TEMPA
Cosmic Patterns #6, 2023
acrylic paint and acrylic spray on wooden panels, satin finish coated
105 x 78 x 23 cm
Duo TEMPA (Putud Utama and Rara Kuastra) (b. 1991 & 1992) render everyday items from house plants, teapots, to chairs in vivid colours to highlight their significance in our lives....
Duo TEMPA (Putud Utama and Rara Kuastra) (b. 1991 & 1992) render everyday items from house plants, teapots, to chairs in vivid colours to highlight their significance in our lives. In this Cosmic Patterns series, tangible and intangible elements harmonize naturally, forming modular, asymmetrical yet balanced works reflecting the cosmos' innate order.
- Kurt D. Peterson on A Local Cosmic Groove
“TEMPA's soundscape is a collection of places and spaces familiar to the local Indonesian landscape, just as their works are assemblages of objects which populate the Southeast Asian landscape. We hear friends at a Padang restaurant, its playful music, the chatter of chickens, the squeaking rhythmic play of sneakers on a futsal court, motorbikes, children at play, and more”.
- Kurt D. Peterson on A Local Cosmic Groove