Pelukis Rakjat

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Pelukis Rakjat (Enhanced Spelling: Pelukis Rakyat, lit. 'People's Painters') was an Indonesian artist collective (sanggar) active in Yogyakarta from 1947 to 1965. Established by Hendra Gunawan and Affandi after splitting from the Young Artists of Indonesia, the collective sought to promote "Art for the People" and embraced a philosophy of collectivism. Out of their compound, where they lived and worked at times as individuals and at times as groups, they produced numerous paintings and sculptures. Pelukis Rakjat held multiple exhibitions, beginning in 1948, which were the main sites of their art sales. They also received multiple commissions, including sculptures in Jakarta and Yogyakarta as well as the Tugu Muda in Semarang. Most of Pelukis Rakyat's artists identified as communists, and several were associated with the Communist Party of Indonesia-affiliated Institute of People's Culture. Consequently, members faced death, imprisonment, and exile during the purge of communists that began...

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