian Art, 1955-2002

Painter A. D. Pirous is a leading presence in Indonesia's contemporary art world, and a pioneering figure in promoting Islamic art at home and abroad. Born in the late colonial era, recruited as an artist in the National Revolution, steeped in the modernist styles of the "Bandung School," and finding roots in his familiy and nation's islamic cultural heritage, Pirous has played a distinguished and visionary role in the history of modern Indonesian art. A. D. Pirous: Vision, Faith, and a Journey in Indonesian Art, 1955-2002, takes a look at the sweep of pirous's innovative career, and his signature blend of Islamic and Late-Modernist aesthetics. Plats, reproductions, and photographs are accompanied by two interpretive essays, one by anthropologist Kenneth M. George, a specialist on Indonesian culture and religion.