Image size: 85.0 x 55.0 cm (with border 95 x 67 cm)
"Doa IX/Tawakal" shows a monolithic structure that seems to resemble a tombstone inscribed with lines of beautifully written calligraphic writing. The work represents a more mature period of A.D. Pirous's experimentation with silkscreen printing that he started in 1975. Pirous was inspired by the visuality of Acehnese Islamic tombstone or Batu Aceh on which he inscribed legible calligraphic writing drawn from Qur'anic verses. 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.
