"Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld" explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous. - Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion - Demonstrates the impact of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and globalization on the work and life of an internationally recognized postcolonial artist - Weaves together visual and narrative materials to tell an engrossing story of a cosmopolitan Muslim artist - Looks at contemporary Islamic art and the way it has been produced in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia
Indonesian painter Abdul Djalil Pirous's pioneering advances in abstract modernism and modern Islamic aesthetics have established him as a leading figure in the world of Asian art. In Picturing Islam, cultural anthropologist Kenneth George explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of this original contemporary artist. Working in close collaboration with Pirous, George tells a captivating story about this painter's pursuit of a political, religious, and artistic identity as it emerged over the course of modern Indonesian history -- from a time of revolution and anti-colonial struggle to the current period of post-authoritarian hope and uncertainty. Along the way, George reveals the artist's anguished paintings and reflections on the culture of violence that Indonesia unleashed in his ethnic homeland of Aceh, as well as his embrace of Islamic aesthetics and ethics as a way to resist being defined by globalized art styles and discourses emanating from the West. While providing a compelling and richly drawn portrait of an individual artist, Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld also contributes to a deeper understanding of the cultural politics of Asia's postcolonial art world as well as the creative and ethical sensibilities of its Muslim artists.
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Indonesian painter Abdul Djalil Pirous's pioneering advances in abstract modernism and modern Islamic aesthetics have established him as a leading figure in the world of Asian art. In Picturing Islam, cultural anthropologist Kenneth George explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of this original contemporary artist. Working in close collaboration with Pirous, George tells a captivating story about this painter's pursuit of a political, religious, and artistic identity as it emerged over the course of modern Indonesian history -- from a time of revolution and anti-colonial struggle to the current period of post-authoritarian hope and uncertainty. Along the way, George reveals the artist's anguished paintings and reflections on the culture of violence that Indonesia unleashed in his ethnic homeland of Aceh, as well as his embrace of Islamic aesthetics and ethics as a way to resist being defined by globalized art styles and discourses emanating from the West. While providing a compelling and richly drawn portrait of an individual artist, Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld also contributes to a deeper understanding of the cultural politics of Asia's postcolonial art world as well as the creative and ethical sensibilities of its Muslim artists.
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"This refreshing approach makes this book a welcome contribution tobe read in conjunction with other relevant theoretical anddisciplinary works." (Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 1February 2012)
"This book provides a compelling and richly drawn portrait of anindividual artist, and contributes to a deeper understating of thecultural politics of Asia's postcolonial art world and the creativeand ethnic sensibilities of its Muslim artists. It is a must-readfor contemporary art historians and anthropologists alike."(Journal of Folklore Research, 19 January 2011)
"Written in straightforward language with extraordinarysensitivity, this book is addressed to undergraduate students ofanthropology, religion, and art history." (Museum AnthropologyReview, 2011)
"Scholarship on Islam in Indonesia has long lacked a goodstudy of contemporary Islamic art. Beautifully written andtheoretically nuanced, Kenneth George's PicturingIslam is just such book, setting a new standard for the studyof Islam and the arts in Indonesia."
--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University
"This book is the future of ethnographic writing about artand a must-read for contemporary art historians and anthropologistsalike. No portrait of an artist better reveals the creativeprocesses of an artist so deeply in tune with his spirit and how aspiritual quest becomes an artistic journey."
--Nora A. Taylor, School of the Art Institute ofChicago
"This book provides a compelling and richly drawn portrait of anindividual artist, and contributes to a deeper understating of thecultural politics of Asia's postcolonial art world and the creativeand ethnic sensibilities of its Muslim artists. It is a must-readfor contemporary art historians and anthropologists alike."(Journal of Folklore Research, 19 January 2011)
"Written in straightforward language with extraordinarysensitivity, this book is addressed to undergraduate students ofanthropology, religion, and art history." (Museum AnthropologyReview, 2011)
"Scholarship on Islam in Indonesia has long lacked a goodstudy of contemporary Islamic art. Beautifully written andtheoretically nuanced, Kenneth George's PicturingIslam is just such book, setting a new standard for the studyof Islam and the arts in Indonesia."
--Robert W. Hefner, Boston University
"This book is the future of ethnographic writing about artand a must-read for contemporary art historians and anthropologistsalike. No portrait of an artist better reveals the creativeprocesses of an artist so deeply in tune with his spirit and how aspiritual quest becomes an artistic journey."
--Nora A. Taylor, School of the Art Institute ofChicago