Image size: 48.5 x 48.5 cm
A painting by A.D. Pirous, it represents the artist's preoccupation with Islamic material and archaeological object of "Batu Aceh" that is important in the history of Islam in the Indo-Malay Archipelago. Batu Aceh is one of the important Islamic artefacts associated with maritime Southeast Asia that widely spread across the region - from North Sumatra, via the Malay Peninsula and Java, and as far as Brunei, from the 15th to the 19th centuries. A.D. Pirous (b. 1931, Meulaboh, Indonesia) is an Indonesian painter and printmaker whose works contribute significantly in the development of modernist and calligraphic abstraction in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He is known for his calligraphy that largely draws from Qur'anic verses, Islamic manuscripts, and tombstones. His artistic practice and ideas of modern and Islamic art contribute significantly to the shaping of its canon and art historical narrative.
