Lucia Hartini, The Woman in the Realm of Surrealism

KOMPAS/HERLAMBANG JALUARDI

Lucia Hartini

The paintings of Lucia Hartini, 60, present another nature. Her brush strokes are the juncture between the daily reality and the universe out there. Her struggle as a woman, as an individual, wife, mother, and grandmother, is poured onto a large canvas.

The living room at her house has a high ceiling. That way, the owner of the house is free to display gigantic paintings on the wall. There are five large paintings — and two smaller ones — on display. The biggest one is a painting titled "Duh Gusti" which has a dimension of 3 x 3 meters.