WOT BATU S U N A RYO
STO N E IS TIME”
WOT BATU A study in space, time, and harmony
“Batu adalah waktu” — Stone is time. Wo t B a t u i s a n e m b o d i m e n t o f S u n a r yo’s ex p l o ra t i o n o f p hys i c a l matters. The most essential; stone. I n Wo t B a t u , w e m a y c o n t e m p l a t e about the passage of time, the beg i n n i ng of crea t ion , w h en everything was still exist as a piece o f u n i t y. A study of nature, dimension, and s p a c e i t s e l f , Wo t B a t u i s d i v i d e d into two parts; The left side, a representation of the basic elements; water, earth, fire and wind, presented in a state of imaginative shapes, The right side, a more spiritually i n te l l e c t u a l p r e s e n ta t i o n o f m a tte r s , m o r e a c t u a l f o r m o f i n f o rmation. the two sides are connected by a little bridge in the middle. T h e v e r y m e a n i n g o f Wo t i s ‘bridge’. Principals of dualism and balance are explored frequently here in Wo t B a t u .
D RS . S U N A RYO An artis born in Banyumas, J a w a Te n g a h , M a y 1 5 t h 194 3 . Active in exhibitions since 19 70 u n t i l presen t . He received educatiion in Fakultas Seni Rupa Institut Te k n o l o g i B a n d u n g ( 1 9 6 2 1969) a n d St u d i Pa t u ng Marmer in Marble Te c h n o l o g y , C a r r a r a , I t a l y . He has received many awards in the arts, both nationally and worlwide. The owner of Selasar Sunaryo Art Space. For him, ar t is dynamic and will always change according to the passage of time.
GATE E n t r a n c e t o Wo t Batu. “ ... as if the stones were floating above us...”
PEB B L ES Ta k e n f r o m M o u n t Merapi, slowing the pace of those who enters, marking the d i f f e r e n c e i n t e xture and sounds a s o n e e n t e r s Wo t Batu...
WA L LS A pair with the floating gate, s e p a r a t i n g Wo t Batu from the outside world
A BA H [Father] A representation of dualism Y i n & Ya n g Male & Female
A M BU H [Mother] Inspired by L i n g g a Yo n i Lingga as the male reproductive part Yo n i i s u t e r u s , t h e spring of life
M E RE N U NG [Thinking} The stone meant to be seated. From here, enjoy the f u l l s c e n e r y o f Wo t Batu
I N DU N G A representation of birth Made from copper, a print of real life Jambu tree As a commemoration of t h e a r t i s t ’s m o t h e r
M A N DA L A Epicentrum, The essence of balance A representation of horizontal force, the relation between human and other human [ A p a i r w i t h B AT U ANGIN]
AN G I N [Wind] Representing vertical force The relation between human and god
L A N G IT [Sky] One of the oldest stones from Europe, Containing fossils of sea creatures Aged about a million years old
BU M I [Earth] Both the stones are a reprensentation of dualism, Between sky above and earth below
PE R A H U [Boat] A representation of the life journey of humans F a c i n g B AT U A I R , t h r o u g h B AT U L AWA N G As human journeys to the afterlife
LAWA N G A s a f o r m o f p a r ting Between life [ B AT U P E R A H U ] and the afterlife [ B AT U A I R ]
TH E PRI NTS Fingerprint on this stone is to show these are modern age manmade stones.
AI R [ Wa t e r ] Representing ‘a f te r l i f e ’ Edgeless Just as the the afterlife is limitless
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