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Many collectors certainly
admire H. Widayat's oil paintings on canvass with decora-magic
motifs and strong textures. However, his paintings on paper,
whether water color, acrylic, pastel, sketch or woodcut are
of equal excellence; if not more attractive, because of their
wide variety.
Mrs. Mien Widayat, H. Widayat's wife, always
paid extra attention and care for her husband's paintings
on paper. Through the years, she has carefully kept many of
them. Alas, H. Widayat only knew about it after she died.
Mrs. Mien's collection was exhibited for the
first time at Gajah Gallery, Singapore, in 2001. The exhibition
brought a tremendous success, with raves and praises from
Singapore's art lovers. In Singapore, paintings on paper have
been well appreciated for a long time. H. Widayat, who attended
the exhibition, was emotionally touched by the success.
Now, Hotel Padma Bali has the honor to exhibit
H. Widayat's collection of paintings on paper. It is a great
opportunity for art lovers to further explore H. Widayat's
works and to acknowledge his great art, which is difficult
to rival in creativity and productivity.
Hopefully art lovers will be able to appreciate
and love H. Widayat's paintings on paper as much as his other
works on canvass.
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