Opening The Painting Exhibition "The Nuance Of Independence", The Vice President Hopes Art And Culture Will Rise After Being Hit By The Pandemic

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin opened a painting exhibition in Jakarta. (Between)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin opened an exhibition of paintings by the painter Firdaus Alamhudi entitled "The Nuance of Independence".

The Vice President hopes that this painting exhibition will be a momentum for the revival of art and culture in Indonesia after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"In today's exhibition entitled 'Nuansa Kemerdekaan', I was really impressed by the beautiful paintings that were rich in historical meaning and messages. due to the COVID-19 pandemic," said the Vice President at the exhibition site in Jakarta, Monday, August 22.

The paintings displayed in the exhibition include those of President Jokowi, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, Ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie, 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid, and 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri. , Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan, Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil as well as paintings of natural landscapes and animals.

"Art workers, including painters, have an important role in uniting the nation because works of art speak beyond differences. In addition, works of art will continue to live across the ages," said the Vice President, according to Antara.

For some people, according to the Vice President, artwork can be a profitable investment.

"As for others, works of art provide benefits for the soul and body. Therefore, I encourage Indonesian painters to continue to produce works that can become a medium for sharing knowledge, inspiration, creativity, and reflecting the values of the Indonesian nation," said the Vice President.

Vice President Ma'ruf hopes that art lovers can explore and absorb messages of the spirit of struggle through paintings.

"Hopefully this work with a strong nuance of nationalist values can help preserve the nation's history and give its own meaning in the midst of various contemporary works of art," he added.

The vice president assessed that Firdaus Alamhudi is one of the Indonesian painters who is unique because some of them use unique media, such as chicken feather waste.

"He is a pioneer in using chicken feathers and hopefully later it can be continued and the efforts made will give meaning and become a good deed for Pak Firdaus and be passed on to the next generation," said the Vice President.

During the event, a self-portrait painting of Vice President Ma'ruf sold at an auction for Rp. 1.5 billion and was bought by a businessman. Part of the proceeds from the auction will be used to help build worship facilities for the Al Jihad Salahuddin Al Ayyubi Mosque, North Jakarta and the Syech Nawawi Al Bantani Islamic Boarding School, Banten.

Present at the event were Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan) Harvick Hasnul Qolbi and Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor