Just the two of us. Practically the whole world to the two lovers, hand in hand, and virtually on top of the world, as they glide, like Marc Chagall’s players over a hill-like denuded terrain of inter-lapping bands. The nocturnal ambience suggests an elopement, something practiced sometimes in Bali among Hindu couples about to be betrothed. They seem to be following the waft of floral fragrance. The man is barefooted and the woman in pig-tail sporting a slightly billowing dress. In the Nov 6, 2016 Henry Butcher auction, his work sold for a premium of RM7,840.
Born in Tuban and now based in Yogyakarta, Januri has taken part in art events in Malaysia and Indonesia. He was selected for the Project MA-GER Art Exchange first held in Kuala Lumpur in 2002 before the Indonesian component in 2002. In 2008, he was selected for the RBS-Malihom artist residency and he was given a solo exhibition, his career fourth, called The Land of Tragedy at Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur, after his first three were held in Indonesia, the first in 2003 at Edwin Gallery in Jakarta. He studied at the Indonesian Institute of Art (ISI) in Yogyakarta (1996), He had taken part in art workshops in Thailand and Vietnam and was a finalist in the UOB Art Awards, the Indonesian Asean Art Awards and was among the top 3 in the Nokia Award in 2000.