Misbah Tamrin

In 1964 he graduated from the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts in Yogyakarta . In 1961, together with other students ( Amrus Natalsha , Kuslan Budiman , Adrianus Gumelar, Isa Hasanda, and others) created the art workshop “Bumi Tarung” (Land of Struggle) in Yogyakarta ^[1] . In addition to painting, he was engaged in sculpting, creating bas-reliefs for monuments (for example, the monument Cahaya Bumi Selamat in the city of Martapura ). From 1958 he began to take part in exhibitions at home and abroad. In 1962, with a floating exhibition on board the ship "Tampomas" toured many countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

He actively participated in the activities of the Society of Popular Culture ( Lekra ), which was under the auspices of the Communist Party of Indonesia . After the events of September 30, 1965, it was repressed before 1978. was imprisoned at the Banjarmasin Prison ^[2] . Many paintings of the early period are not preserved.

After his release, he continued painting. In 2008, he organized the exhibition “Bumi Tarung Workshop”, and in 2011 the exhibition “50 years of the Bumi Tarung workshop”, which was attended by artists who had previously been in this group. ^[3] . In 2015, he held his personal retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta (65 paintings) ^[4] . In 2017, he took part in the exhibition “City of a Thousand Rivers” (Banjarmasin).

The artist's paintings are monumental, written mainly in a realistic manner, some, especially of the early period, with a touch of impressionism. Main topics: life of the common people, patriotism, revolution, history, events of September 30, 1965. He wrote and published several books on the art of Indonesia.

Several paintings by Miesbach Tamrina are kept in the collection of the State Museum of the East . In 2018, the Moscow-based publishing house Klyuch-S published an anthology of Malay virtual poetry entitled "Guests of the Evening Dawn", in the cover design of which the artist's picture was used ^[5] .

• Kawan-kawanku (My Friends) (1958)
• Gejolak Kerja (Labor Enthusiasm) (1961)
• Peristiwa Trisakti (Trisakti Events) (1998)
• Kota di Atas Air (City on the Water) (1999)
• Perjalanan Bumi Tarung (Life Path of the Bumi Tarung Group) (2001)
• Fosil dalam Sel (Fossil in solitary confinement) (2001)
• Mandau dan Telabang (Sword and Shield) (2002)
• Polisi-Polisi Dunia (World Gendarmes) (2005)
• Potret Kolektorku (Portrait of a collector of my paintings) (2005)
• Nelayan (Fisherman) (2007)
• Perpisahan (Farewell) (2007)
• Bumi Tarung 1965 (Bumi Tarung 1965) (2008)
• Penggusuran (Anger) (2008)
• Bertahan (Not Surrender) (2008)
• Mas Suparman (2009)
• Berdialog dengan Kolektorku (Dialogue with the collector of my paintings) (2009)
• Cheng Ho Memimpin Perjalanan ( Zheng He leads the expedition) (2009)
• Kesibukan Saat Fajar (Pre-Dawn Fuss) (2009)
• Patriotisme vs Imperialisme (Patriotism vs. Imperialism) (2010)
• Konser Pinggir Jalan (Roadside Concert) (2010)
• Perjuangan Perempuan Indonesia (Fighting Indonesian Women) (2011)
• Ibu Pertiwi Menangis (Tears of Motherland) (2011)
• Eksekusi di Tepi Jurang (Execution on the edge of the gorge) (2011)
• Purnama di Turba Pantai Trisik (Full Moon on the Coast of Trisik while going to the people) (2011)
• Berderap Maju Demi Kelautan Nusantara (Forward for the sake of marine Nusantara ) (2015)
• Membangun Indonesia Sebagai Poros Maritim Dunia (Let's build Indonesia as the marine center of the world) (2015)
• Kehidupan Pantai Nusantara (Life on the banks of Nusantara) (2015)
• Personel Sanggar Bumi Tarung (Members of the Bumi Tarung Group) (2016)

• Misbach Tamrin. “Pameran nasional grafik Lembaga Seni Rupa Indonesia Lekra” - Bambang Bujono dan Wicaksono Adi, ed. Seni Rupa Indonesia dalam Kritik dan Esai. Jakarta: Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, 2004, h. 151-153.
• Misbach Tamrin. Amrus Natalsya dan Bumi Tarung. Penerbit: Amnat Studio, 2008.
• Misbach Tamrin. Amrus Natalsya Wood Painting. Etty Mustafa Collection. Editor Misbach Tamrin, KP Hardi Danowijoyo. Jakarta: Rumah Budaya Hardi, 2014

• KERJA MANUSIA DAN MATAHARI —Sudut-sudut Cerita Masa Silam oleh Misbach Tamrin (bag II) [genosida 1965; tragedi 1965] https://genosida1965wordpress.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/kerja-manusia-dan-matahari-sudut-sudut-cerita-masa-silam-oleh-misbach-tamrin-bag-2-genosida-1965 -tragedi-1965 /