Abstract (Roosters in Combat)
- Artist
- Affandi Koesoema
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- Oil painting on canvas
- Dimensions
- 100 × 68 cm
- Price
- Upon request
- Provenance
- Private collection.
- Availability
- For sale
- Condition reportSealed
- Authentication opinionSealed
- Private collection recordSealed
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Catalogue note
This dynamic abstract composition exemplifies Affandi Koesoema's mastery of expressionist painting, transforming a familiar subject into a meditation on conflict and human nature. Through sweeping gestures, energetic lines and an interplay of black, white and gold, the artist depicts two roosters locked in combat, a motif that recurred throughout his career.
Rather than focusing on literal representation, Affandi channels movement, tension and emotion, creating a work that feels both spontaneous and deeply symbolic.
For Affandi the struggle between the two roosters represented more than a physical confrontation. It stood for the perpetual opposition between truth and falsehood, light and darkness, and the competing forces within every individual.
The vigorous brushwork, expressive distortions and layered textures embody the artist's belief that art should reach beyond the eye and speak directly to the human spirit.
