Sby welcomed to choose in the Cikeas Gallery, and reveals plans to paint

Jakarta – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency (Kenenekraf) has a working visit to the Cikeas Art Gallery owned by the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Sby), located in Puri Cikeas, Bogor Regency, West Java. During the visit, Sby gave a message related to cultural potential for the creativity of the Indonesian population. The Kenenekraf meeting took place on Wednesday (5/14), Sby explained that he had painted and produced more than 350 works from May 2, 2025, 4 years. The paintings are shown in Cikeas Art Gallery and most of the Sby Museum and Gallery in Pacitan. “This place I call the Cikeas Art Gallery Mini Gallery, while most important in the Sby-Ani Museum and Gallery in Pacitan, which is the first presidential museum in Asia. There are about 350 I made, in Pacitan there are about 200 while the rest is here,” Sby said in a presentation. Browse to continue the content in the gallery, Sby explained that the work was manufactured at the beginning of the painting in the form of landscape such as sea, beach or mountains. In its development, however, he began painting objects, including animals, homes in rural areas, artistic buildings, to not rarely explore abstract or semi -abstract styles. The paintings made has a diverse size, from small to length reaching 3 meters. Among hundreds of paintings, there is a work entitled “The Day God Test Our Faith and Courage” that illustrates the tsunami incident in Aceh. This painting is 310 cm x 140 cm in size where the process is 15 hours. “The title of this painting means an emotion when God tests our faith and our courage to rise again,” he explained. In the painting, Sby initially used acrylic paint. Over time, he started using oil painting. Not a few paintings made with a palette knife. In addition, Sby also uses finger painting techniques or fingers with fingers. The launch of SBY 2025 SBY’s artworks delivered a number of art activities plans in 2025, from the “Art Movement” event, namely painting with a number of parties such as the Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute (ISI), ISI Solo, ITB Fine Arts and IKJ, with the theme “Indonesia a Country of Peace and Hope”. Sby also starts a single music album entitled “Save Our World” in the same month. ‘Save our World’ itself is delivered by 35 Cross generation singers, from the late. Titic Puspa, Vina Panduwinata, Yuni Shara, Sandi Sondoro, Rio Febrian, Cakra Khan, Sayekoji, Novia Bachmid, Rizwan Fadilah (Njan) to a 7 -year -old small singer. The plan in September 2025 also holds a single painting exhibition with about 100 best paintings to the public. The potential of the creative economy during the meeting advised the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia the Kenenekron to investigate the potential of the community. Sby emphasizes the importance of the Association of Arts, Technology, Culture for Creativity to become a new machine for national economic growth. “When I formulated a nomenclature of creative economy in 2011 (Kemenparekron), I believe that the national economy does not rely solely on the agricultural sector and capital -intensive industry. We only need to unite art and technology, because Indonesia is rich in culture and creativity,” Sby said. The Minister of Creative Economics, Teuku Riefky Harsya, appreciated the remarks delivered by Sby. He emphasized that the role of artists in the progress of the country’s creativity industry is very important. “The explanation and message that Mr. Sby conveyed earlier made us more convinced that the role of artists in supporting the rise of the creative industry in Indonesia was very important. In accordance with the allocation of President Prabowo, we were entrusted so that workers could produce increasingly qualified works, as well as more prosperous lives.” Activists, including artists to register their intellectual property rights. This is important, not only for commercialization, but also for legal protection against the work they have, “he added.