The International Art Of Indonesia: Teak Root Art Cavings by Bambang Krisyono

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TEAK ROOT ART CARVINGS

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Below you will see the increadible art made by nature and human, which every item is ONE AND ONLY IN WORLD.

Since long-long time ago Indonesia was became a famous teak wood furniture producing country.

Indonesia having very good quality of teak wood, because they selected which only the old timber age 50 - 60 years that can be cut. By its highest quality makes people from around the world always hunting Indonesia furniture.

Since Indonesia is one of the biggest tropical rain forest owner in the world, then it was triggered an illegal logging in any of islands; Java, Sulawesi (Celebes), Irian (Papua), Sumatra, and the biggest illegal logging are in Kalimantan (Borneo) in which to full fill the regional demand.

Observing this illegal action, and in line to our idealism, then we came up to the decision to reduce the usage of wood timber especially teakwood and change the raw material with the forest waste. This action is helping the Indonesian government in rehabilitating the wood resources all over the area.

Usually people cut the tree up to the ground and they are leaving the tree stump (wood root) which cannot be taken. This untaken stump/root underground will stay in the forest for many-many years (sometime more than 150 years) and becoming a stone fossil. Since then Bambang Krisyono realized that this waste has a priceless values and we started to use this TEAK ROOT or Teak Stump that never been used or taken after the timber was cut as an art media.

By the highest sense of art we transform the unused of teak stump/root as forest waste into the world class of art that cannot be imitated. This art is fulfilling the ECO LABELLING requirement product.

We use only waste of teak stump/root of +/- 100 – 200 years old of stump/root taken from underground, so that every teak root has its specific shape of high class art.

Carver Name : BAMBANG KRISYONO
Authorize Curator : DALLY M. SUBAGIJO, ST., MM.

The President

(+/- 100 Y.O of Teak Root)

Old Hermit 1 (First Step)

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Old Hermit 2 (Second Step)

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Old Hermit 3 (Third Step) in Presidential Palace

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Old Hermit 4 (Forth Step)

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Unforgiving Neptune

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Indian Face

(as Ornament of GOIN COUNTRY Metro TV)

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Geronimo Face

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Geronimo

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Sleeping Goddess

(+/- 100 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Direction Of Life (King of Beggar)

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Direction of life (kakek pertapa kecil memegang tongkat dan mangkuk)

An old hermit holding a bowl in his hand gives some meaning that when someone is getting older, he is getting poorer and poorer. He is poor of age. The less someone’s age, the wiser he should be. The less someone’s age, the more generous he should be. The reason is in the end, A man will carry some baggage on his back, the good things he did or the bad things he did.

Arah Hidup

Sesosok pertapa tua memegang mangkuk di tangannya ini memberi makna bahwa semakin tua manusia maka ia semakin miskin yakni miskin umur dan semakin berkurang umur manusia semakin harus dapat lebih bijaksana dan semakin tua manusia maka ia harus lebih banyak bersedekah. Manusia hingga akhir nanti akan membawa beban dipunggungnya yakni amal dari perbuatannya atau dosa dari perbuatan buruknya.

Kwan Im Goddess

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

God of Fire

(+/- 200 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Ki Semar (Semar Mesem)

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Ki Semar (Semar Mesem)

He was one of the leading role in the tale of Javanese Mahabharata. He was wellknown as a honest humble humorous wise person. He was the man that always kept his words and lived in harmony in the village with his amazing children.

Ki Semar adalah salah seorang tokoh penting dalam kisah perwayangan jawam, Mahabharata. Ia adalah sosok yang terkenal jujur, sederhana, bijaksana, rendah hati dan penuh humor. Ia selalu menepati apa-apa yang telah ia ucapkan dan hidup sederhana dengan anak-anaknya yang juga mengagumkan.

Lost (Young Elephant)

(+/- 150 Y.O. of Teak Root)

Lost

A young elephant feels confused, restless and sad because he doesn’t know where to go after the group has left him behind. He played around so cheerfully that he didn’t realize he had walked far away from the group. Now he is alone and feeling sorry for himself.

Seekor gajah muda sedang bingung,gelisah dan sedih karena ia tak tahu kemana akan pergi setelah tertinggal oleh kelompoknya. Ia bermain-main hingga tak sadar kalau ia seakin menjauh dari kawanannya. Kini ia sendirian dan menyesali apa yang telah ia perbuat.

What am I going to do now ? (What Should I do ?)

(+/- 100 Y.O. of Teak Root)

What am I going to do now?

A picture of a monkey who has always been loyal to its master but once the master has gone, it gets confused because it doesn’t have anyone to rely on. Sometimes being loyal isn’t enough, we should be smart too.

Apa yang akan aku lakukan sekarang?

Gambaran seekor kera yang selalu setia pada tuannya tetapi ketika tuannya meninggalkannya ia kebingungan karena tak ada lagi orang yang bisa ia gantungkan. Kadang-kadang setia saja tidaklah cukup seharusnya ditambahkan dengan kecerdasan.