Exhibition of Yitka Kampak, Czech Painter in Indonesia
11.06.2014 / 13:02 | Aktualizováno: 11.06.2014 / 13:06
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Paintings by Yitka Kampak in the dramatic colours of tropical nights, inspired by the air of Java and Sulawesi where the Czech artist has been living since ten years are displayed until 22nd June at the gallery of Pasar Seni at Ancol, Jakarta.
Yitka Kampak graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1996-2003), took an exchange fellowship at School of the Arts in Utrecht, the Netherlands (2000) and came to study Indonesian language and art at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta in 2004. She has stayed in Indonesia ever since and continued her studies at Universitas Muhammadiyah (2008-9) and Universitas Negeri (2009-13) in Makassar. She held solo exhibitions in Prague and Yogyakarta and contributed to collective shows in the Czech Republic, Austria, Singapore and Indonesia. She lives and works in the capital of South Sulawesi, Makassar.
The exhibition has been open on 30th May within the event “From the Heart of Europe”, organized jointly by the embassies of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. It can be visited free of charge on the 2nd floor of the Gallery at Pasar Seni traditional art market in Ancol, Jakarta.
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