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Lucien de Guise
New Straits Times
08-09-2009
Abstract works of calligraphy
Byline: Lucien de Guise
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Sunday People

AFTER the communitybonding surfboards of the Sydney suburbs, I have spent the past two weeks looking for something a little less mystical to write about. Preferably with no spiritual content at all.

And then came a preview of work by Agus Baqul Purnomo. Irresistible.
Despite being the planet's most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia produces remarkably little religious art. Agus is a Javanese artist whose work goes beyond the usual formulaic written exclamation of God's name. He focuses on popular prayers and entire verses from the Quran, treating ...

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