Art Of Asean: Our Exhibition, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, 2015, p.154-155
Description
Vani Hidayatur's distinctive acrylic paintings offer insight into the rapid expansion of the urban landscape and modernisation. Executed with meticulous detail, Change The World II shows how the creation of ideas and policies could shape the trajectory of human action. The canons of the warship have been replaced by rows of fountain pens in various colors. The pen is mightier than the sword. Writing is more effective than military power or violence. Conflicts should be resolved via diplomacy.
Vani Hidayatur has participated in various group exhibitions including ArtJog 2013: Maritime Culture, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta; Return To Home, International Union of Unified Ummah Cartoon Contest, Iran (2012), and Manifesto, Indonesian National Gallery, Jakarta (2010). He has won several art awards including the Best Painting accolade at the 2012 Jakarta Art Awards and the 2013 UOB Painting of the Year Silver Award. His solo exhibition, Victory March was held at Ode To Art Singapore in 2019.