Welcome to denije.com
You are with me, Deni Je, an artist who actively creates paintings on a metaphorical approach. For this reason, I call them ‘Metaphor Paintings’.
‘Metaphor Paintings’ use certain objects to convey another certain meanings. The phrase, in my paintings, includes various types of visual figures of speech, which is visual language to express an idea.
This passion for visual language cannot be separated from my enjoyment of reading books and following the news, whether on art, politics, social or religious issues.
Painting has been my passion since childhood until now as a painting lecturer at ISI Yogyakarta. Almost…
Series
These paintings with acrylic paint on canvas are the latest series that capture my ideas about imaginative landscapes. My tendency to explore light and shadow appears in this series. I use the bright colors of acrylic paint to create colorful objects that do not refer to realistic nature. []
Before using acrylic, I often used watercolor to express my ideas about landscape painting. The spontaneous effect of watercolor is a special attraction during the process of creating paintings. Therefore, I often record the process and upload the videos on the Painting Explorer YouTube channel. Watercolor is also practical when used to paint landscapes en plein air. []
When I was a painting student at ISI Yogyakarta (The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta) and several years after graduating, I often used oil paint to create my works. I often developed imaginative landscapes with ambiguous figure elements using this material. The elastic and slow-drying nature of oil paint promises a variety of techniques that can be explored. Unfortunately, oil paint has a pungent chemical odor. []
