The Time of My Artistic Life
So, I have this art teacher named Mr. Bambang. He is actually a really nice guy, but he's way too perfectionist. One time I spent almos...
So, I have this art teacher named Mr. Bambang. He is actually a really nice guy, but he's way too perfectionist. One time I spent almost two weeks doing an art project and only got 86, and that was the best score he has given to me. For my friends, and also me, getting a 80 score is really a miracle! Oh, and this semester we have "Perspective View" as our 1st project and I drew this picture of my dream home theater.
Today Science One had art class like usual with him. He gave some marks for our (the students of science one) perspective view project while we were doing our next project, projection. He gave comment to some of our works and finally he reached to my drawing.
He said ...
" Doni, you got 90"
OH MY GOD!
Never in my life I ever imagined getting 90 for an art project, especially if it's with Mr. Bambang!
He took my artwork and kept it as "example" for the next underclassmen. This is the picture I took before I submitted the artwork:
You just made my day, Mr. Bambang!
Doni Achsan
When My Artistic "Braingasm" Came
Artistic Braingasm Dadakan Masih pada inget kan kalo aku ini suka banget ngelukis? Yak, betul sekali. Dari dulu emang aku udah ...
Artistic Braingasm Dadakan
Masih pada inget kan kalo aku ini suka banget ngelukis?
Yak, betul sekali. Dari dulu emang aku udah deket sama yang
namanya krayon, pensil EE, meja lipat kecil, dan pylox. Tipikal banget buat
anak – anak yang sering ikut lomba mewarnai dan menggambar. Hahahahahahaha.
Udah banyak lomba lukis yang Doni ikutin, dari level kecamatan sampe nasional.
Banyakan kalahnya sih.
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| Karya favorit aku pas di Amrik :) |
Selama Doni di Amrik Doni ngambil pelajaran desain dan
grafis. Semenjak masuk SMA Doni udah stop ngelukis, paling ikutan beberapa
lomba yang ditunjuk sama sekolah. Doni lebih fokus sama klub – klub yang Doni
ikutin. Doni juga sibuk ikutan debat Bahasa Inggris sama OSN (kalo yg OSN sih
ga pernah menang. Huahahahaha). Apalagi pas tau kalo Doni lolos seleksi bina
antarbudaya, wuih yang namanya form AFS sama YES tuh bener – bener makan waktu
banget. Balik lagi ke topic, di Amrik ini lah Doni jadi deket lagi sama lukis. Dari
yang awalnya ngelanjutin lukis pake krayon di Amrik, sampe ikutan lomba – lomba
lukis tingkat state bahkan nasional. Baca aja deh cerita tentang lomba –
lombaku sampe dapet juara 1 nasional di Amrik di postingan berikut. (Tapi pakai
Bahasa Inggris yaah).
Liburan kenaikan kelas ini (maksudnya adek kelas. Kan aku ga
naek kelas. LOL) aku punya banyak banget waktu luang. Iseng, Doni kena
braingasm dadakan. Dengan modal buku gambar dan pulpen pilot (point 0.38) aja Doni
bisa bikin dua karya. Oh ya, buku gambarnya special loh. Di Wisconsin Cuma ada
satu tempat yang jual di Milwaukee, dan merk-nya terkenal banget (Borden &
Riley). Jadi sebelum pulang ke Indonesia temen – temen art studio-nya hostmom
ngasihin beberapa perlengkapan lukis ke aku. Salah satunya ya buku gambar ini.
Sampe – sampe Pat ngorbanin waktunya naik mobil ke Milwaukee Cuma buat buku
gambar ini. Duh, jadi keinget deh sama mereka. -__-
Oke, balik ke topik utama. Kali ini Doni mau ngasih step by
step apa yang Doni lakuin selama braingasm tersebut. Yang pertama Doni pengen
gambar sesuatu yang Indonesia banget. Dimulai dari coretan, akhirnya jadi deh
nih cewek yang ngerepresentasiin Jawa. Makanya dia pake kebaya. Ceritanya dia lagi nyiramin tanaman nih. Kan dia go green :p
Selanjutnya Doni tambah beberapa figure. Di samping kiri si
cewek ada anak kecil yang make Udeng Bali. Terus di kanan ada “Uda” dari
Padang. Di belakang si Uda ada cewek dayak. Buat menuh – Menuhin Doni tambah
pohon ramping buat backdrop. Perhatiin deh di atas pundak kanan si Uda ada
tangan melayang.
Oke, tangan melayang itu ganggu banget. So akhirnya jadilah
burung! (Kayak kun fa yakun aja nih. Huahahahahaha). Ngerasa ada banyak banget
yang kurang, Doni tambahin deh cewek Papua nyelip di tengah. Terus ada ayam,
pohon baru, sama di backdrop ada rumah tongkongan. Itu jujur aku kagok banget
bikinnya. Soalnya lukisan ini Cuma bergantung sama braingasm aku aja, ga sempet
googling buat liat gambar aslinya. Jadinya agak “mleot” deh tuh rumahnya. Gak
papa, toh lukisannya belum jadi :-)
Untuk finishing, Doni rampungin tuh rumah tongkonannya. Doni
tambahin beberapa aksen hiasan kayak batu, rumput, sama beberapa anak ayam. Terus
di Backdrop Doni tambah awan, burung, sama matahari. Foila! Judul karya ini
adalah “Morning in Indonesia” *prok prok*
Selanjutnya Doni kena braingasm lagi. Kali ini Doni bikin
gambar berdasarkan legenda. Inget kan kalo gerhana bulan tuh kata orang dulu
adalah tanda kalau dewi bulan lagi dimakan raksasa? So lukisan ini bakal
nyeritain tentang peristiwa itu. DImulai dari si dewi bulannya terus ditambah
sama mainframenya mulut si raksasa.
Selanjutnya Doni detailin muka si raksasa. Terus buat
backdrop Doni tambah aksen laut kayak ombak, riak air. Tak lupa ada awan sama
pohon. Sebenarnya Doni pengen hitamin langitnya, Cuma berhubung braingasm Doni
udah habis bikin Doni males ngitemin. LOL.
So, that’s all, folks! Kadang – kadang braingasm yang dating
di diri kita itu ada baiknya loh buat disalurin. Buktinya kalo kita bisa
nge-alokasikannya bisa jadi nih dua karya aku. Pinter – pinter aja koordinasi
waktu, biar kalo ada serangan braingasm bisa langsung siap. Hahahaha.
Stay tuned!
Risqika Edni Doni Achsan
PS: Buat yang gak tahu apa itu braingasm bisa googling yah. :D
PPS: Oke, kalo ga mau buka google, pecah aja arti harfiahnya. Braingasm = Brain + Orgasm. Gampangnya sih dengan tiba – tiba dating tuh inspirasi atau ide – ide keren yang bikin otak bener – benr terangsang buat mengakomodasikannya. Lebih jelas kan? :)
Exchange Year: an Artistic Discovery
Exchange Year: An Artistic Discovery Risqika Edni Doni Achsan - Indonesia YES (Youth Exchange and Study) Program – AFS Chilton, ...
Exchange Year:
An Artistic Discovery
Risqika Edni Doni Achsan - Indonesia
YES (Youth Exchange and Study) Program – AFS
Chilton, WI
“All art is autobiographical.
The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.”
- Federico Fellini
This is my first artwork in United States! I
made a painting about an Indonesian Traditional Festival native to my island,
Java. It's one of my way to introduce my beloved home country, Indonesia, to
people around me. In the picture my artwork is exhibited for the Olympian Art
Conference in Rahr West Museum, Manitowoc, WI. There my artwork represents my
school, Chilton High. By the way, the white sweatshirt I wear is my school’s
Senior Class Sweatshirt, and I designed that.
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Art is my passion. Although I always take it
as a hobby, still I always believe that I have to do my best in my artworks. I
did drawing and painting from kindergarten, but being a high school student in
Indonesia I didn’t have time anymore. When I got to United States, my host
mother gave me a list of classes that I could take. Then, I read the
description for Graphics and Design. Somehow, it brought back memories when I
was still doing a lot of artworks. Without any hesitation, I took that class.
The Chilton Tiger : Exchange Student's Problem
My first cartoon for The Prowler, published in local newspaper Chilton Times Journal. It's just the small comparison how miserable we ...
My first cartoon for The Prowler, published in local newspaper Chilton Times Journal. It's just the small comparison how miserable we are facing this thing here in Wisconsin. I need more sunshine!


