Lamak Ornament
Lamak
ca. 1935 | Helene Potjewijd
As early as 1928, Spies collected lamak motifs. The fleeting nature had to be banned, the transitoriness wrenched out. The message of the lamak consists in the fact that the power of a piece is present only in that very moment in which its creation has found its fulfilment. Afterwards, this object loses all meaning and is simply withered material. Spies immediately began to copy down the motifs of the lamak and to organise them.
As early as 1928, Spies collected lamak motifs. The fleeting nature had to be banned, the transitoriness wrenched out. The message of the lamak consists in the fact that the power of a piece is present only in that very moment in which its creation has found its fulfilment. Afterwards, this object loses all meaning and is simply withered material. Spies immediately began to copy down the motifs of the lamak and to organise them.
Collector:
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Artist:
Walter Spies DNB
Time:
ca. 1935
Entry Date:
1946
Object Name
Pen drawing
Culture
Bali
Material/technology:
Graphite and ink, washed, on paper
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Insular Southeast Asia
Geography
Insulares Südostasien/Indonesien/Bali
Invs.
130908
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