Merapi Obermayer Original 1984 Mixed Media Wall Art Work

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A beautiful original mixed media painting that touches the soul, by Indonesia/Dutch artist Merapi Obermayer Circa 1984. Signed and dated … Read more A beautiful original mixed media painting that touches the soul, by Indonesia/Dutch artist Merapi Obermayer Circa 1984. Signed and dated on lower right corner.

Merapi Obermayer was born Sept 6, 1947, in a leper colony on the island of Java in Plantungan, Indonesia. Born to an Indonesian mother and Dutch father (Netherlands) her poor mother would make her baby clothe from book covers that were made of linen.

"How did my parents have to dress me after my birth? There was a lack of everything. The library brought a solution. Of the books that were still there, my parents wiped off the linen. My baby clothes are made from the pieces of book linen sewn together. The main colors were old pink, yellow and ocher, colors that my mother liked a lot. They fitted the landscape of Indonesia very well."

On her work she says: "I call my work “Fragments that pass by”. That is what we are. Our ego ensures that our feet are firmly anchored to this earth. Realizing that we have to make room for someone else, a new life.

Those who do not have a landscape have to put one together themselves. Artistry helps me to create my own landscape. A landscape that can not be taken away or destroyed by others. A landscape that I always carry with me in which I can bury my desires and bring them back again. My work is rhythmic. Silence and harmony hang like clouds over it." https://indischmuseum.com/mo2/

Circa: 1984
Material: Mixed media of paper and what seems to be bandage tape
Framed: Yes. Ready to hang.
Condition: Good. The black part of the paper is wrinkled and such. Not clear if that was intentional or not. It seems to have been to us. See photos.
Dimensions with Frame: 19 3/4" W x 16" H See less