Hi David,
Yes hopefully it will be completed by the end of this week.
Hi Alan,
I agree with you, I had found the map strange as well, so I asked my friend to ask the dealer who probably ask the artist what does it mean (yes it’s complicated).
The explanation is (at least how I understand it) that it is representing the Javanese philosophy: “Memayu Hayuning Bawana”, which means an effort to safeguard/protect the World (symbolized by the map) physically and spiritually.
It is the duty of the Punakawan to advise the Ksatriyas to protect the World physically and spiritually.
My approach to a comissioned art is that as a client I can state my expectations but the artist should still be free to his/her imaginations/interpretations. In this instance I requested a Punakawan theme and that’s how the artist imagined/interpreted it and I accepted it.
Cheers,
Yohan
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