Welcome to the website of my good friend, Ratih Luhur.
Ratih is so many things – artist, illustrator, website designer and manager, brand conceptualist, marketer, spiritualist and counsellor. And she brings to all of those a life experience which began growing up in Indonesia, studying and working in Australia, travelling the world, and more recently living in Europe. To that she adds passion, concern, awareness, talent and commitment.
As you will see from exploring this site, Ratih’s art practice spans multiple mediums including large format watercolour, digital art, photography, sgraffito ceramic, sculpture, organic objects made with recycled material and installations. They demonstrate minimalist concepts with refined details, multiple layers of meaning and symbolism. And they reflect her lived experience of a variety of cultures.
You will also see Ratih’s commitment to the cultural and environmental campaigns and causes on which she has worked.
Ratih was a natural choice to design and build my website, which helps me reach out to my clients, and to a broader community interested in the same things that fascinate me. Ratih makes it easy to keep the site relevant and up-to-date.
I’m sure you’ll find much to enjoy and appreciate as you explore this site. And I’m certain that if you’re inspired to work with Ratih on a project, you’ll be delighted with both the experience and the results. Ratih works with clients from Australia, Asia, and Europe.
Master of Visual Arts (Multi Media)
Honours
Sydney College of the Arts
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1999
Achieved High Distinction in all fields of study
Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1991
Angkor Live-in Museum
William Van Allen Prize Honourable Mention
William Van Alen Memorial Fellowship International Competition
Van Allen Institute - NIAE, New York, USA
Angkor Live-in Museum
Sidney L. Katz Memorial Prize for Presentation
William Van Alen Memorial Fellowship International Competition
Van Allen Institute - NIAE, New York, USA
Our Neighbours Our Friends
City of Sydney Community Grant, 2011
Exhibited at
The City of Sydney Community Centres
Stories from Our Streets
City of Sydney Community Grant, 2010
Exhibited at
Kings Cinema, Power House Museum, Sydney
and
The City of Sydney Community Centres
Organic Art on Hessian Shawl @ Sustainable Chippendale - 2016
Life-size organic sprouts, amaranth red garnet microgreens on a hessian shawl.
An organic art installation created to engage public interest in Sustainable Chippendale. It is intended as a starting point, a launching pad to encourage community participation and ownership of their environment.
An installation at 8 Myrtle Street Chippendale, created to set a precedent for future developments of organic living spaces along the street. Featuring a photo of Tayrona Park, Colombia to reflect the cultural heritage of the resident. It was planted with exotic microgreens, specially selected for a variety of organic colours and textures. Rocket emeralds on the chair, amaranth red garnets on the hessian shawl, mung beans and peas in the planter basket. The green butterfly swinging on a thin wire spoke of gentle childlike fun as it swayed with the breeze. The wooden frame was intentionally left empty, an inviting and inspiring blank canvas for community participation.
Sustainable Chippendale
Founded in 2010, Sustainable Chippendale is the first sustainable suburb in Sydney. It is a community initiative for sustainable living. The initiative became possible with strong commitment from highly motivated local residents led by Michael Mobbs in cooperation with the City of Sydney Council.
Concept Development and Technical Advice: Sjef van Klooster.
Tags: 2016, amaranth red garnet, Environmental, hessian shawl., Installation, Life size, Maria Prada, Michael Mobbs, microgreen, Organic Arts, organic sprouts, recycled furniture items, Sjef van Klooster, Sustainable Chippendale
Organic Art Installation @Sustainable Chippendale - 2016
Life size, recycled furniture items, organic sprouts, amaranth red garnet microgreen on hessian shawl.
An organic art installation created to engage public interest in Sustainable Chippendale. It is intended as a starting point, a launching pad to encourage the community participation and ownership of their environment.
An installation at 8 Myrtle Street Chippendale, created to set precedent for future developments of organic living spaces along the street. Featuring a photo of Tayrona Park (Colombia) to reflect the cultural heritage of the resident. It was planted with exotic microgreens, specially selected for a variety of organic colours and textures. Rocket emeralds on the chair, amaranth red garnets on the hessian shawl, mung beans and peas in the planter basket. The green butterfly swinging on a thin wire spoke of gentle childlike fun as it swayed with the breeze. The wooden frame was intentionally left empty, an inviting and inspiring blank canvas for community participation.
Sustainable Chippendale
Founded in 2010, Sustainable Chippendale is the first sustainable suburb in Sydney. It is a community initiative for sustainable living. The initiative became possible with the strong commitment of highly motivated local residents led by Michael Mobbs in cooperation with the City of Sydney Council.
Concept Development and Technical Advice: Sjef van Klooster.
Photography: Sjef van Klooster.
Tags: 2016, amaranth red garnet, Environmental, hessian shawl., Installation, Life size, Maria Prada, Michael Mobbs, microgreen, Organic Arts, organic sprouts, recycled furniture items, Sjef van Klooster, Sustainable Chippendale
Organic Art Installation @Sustainable Chippendale - 2016
Life size, recycled furniture items, organic sprouts, amaranth red garnet microgreens on hessian shawl.
An organic art installation created to engage public interest in Sustainable Chippendale. It is intended as a starting point, a launching pad to encourage community participation and ownership of their environment.
An installation at 8 Myrtle Street Chippendale, created to set a precedent for future developments of organic living spaces along the street. Featuring a photo of Tayrona Park (Colombia) to reflect the cultural heritage of the resident. It was planted with exotic microgreens, specially selected for a variety of organic colours and textures. Rocket emeralds on the chair, amaranth red garnets on the hessian shawl, mung beans and peas in the planter basket. The green butterfly swinging on a thin wire spoke of gentle childlike fun as it swayed with the breeze. The wooden frame was intentionally left empty, an inviting and inspiring blank canvas for community participation.
Sustainable Chippendale
Founded in 2010, Sustainable Chippendale is the first sustainable suburb in Sydney. It is a community initiative for sustainable living. The initiative became possible with the strong commitment from highly motivated local residents led by Michael Mobbs in cooperation with the City of Sydney Council.
Concept Development and Technical Advice: Sjef van Klooster
Photography: Maria Prada Photography
Tags: 2016, amaranth red garnet, Environmental, hessian shawl., Installation, Life size, Maria Prada, Michael Mobbs, microgreen, Organic Arts, organic sprouts, recycled furniture items, Sjef van Klooster, Sustainable Chippendale
15 x 30 cm
watercolour
Up coming exhibition at the Austro American Institute of Education in Vienna 17th April, 2020.
25 x 25 cm
watercolour
A New Dawn for Palu features a golden sunrise shining through as the giant tsunami waves fade away from Palu’s famous Talise Beach. This symbolises a new beginning and new hope as Palu begins it’s recovery after the recent tsunami. Despite badly damaged the floating mosque Arqam Baburahman, one of its famous landmark survived the tsunami. A symbol of survival, strength and resilient.
Watercolour - 2014
96.5 x 137 cm
*stretched watercolour paper on stretcher bar, intended to be hung unframed and without glass (like canvas).
Painted to celebrate the victory in the International Court of Justice against Japanese whaling in Australia’s Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Southern Whale Dance captures a scene in which the whales are frolicking around Sea Shepherd‘s Steve Irwin in the foreground while Japanese Nisshin Maru ‘RESEARCH’ is battling the waves in the background.
Hokusai’s well-known Kanagawa-Oki Nami-Ura of 18th Century Edo, a classical Japanese woodblock print, is adapted to provide an identifiable Japanese setting in this celebratory dance and to remind the Japanese of this International Court of Justice ruling against whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Tags: 2014, Environmental, International Court of Justice, Japanese Nisshin Maru, Sea Shepherd, Southern Whale Dance, Southern Whale Sanctuary, Steve Irwin, Watercolour, Whaling
*Watercolour on stretcher bars - 2014
168 x 71 cm
*stretched watercolour paper on stretcher bars, intended to be hung unframed and without glass (like canvas).
Illustrating a twig of saltbush dissolving into gold dust in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. While the bold colourful waves forming both islands represent Tasmania’s colourful nature, fine lines reflect the Aboriginal way of life in harmony with nature since the beginning of time.
Tags: Colours, Cultural, Environmental, Nature, Saltbush, Tasmania, Watercolour
Watercolour - 1990
60 x 64 cm
The Maison de Verre (French for House of Glass) designed by Pierre Chareau was built from 1928 to 1932 in Paris, France. Constructed in the early modern style of architecture, the house’s design emphasized three primary traits: honesty of materials, variable transparency of forms, and juxtaposition of “industrial” materials and fixtures with a more traditional style of home décor. The primary materials used were steel, glass, and glass block. Some of the notable “industrial” elements included rubberized floor tiles, bare steel beams, perforated metal sheet, heavy industrial light fixtures, and mechanical fixtures.
Tags: 1990, Architecture, Glass Block, Maison de Verre, Modern Movement, Pierre Chareau, Watercolour
Ceramics - 2014
Tags: 2014, Ceramics, Lao Tze and His Ox, monochrome, Philosophy, Taoist
Digital Arts - 2011
150 x 150 cm
Tom Critchley, hero to Indonesia’s independence, Thomas Kingston “Tom” Critchley AO CBE (27 January 1916 – 14 July 2009) was an Australian public servant, diplomat, author and journalist.
Tags: Australia, Australia Calling, Bilateral Relationship, Community Project, Cultural, Indonesia, Installation, Photography, Tribute to Tom Critchley
Photographic Exhibition - 2011
Alun-alun, Jakarta, Indonesia.
A photographic exhibition held as a tribute to Tom Critchley, hero to Indonesia’s independence, Thomas Kingston “Tom” Critchley AO CBE (27 January 1916 – 14 July 2009) was an Australian public servant, diplomat, author and journalist.
Tags: Australia, Australia Calling, Bilateral Relationship, Community Project, Cultural, Indonesia, Installation, Photography, Tribute to Tom Critchley
Digital Arts - 2008
150 x 150 cm
“Welcome to Camp Florentine”, amidst the tension and struggle of tree sittings in Camp Florentine, under the canopy of the ancient gum trees of the Upper Florentine, Tasmania. Camp Florentine has long gone, yet the struggle to save this World Heritage listed forest goes on.
Tags: 2008, Camp Florentine, Digital Arts, Environmental, Florentine Valley, Gunns. Forestry, Photography, Tasmania, Under the Canopy. Welcome to Camp Florentine
Nature Photographer Website - 2017
Website of Uwe Michael Neumann, Nature Photographer.
A photographic journey of little-known places, people and animals, throughout Africa.
URL: www.neumann.photos
Tags: 2017, African Life, Amazing Places, Central African Nature, Contact Form 7, Foundation, Midnight Sun Magic, Nature Photographer, Neumann Photos, Orbit, Portfolio, Responsive, Reveal Modal, Sky High, Social Media, South African Wildlife, Sticky Navigation, Uwe Michael Neumann, Website, Wordpress
Author & Researcher Website - 2017
Website of Peter Scott Gill, Author and Researcher.
Concept Development and Editing: Jessica Perini
Photography: Michael Perini
Tags: 2017, Australia, Author, Categories, Contact Form 7, Foundation, Genealogy, Jessica Perini, Michael Perini, Orbit, Peter Scott Gill, Provenance, Provenance Warrior, Research, Researcher, Responsive, Social Media, Sticky Navigation, Website, Wordpress, wp_query
Economist Website - 2014
The Official Website of Saul Eslake. Independent economist, speaker, company director and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Tasmania. Archive of Saul Eslake’s speeches, articles, reports, media interviews and presentations on a wide range of topics.
This website was selected for preservation by the National Library of Australia, since November 2016.
Tags: 2016, Categories, Contact Form 7, Economist, Event, Foundation, National Library of Australia, News, Publications, Responsive, Saul Eslake, ShareThis, Social Media, Sticky Navigation, SumoMe, Tasmania, The Streams, University of Tasmania, Website, What's New, Wordpress, wp_query
Author and Researcher Logo - 2017
Tags: 2017. Logo, Peter Scott Gill, PNG, Provenance Warrior, Spot Colour, Transparent, Vector
Film Production Logo - 2008
Tags: 2008, Camp Florentine, Enchantment, Environmental, Film Production, Florentine Valley, Forestry, Gunns, Logo, Tasmania
Tea Plantation Book Jacket - 2011
Tags: 2011. Kayu Aro, Australia Calling, Book Jacket, Charlotte Maramis, Cultural, Environmental, Graphic Design, Jambi, Photography, Sumatra, Tea Plantation
Consumer Goods Promotional Banner - 2010
Tags: 2010, ABC, Consumer Goods, Graphic Design, Heinz, Photography, Promotional Banner, Sydney Harbour
Spiritual Healing Business Card - 2007
Tags: 2007, business card, floral, Intuitive Intelligence, spiritual healing
Geneva is a delightful international playground with all its captivating charms from crystal clear water, generous open space, gastronomy delights, St. Pierre Cathedral, Reformation Wall to Palais des Nations.
Solitude ~ the state of being alone without being lonely.
Colours of Autumn in the Black Forest
Tags: 2017, Autumn, Black Forest, Germany, Photography, Seebrugg
“For many are invited but not all are chosen.”
Matthew 22:14
Built in 1783 St Blasien Cathedral’s dome, spanning 36m, is one of the largest in Europe. On impulse I attended the Sunday mass on 15 October 2017. To my delight, the priest was celebrating his 50th year of service. A very special mass, I was very blessed to be there.
Tags: 2017, Autumn, Photography, Sankt Blasien
Multicultural, freedom and creativity, Berlin has it all!
Tags: Berlin, Cultural, Germany, Molecule Man, Sony Centre
A Black Forest legend, perched 800 m above the narrowest point of the Höllental, Hirschsprung represents the legendary leap of faith of a hunted dear which driven by fear of death, jumped the gorge from the hunter to safety. Discovered in adversity, Hirschprung gives faith to carry on.
Tags: Black Forest, Germany, Hirschprung, Hollental, Leap of Faith, Legend, Schwarzwald
HochSchwarzwald
A place called home was found high in the Black Forest in September 2016. A perfect place for solitude, to absorb the tranquility of nature and grandeur of the Universe, alone but not lonely.
Tags: A Place Called Home, Colourful Sky, HochSchwarzwald, Home Sweet Home, Rolling Hills, Solitude, Winter Wonderland. Photography
In the summer of 2016, Ireland greeted me with a profound sense of stillness, soothing grief and adversity that I left behind.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. A good artist lets their intuition take them wherever it wants to.” Lao Tzu
As an artist and a designer, my artwork is influenced by my architectural education and the great lecturers I had during my formative years. Late Professor Jennifer Taylor introduced me to the Modern Movement and gave me the understanding and passion for minimalist concepts, especially Mies Van Der Rohe's "Less is More" and "God is in the Details". Professor Adrian Snodgrass nurtured my keen interest in symbolism in art and design with his wealth of knowledge in Asian, Islamic and primitive arts and architecture. Professor Tone Wheeler gave me the joy of design, the awareness and sensitivity for sustainability and environmental issues. All three of them, particularly Professor Wheeler, ignited the wanderlust seeds planted by my adventurous father.
Upon graduating, my first mission was to travel the world to broaden my artistic horizons. With that in mind, I landed a job in the airline industry. With exposure to people from all walks of life around the world, I developed an interest in social and cultural diversity. During this time I completed my postgraduate studies. Following an injury to my right hand, I embarked on a spiritual journey that expanded my intuition and the opportunities for more meaningful travel: both worldly and spiritually.
When you commission an artwork, a design or illustration from me, each will be intuitively crafted from a wide range of life journeys and travel experiences, especially for you.
Currently based in Germany, I am fulfilling my wanderlust as a digital nomad. There is nothing more valuable than experiencing a place with a local. Most of the time, I am blessed with the opportunity to visit local friends. Each journey is a unique enrichment for my mind, body and spirit. Follow my most recent journeys here.
We are created in the image of the CREATOR - our creativity is our TRUE essence. When we nurture our creativity, we are embracing our true nature and fulfilling our fullest potential. I am delighted to share some of my creative projects on this website. Each piece of work in my portfolio is an expression of my creative self.
As an emerging artist, I suffered a spontaneous lung collapse in 1988. A work injury to my right hand in 1996 left me with compromised fine motor skills, constant pain, numbness, and pins and needles. With years of personal development as a spiritual healing teacher, I experience some improvement in my fine motor skills.
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