magicbrush

If I were Ma Lien, what would I paint with my magic brush?

"If the definition of a diary is a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences, Rudy’s drawings are a form of 'diaristic' interpretation. He goes about his day-to-day life observing nature and the most mundane things he can find and re-interprets them. He approaches everything with honesty and sensitivity. He has demonstrated tremendous interest and has developed a good understanding of his subject matter. As a result, one will find a work that is whimsical but yet elegant and at the same time lyrical."

Erzan Adam, Curator
2007, Day-To-Day:
Rudy Djoharnaen's First Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Singapore

jalanjalan

...going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way... (Sophie's World, 1991/1994)

featherbirdcalledAL

feather from a bird called AL
*Sold*

tributetohundertwasser

Tribute to one of my favorite artists- Hundertwasser

Giraffe

"Teacher Rudy, is that a Giraffe?"

"Yes, darling."

"Wah, so nice leh...can you teach me how to draw a Giraffe?"

"Of course, next term you will."

"Really, ah?"

"Yup."

"Yaay...I must tell my mother I want to go art class next term. I like Giraffe..and...zebra, will I learn to draw Zebra also?"

"Yes. I will teach you ok"

"Ok...you promise me, ok?"

"Ok."

icecream

fatfreeonthewok

working with the enemy on an extremely low fat or fat free diet.

Dear Finch.

And you are welcome, finch! Rise up and play
Those liquid notes that steal men's heart away;
Like Moses you have seen the flames burnt high
On Sinai slopes there you long to fly,
Like him, avoid cruel Pharoah’s hand, and seek
Your promised home Sinai’s mountain peak.
There you will understand unspoken words
Too subtle for the hearts of mortal birds.

The Conference of The Birds
Farid Ud-Din Attar

Translation by Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis (1984)
Penguin Books

16/7/2008
Rudy Djoharnaen

TheRoyalJoeSketch

When I was a kid, I was fascinated with hot air balloons. If I'm rich one day, I'm going to have my own hot air balloon. I will call it "The Royal Joe ITA" (Royal Joe In The Air). Royal Joe's design will be exclusively for me. I will also get more balloons for other people to experience the float. They will have lunch up on the balloons, snap photos, make drawings of the sky and landscape below. It's going to be wonderful.

Perhaps, one day, it will come true.

Rudy Djoharnaen
12/7/2008
Singapore

twotrees

two trees...one far...the other near. ubin has it's own natural beauty.

Rudy Djoharnaen
2008
Singapore

"Dragonfly dalam bahasa Melayu, apa?"

"Lalat Dragon."

"Kepala otak awaklah. Ia dipanggil Sibur-Sibur."

Antara Cikgu Hadzizah dan Aku, 1987.


Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly
Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.

~Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Silent Noon
English Poetry III: From Tennyson to Whitman.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.


Rudy Djoharnaen
08/07/2008
Singapore

umbrella

an old Malay proverb says "prepare an umbrella before it rains"

Rudy Djoharnaen
Singapore
2007