Between worlds: Raden Saleh and Juan Luna

Abstract

"National heroes and enigmatic figures, 19th-century painters Raden Saleh and Juan Luna traversed the colonial territories of Southeast Asia and the imperial cities of Europe. Their agile navigation of these competing positions resulted in dramatic paintings that are today animated as allegories of anti-colonialism in their respective homelands of Indonesia and the Philippines. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at National Gallery Singapore, this catalogue features over a hundred full-colour image plates of their works: from sweeping Orientalist hunting scenes to gritty Realist portrayals of the working class. Essays and biographical timelines examine each artist’s practices, as well as frame them within the cultural and social dynamics of the 19th century."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Foreword / Eugene Tan -- Raden Saleh and Juan Luna: Between Worlds / Russell Storer, Clarissa Chikiamco & Syed Muhammad Hafiz -- On the Importance of Raden Saleh's Dresden Years for His Art / Werner Kraus -- Raden Saleh and the Parisian Experience (1845-1850) / Marie-Odette Scalliet -- Indonesian Views of Raden Saleh / Amir Sidharta -- Plates: Raden Saleh -- Juan Luna: A Brush with History / Ambeth R. Ocampo -- Juan Luna's cursus honorum in Spain: Laurels and Thorns / Carlos G. Navarro -- Ascending the Staircase: Propaganda, Patronage and Juan Luna's Espana y Filipinas / Clarissa Chikiamco & Phoebe Scott -- Plates: Juan Luna -- Timelines. Raden Saleh -- Juan Luna.