Taring Padi
Taring Padi Taring Padi is a community of underground artists in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. They formed in 1998 during the general upheaval following the fall of Suharto. Taring Padi are well known for the production of cartoonlike posters embedded with political and social justice messages, using the cukil technique onto paper or canvas. In addition to their print work, they also create kinetic sculptures, street theater performances, punk rock and techno music. After the fall of Suharto, Taring Padi occupied an abandoned art school, which they use as a residence and workspace for creating art, music and theater. Post the 1996 Yogyakarta earthquake Taring Padi has been based in their studio in Sembungan village, Bantul, Yogyakarta. They are well known among international art collectors and underground communitiesâ€"such as the Just Seeds Artists Cooperative. Works by Taring Padi have been shown in many formal and non-formal settings including Indonesia's National Gallery i...