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In his book, Sunim seems to remind me that it is nothing but possible to enlarge the capacity of the heart in holding and accepting the things I can't accept. We may just need to ask, maybe to the universe even though our hope is a cold little prayer which burn with so faint a flame. When I fall in love, it is either fall or love yet it is also inevitable to get stuck in between. By that time, to embrace anything at any moment means to do best. Since who am I to put so much hate and raise expectation to what should and shall be, who am I to force things to be undone when they are destined to happen, and who am I not to love him still?  When you are my downfalls as well my rises. #Jakarta Canon Canonet QL17 G-III / Fujicolor C200, Agfa Vista Plus 200/ Dev&Scan : Labrana Jakarta  

*) Favored Piece Flight of Angels, Two Holding a Large Feather , Taddeo Zuccaro , c. 1556 - c. 1558 Pen & brown ink on brown paper with brown wash, heightened with white, h 347mm × w 245mm Starting with my favored piece, even though this is not Baroque I’m going to talk about.  It goes so much in harmony when brown ink is carved on brown paper, naturally and wholly fused to the point that I thought this was a digital art print/design, splendid. This elaborate sheet itself was a design for a spandrel. As a mannerist artist, Zuccaro seemed to really show the characteristics of mannerism in his work by highlighting many sculptural forms with clarity of contrasting lines.  Figura Serpentinata  or technique intended to make figures look more dynamic, is as well used as we can see when they are pictured in spiral pose(s). The fact that it’s appeared in mono-colour doesn’t make his work less compelling since it goes along with subtle and hazy contours of...

What does it like to be Dali sometimes makes me wonder. Lost in imagination, dreams, and thoughts is not always a pleasant journey since it may get overwhelming at times. Yet what a gifted and passionate soul to have channeled and created 1,600 paintings with numerous graphic works, designs, sculptures including three-dimensional objects over his lifespan.  Set foot in Dali's small yet exquisite exhibition in Belfort, Belgium self was a surreal experience. It was pretty much like temporarily sedated to be brought into the dimension of his brilliant artistry.          Some of his paintings and drawings really take place in my heart. Dali's Bestiary, for instance, was inspired by 245 fables of a French poet, Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). He depicted animals that had human traits, expressed humor, naivety, and psychological awareness. #Gala'sDinners Dali used a lot of surrealistic symbols to characterize the images o...

 Snuggled up in the shade of spring-summer, beautifully captured by @afirawati during our stroll through Antwerpen.

Mount Gede / 2958mdpl 9 Agustus 2018 "Grid, bangun! Jadi muncak ngga?" ... Duh. YaTuhan, kangen kasur rumah, huhu. Padahal baru juga semalem di gunung. Punggung sakit banget.. Bilang kali ya udah gakuat jalan, tapi gaenak dan sayang udah capek-capek sampe sini. "Ini jam berapa?" "Setengah 5 pagi grid, yuk kalau jadi muncak biar gue bikinin sarapan dulu nih" Jam stengah 5? YaTuhan, baru juga gue jantungan gara-gara terpaksa trekking malem, mana pake 'digangguin' pas bikin tenda, sekarang muncak masih gelap gulita gini, setakut itu. Kalau ada yang 'nyolek-nyolek' ..? Hush, gaboleh mikir aneh-aneh, grid. Inget! Lagi di gunung. "Hmm..tapi temenin ya mau pipis dulu.." "Grid, coba deh liat ke atas. Tuh! mumpung masih keliatan star dust -nya" ... Aku mengingat Engkau di banyak waktu   Namun terlebih, jika embun ditiup pagi   hingga ia sedia turun dan sibak jalan menuju gugusan bintang pada lukis...

Kiranya Engkau mau mengajariku melalui tanda-tanda semesta tak kasatmata  Bagaimana mendengar saat tak ada kata terucap atau sederhana memahami saat ingin menggebu-gebu Cara menunggu saat jiwa terlampau lelah serta menerima saat hati dan pikir dalam nelangsa Esok pagi ketika kembali bangun kenyataan belum berubah jadi mimpi dan mimpi belum sempat jadi kenyataan Bahwa saat aku semalam datang menemuiMu dalam sepi sekalipun Engkau masih berkata, "Belum waktunya." Aku masih bergulat di sini,  saat kurasa bahagiaku jauh di sana. Foto            : Fuji C200 Dev & scan  : Labrana Jakarta