Kartika Affandi: 9 Ways of Seeing | Interview with videomaker Christopher Basile (via Culture 360)
about 71 months ago (07/17/2018)
Kartika Affandi: 9 Ways of Seeing | Interview with videomaker Christopher Basile (via Culture 360) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar July 17, 2018 A new documentary film tells the story of visionary artist Kartika Affandi, daughter of Indonesia ‘s most celebrated painter, and a groundbreaking personality in her own right. On the poster for the documentary: “Kartika: 9 Ways of Seeing”, the smiley face of a blithe elderly woman pops up from an opened mouth, bringing to mind the screaming face of “ The Court Of The Crimson King ” cover album. The image is indeed an accurate anticipation of the quasi-lysergic realm we will be led into by watching the film.