- INDONESIA HAS
Some of us, especially those who are new to the WPAP style, might think that this image art style comes from abroad. But unfortunately, for those of you who think so, you are wrong.
We as Indonesians should be proud. The creator of the WPAP style is an Indonesian native, specifically Pekalongan. His name is Wedha Abdul Rashid.
2.Born Due to Eye Problems! Proof that Weaknesses Can Be Strengths
The WPAP style was born on purpose. In 1990, Wedha’s vision decreased due to age. At that time he was already 40 years old. As a result, drawing realistic and detailed portraits is a difficult job.
To overcome this, Wedha then launched a new way of making face illustrations that were easier for him. Points, lines and planes became his imagination, and he thought that a portrait of a human face could be represented by a collection of flat planes formed by imaginary lines.
3.Thanks to WPAP, the originator is nicknamed the Father of Indonesian Illustration
Not only domestically, Wedha is also active in participating in art activities abroad, such as France and the Netherlands. Not infrequently, the man who was born on March 10, 1951 is invited to be a presenter and exhibit his works abroad.
For his achievements in creating a new style in the world of drawing, which is known to the international world. Wedha is known as the Father of Indonesian Illustration.
4.The 2015 Asian-African Conference Becomes More Colorful
The Mayor of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, has admiration for WPAP. The man who is fondly called Kang Emil then decided to use WPAP to color the city of Bandung during the 60th anniversary of the Asian-African Conference last year.
Kang Emil then invited the collaboration of the WPAP Bandung community to take care of all forms of visual decoration in the grand event. “The story is that Kang Emil wants to create a different feel for KAA. Considering that all this time, KAA has always had a classic and ancient theme. So from there, he decided to look for the WPAP community,” said Nada Ahmad, the head of the Bandung WPAP community.
5.Mr. Wedha Is high SCHOOL Graduates
The style of illustration portrait face that is now popular is apparently initiated by the children of the nation are only high SCHOOL graduates. It is certainly very could be the inspiration for all the nation’s children to excel in the field that digandrunginya respectively.
6.The originator of WPAP has Worked Since the 1970s
Since the 1970s, Mr. Wedha profession as an illustrator. For works of fiction Arswendo Atmowiloto and Hilman Hariwijaya, in O magazine, the illustrations done by Mr. Wedha. In O magazine, too, Mr. Wedha often working on illustrations of portraits of the leaders of the world that became the magazine’s coverage.
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