Maria Indriasari

MariaIndriasari

Artist Bio

Maria was born in 1976 in Yogyakarta and has practiced the arts from a young age. She obtained her degree from the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) in a major in artistic arrangement. As a mother of two, a wife and an artist, her art practices cannot be separated from the influences of these three roles.

In the process of her works, Maria explores media that are easily available around her, such as metal, wood, textiles, yarn, acrylic, coloured pencils and many more, and dynamically transforms them in her work, according to the concept of the work she wants to convey. Recently, Maria has been fascinated with exploring textiles, as she believes the medium can communicate her message to the audience. A lot of Maria’s works talk about the basics of living, which includes the will to live, the balance of body and soul, spiritual beliefs and domestic matters. Through her works, Maria hopes to convey how these small things can be a drive to living a good life.

Mimpi dapat ikan/ Dreamed of receiving a Fish

My work is called Dream of getting a fish. In Javanese culture, dream interpretation is obtained through the “Ngelmu titen”, knowledge obtained by ancestors over the centuries through repeated observations and experiences.

 Dreams are “sasmita”, or what are commonly known as symbols and signs that can also mean guidance from the universe. With this dream philosophy, it is hoped that we, humans, will be more careful, “Eling” (an attitude always in the awareness of remembering where we came from spiritually, remembering our role and duties as humans), as well as “Waspodo” (introspection). A dream, a joyous sign, should not let our guardians become complacent, rather, remain in the consciousness of “Eling and Waspodo”.

 In Javanese culture, the dream of fish is a symbol of support or luck. The support and luck that was meant was not always materialistic and worldly, but could come in forms such as peace and spiritual tranquillity.

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