Eddy Hidayat is a professional artist who gives an Islamic atmosphere in his works.
Born in Jakarta, April 13th, 1962. Starting from his leisure hobby, Eddy embarked on a quest on discovering himself through painting by joining Sanggar Garajas Bulungan Jakarta at 1979. His style is one of contemporary, since he doesn't depend on any particular styles. For him, painting fulfills his corporeal and spiritual needs, apparent with his numerous Ka'bah paintings. Utilizing brush, palette and oil inks, Eddy depicted the sanctity of the Holy Ground of Mecca and convey inner peace.
His painting's hallmark are Islamic religious themes, highly inspired by his professional experiences in Saudi Arabia along with his deepening of his religious experience. His paintings convey sense of belonging as well as longing of the Holy Land. They are also inspired by "dakwah" concept of Islam, with his paintings conceived for the purpose of sharing positive teaching for fellow Muslims to be the force for good.
The painting process I went through was quite Long. It starts with desire, hobby, and determination. In the process it alsochanged my personality in a more Islamic direction. In accordance with the journey I experienced, islamic themes were born,of course, with the reason for broadcasting Islamic symbols, either in the form of images or calligraphy which eventuallybecame the hallmark of my paintings. I would like to think that my mind works like an artist.
