Sand Painting
Not many people know the work of Amir sand painting from Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java. If you ever met another sand painting, definitely different from this work.
Amir, is a sand painting artist only in Pelabuhan Ratu. After retiring as a fisherman, the father of three has always bear spends his days along the coast. Until one day she was inspired by a stretch of black sand or iron sand.
Armed with a natural talent and drawing lessons during the first People's School, Amir-so-familiar greeting perform some simple experiments. After about two and a half years, he had dared to market their handiwork.
His work is simple. No different from painting in general. One painting sand processing takes at least 3 days. Materials needed is not too difficult, among others stereofom, dye printing, glue fox, and of course sand. Sand that is used there are two kinds, fine sand and sand iron. Bought from the beach of fine sand tile Ujung price Rp.200.000 per-half sacks. While quite a lot of iron sand in the area, only had to use a magnet for not mixed with ordinary sand.
A sand painting measures 33 x 50 cm sold at Rp 50,000. Cheap enough for a work of art. "I can not sell more than that, many people I work manganggap trivial. Only from the sand. And the average person buying or message to me to be sold again, "said Amir, modestly while completing his work when it held a demonstration at the invitation of the regional government of West Java in West Java Pavilion, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.
For those of you who are interested in the work of Amir's sand paintings, you can come to his house in Kampung Cemara RT.03/032, District of Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java.
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