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Saepul Bahri
Exotic Story

2021

About the Item

This painting illustrates the story of the worldly desires of humans who never feel that they have enough, always wanting more in terms of fashion, position, wealth and so on. It is human nature to always desire to pursue something they consider beautiful and exotic. About the Artist Saepul Bahri is an established painter from Indonesia with a distinctive surrealist style with flexible and twisted human body figures. He has an interest in body anatomy and started painting human bodies with their bones when he was in middle school. Saepul also likes the imagination of the sea and waves, this is what then gives the shapes of flexibility and twists to the figures in his works. There are number of artists who inspired him such as Rene Magritte, HR Giger, Antonio Blanco, Dullah. Through his works, Saepul wants to show the mirage of reality in an infinite space.
  • Creator:
    Saepul Bahri (1979, Indonesian)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Singapore, SG
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2130210984662
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