The BOOK
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One year after Abdul Aziz passed away, his widow, Mary Northmore*, decided the most appropriate way to honour his memory would be to make a book about the man and his
art.
Aziz left a remarkable amount of memorabilia documenting his life, along with hundreds of sketches. These together with interviews with friends and relatives who could recount episodes
from their recollections, have been combined into a stunning book, the highlight of which is the second section: The art of Abdul Aziz. Here we can see a hundred paintings, sketches
and sculptures, produced over a period of nearly sixty years. And here we see what an extraordinary talent and a deep love for humanity combined to create, in full glorious, detailed
and true colour.
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| ABDUL AZIZ |
| "The Artist and His Art" |
| by Mary Northmore-Aziz |
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| Prof. Astri Wright 2005 |
| ISBN 979-96975-6-5 |
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- 240 pages
- Full colour
- Index
- Bibliography
- List of artworks
- 30 x 30 cms
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Mariz Foundation
Ubud, Bali. Indonesia. |
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| The Contents |
The Foreword |
The Introduction |
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Available in two editions:
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Collectors edition: Hardback, boxed, on top quality imported paper. Price US$ 140 |
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Students edition: Softback, on top quality imported paper. Price US$ 70 |
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Painter of the “Mona Lisa of Bali”, the Indonesian artist Abdul Aziz was an extraordinary Renaissance man. A revolutionary fighter, artist, sculptor, musician and violin
maker, he also kept an astonishing store of original documents, sketches and photographs. His life story as told within these pages is also the history of Indonesia during the
last century, seen through his own recollections and those of his friends and family. Too busy to hold exhibitions during his life and spurning the commercial art world, his life and work
is now made public for the first time. This book reveals a world-class genius who created a stunning body of work over his lifetime, carefully reproduced in very high quality
resolution for all to see and enjoy.
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"Abdul Aziz: The Artist and His Art ... is a joyful book about a man in touch with his creativity and with the dance of life that surrounded him. The readers
and viewers of this terrific book are the very fortunate recipients of a legacy given to us by a gentle man, greatly beloved, who lived his destiny and left us all a little richer
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Reviewed by Carol Johnson |
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| * Mary Northmore-Aziz is the Founder(1991) and Director of Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women in Ubud, Bali. Hailed by Time magazine, September 2005 as “this Gem of a
Gallery”, this is the only gallery in Asia dedicated to supporting and promoting women artists. Link to Seniwati Gallery: www.seniwatigallery.com |
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OPENING SOON!
The Abdul Aziz Retrospective Exhibition will open on 8th December 2007 at Neka Art Museum, Ubud, Bali, at 2.30 pm. It will be opened by the Italian Ambassador to Indonesia and he, along with other Ambassadors, Ministers, and Dignitaries, will be invited to plant one of Abdul Aziz'
favourite trees (coconut, bamboo and frangipani) in the beautiful grounds of the Museum, thus honouring the artist and offsetting some carbon footprint.
In his life, Abdul Aziz never had a solo exhibition, as he preferred to stay home and paint, sculpt, play music, and make violins. After he passed away in January 2002, his widow, Mary Northmore-Aziz spent 4 years working on his biography which was published to critical acclaim in November 2005. This artist, who was already
well-known to art lovers and collectors, finally became known to the wider public, and their appreciation of his oeuvre has led to the decision to create a retrospective exhibition in his honour. Many of the paintings in this exhibition have never before been seen in public and the opportunity to see them gathered together is
one not to be missed.
The Abdul Aziz retrospective exhibition will be open from 9 December 2007 to 13 January 2008 and open daily from 9 to 5 at Neka Art Museum, Sanggingan, Ubud, tel: 0361 975074
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