“Fine arts are not a playground. There is battle there, a lifetime of battles even. Because everything I earned comes from fine arts. Businessmen have clear targets: three years without profit, then they will close. They have no burden. But it is not so in the fine arts. I have a lot of burderns. I owed many things to arts and culture,” said the owner of Sangkring gallery who is also a fine art artist, Putu Sutawijaya.
The gallery itself is the realization of his dreams; dreams which have been creeping inside him, even before he gained success as an artist. He did make his dream come true once before, when he build a gallery on his birthplace, Bali. But for some reason, he decided to return to Jogjakarta, the place where he studied fine arts, and then he built the Sangkring Art Space in its current location.
In its new place, the Sangkring Art Space gallery, located at the Jalan Nitiprayan, RT 1, RW 2 No. 88, Ngestiharjo village, Kecamatan Kasihan, Kabupaten Bantul, Jogjakarta, looks more modern and stylish. The architecture style of the building is the minimalist style.
It consists of two floors building, dominated by greys, white, black and crème, giving it a quiet atmosphere, as if united with nature. According to the owner, the gallery was build as a respond to the issue of global warming. That’s why the building has no air conditioner. It made use the height of the building and a few open spaces to circulate the air, so that the temperature inside the building remains cool and fresh.
Modern, that’s the first impression when we look at the new Sangring Art Space building. An adenium tree welcome us in the front right corner of the building. Entering the room, we will be walking in the middle of two pools, which seem to be made only for decoration purpose.
Grand, that’s the second impression. The walls displaying the paintings are wide and high. The space of Sangkring Gallery is specifically designed to display art works.
“Fine art is all about taste. Many fine art artists said that they will feel different if they displayed their works in a room with high ceiling. But of course in architecture there are certain rules that must be obey, and we have to think about how a room is supposed to be used to display an art work.”
Until now, the work on Sangkring Gallery has not completely finished. A few more rooms are still under construction. As open as its rooms, Sangkring Gallery is open for all kinds of artists who want to do exhibition, without regards to their style, origins, or age. All fine arts artists have the same opportunity to appear in the Sangkring Art Space.
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