1. Ahmad Sadali comes from a family with diversified batik and printing businesses.
22 Facts About Ahmad Sadali
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Ahmad Sadali was an Indonesian painter and art lecturer who is well-known for his abstract art, especially Abstract expressionism, and Cubism and Color field painting.
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Ahmad Sadali is considered one of the most important Indonesian modernist artists, and his works are among the highest priced Indonesian in International art markets.
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Ahmad Sadali's father, Haji Muhammad Djamhari, was a prominent figure in the Muhammadiyah Muslim organization in Garut, West Java.
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Ahmad Sadali's father owned several fruit garden and rice fields, as well as a printing businessman and he was an active batik merchant.
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Ahmad Sadali spent his education at HIS Boedi Priyayi Garut starting from kindergarten.
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Ahmad Sadali then went to the Muhammadiyah madrasah MULO and continued his later education in Yogyakarta.
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From 1948 to 1953, Ahmad Sadali studied at the Faculty of Drawing Teachers at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, which is known as FSRD, at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
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Ahmad Sadali studied fine arts at the Department of Fine Arts, University of Iowa, and the New York Art Student League.
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Ahmad Sadali is one of the founders of the Bandung Islamic University - UNISBA, and his name is listed in the deed of establishment from 1958.
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Ahmad Sadali's career started as a teaching staff at ITB, then became Secretary and Head of the Department of Fine Arts-ITB and finally became assistant to the Rector of ITB with the title Professor Drs.
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Ahmad Sadali is a pioneer of modern Abstract art in Indonesia.
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One of the striking characteristics of Ahmad Sadali's work is the choice of geometric shapes and colors in his work.
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In later developments, Ahmad Sadali's canvases offer muted colors such as earth ochre, deep blue and black.
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All of these signs are present in Ahmad Sadali's painting, so the expression that appears is the crystallization of contemplation of religious values, mystery, and death.
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Ahmad Sadali is one of Indonesia's leading painters, and his paintings are displayed in the collections of the National Gallery Singapore and the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta.
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Ahmad Sadali continued to develop new ideas in his work, especially after his return from the United States.
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Ahmad Sadali became known as a painter with religious calligraphy nuances, including the logo for the Islamic Student Association and the PU logo.
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Ahmad Sadali was quite productive working in various forms, including sketches, graphics, sculptures, interiors and murals.
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Since 1952 in his early career, Ahmad Sadali received numerous awards worldwide for his works and teachings:.
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Ahmad Sadali is one of the founders of the Islamic College or what is known as the Islamic University of Bandung - UNISBA.
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Ahmad Sadali is one of the early and leading artists of abstract art in Indonesia.