I use art as a platform to trigger a discussion and to invite conversation on any topic that may seem taboo. as well, as a self-reminder to go back to the root and to appreciate the femininity in the eyes of my ancestors. 

LINKAN PALENEWEN

An artist's reaction to her real-life events of the social betrayal she had to experience explicitly in 2021 more or less helped her to grow more as an artist and a person.

Acrylic And Oil On Canvas

Painting

An artist's reaction to the social betrayal towards her as an artist and as a person.

Body

Contemporary

Figurative

Modern

Nude

People

Portrait

Tropical

Women

Woman

Face

Femininity

Feminism

Social Commentary

Lucent Paradise is a series that shows Linkan's love of her tropical life in Bali for the last decade and the diversity of people in the paradise.

Acrylic on canvas

Digital

Lots of Indonesian women have been blasphemed by the public nowadays for what we choose to wear that is considered inappropriate and as quoted, "A disgrace in the eyes of our ancestors." By mimicking the style of vintage portraits of Balinese Women from the early 20th century, Linkan would love to bring up again the original Indonesian cultures which is the opposite of what society has been referring to.

Photo Painting

"From The East" is an introduction to Linkan Palenewen's latest series: STIGMA.

Modern Art

Mixed Media

Film Photography

Acrylic

Female

Female Portrait

Traditional Woman

Indonesian Woman

Lots of Indonesian women have been blasphemed by the public nowadays for what we choose to wear that is considered inappropriate and as quoted, "A disgrace in the eyes of our ancestors."
By mimicking the style of vintage portraits of Balinese Women from the early 20th century, Linkan would love to bring up again the original Indonesian cultures which is the opposite of what society has been referring to.

Lots of Indonesian women have been blasphemed by the public nowadays for what we choose to wear that is considered inappropriate and as quoted, "A disgrace in the eyes of our ancestors."
By mimicking the style of vintage portraits of Balinese Women from the early 20th century, Linkan would love to bring up again the original Indonesian cultures which is the opposite of what society has been referring to.

Photography

Acrylic Painting

Traditional

As a woman, I am more or less inspired by other women, especially those in my life. Femme Fatale was created to uplift my close friends, the women that inspire me. I wanted to encourage them to be more comfortable in their own skin.

Female Figure

Colorful

The word “stigma” is forever a part of a woman’s life. Negative stereotypes have been given to women since ancient times. The term stigma has negative connotations, but funny enough, stigma is also the name for the part of a flower that receives the pollen during pollination. 
The stigma is what helps a flower grow.
Stigma, as a series, has helped me grow as an artist and a woman.


This new series is the exploration of a new form of love: the love of self. 

Female Divinity

Color

Nudes

The word “stigma” is forever a part of a woman’s life. Negative stereotypes have been given to women since ancient times. The term stigma has negative connotations, but funny enough, stigma is also the name for the part of a flower that receives the pollen during pollination. 
The stigma is what helps a flower grow.
Stigma, as a series, has helped me grow as an artist and a woman.



LINKAN PALENEWEN

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