Haryadi Suadi et la peinture sous verre. Un art populaire au service des académies

Abstract

This article introduces the reverse glass paintings of Haryadi Suadi. Originating from Cirebon and educated at ITB, Haryadi Suadi discovered reverse glass painting in the mid-1970 thanks to a traditional glass painter named Rastika. Haryadi then devoted most of his work to this art, which used to be very popular in Java between the 1920s and the 1960s. Harydi Suadi draws inspiration from Cirebonese traditions, both in the themes he illustrates and by the use of specific idioms ; nevertheless, he achieved a considerable renewal of this tradition. The work on glass of Haryadi Suadi is unique : he does not follow the way of Cirebonese traditional reverse glass painters, nor does he have disciples in any Indonesian painting academy. Haryadi also meet with little success in the Indonesian contemporary art market. We conclude by presenting the main sources of inspiration of Haryadi through twelve works : the Chinese world, religion and popular beliefs (Islam, Javanese esoterism, mysticism), and the Western tradition shown in a few figurative or abstract examples.