Adakabar.com.Surabaya-There are many ways to express love for public transportation such as trains. Like a painter with autism, Vincent Prijadi Purwono, who likes to draw trains.
During the covid pandemic 19 which is almost two years, This teenage painter continues to exist and work, and has produced 195 Paint. Uniquely, most of the themed paintings about trains.
In the gallery, Citraland Surabaya area, Vincent looks engrossed in brushing the canvas while listening to music.
Why do most of Vincent's paintings have the theme of trains? Because, since childhood he was happy and amazed at the transportation that went on the rails. Even when traveling, he prefers to take the train.
Not only describes the railways in Indonesia, son of Rudy Purwono, also often pours out his creativity about overseas trains on canvas.
"I like to ride the train, ever from Gubeng Station to Jogajakarta Station. In Jakarta, I also like to take the train,said Vincent, in a plain tone.
"Since I was a child, I like to ride in cars. I was amazed to see the big train cars. Not only trains in Indonesia, abroad I also often ride in the car with papa,said Vincent while running his brush across the canvas, painting a locomotive.
“I like to paint trains because they are big and strong. Painting planes too. But I paint trains more often,Vincent continued his story.
Vincent wishes the covid pandemic 19 soon passed, until life returns to normal, and the longing for the train can be expressed directly by painting in front of the train, at a number of stations in Surabaya and other stations in Indonesia, such as Jogja and Jakarta stations.
Meanwhile, Rudy Purwono, Vincent's father, always provide support for his son in his work, pouring his imagination on the canvas background.
No responsibility, he also built a three-floor gallery in the Citraland area, Surabaya.
"As a parent, I always support Vincent in his work. Starting from finding him a painting teacher, to build a gallery for him. Let him be independent. Even though he is autistic, now he's gone,said Rudy.
“Currently there are many paintings, hundreds of them. During this covid pandemic, he has drawn as much 195 Paint. Every day he is in the gallery to paint. Indeed, most of his paintings are about trains. He has a special relationship with trains,” added this young entrepreneur from Surabaya.
“The most important thing for me, he continues to work, and the gallery can also be used by other children who also have special needs. No problem for me, because they have an extraordinary imagination," concluded Rudy.
The plan, at KAI's 2nd anniversary 76 later, Vincent wanted to go back to painting at the train station and gave PT. KAI Daop Surabaya.
other than that, he will also do social action, hand out masks with pictures of trains.
Source : https://adakabar.com/tetap-eksis-di-tengah-pandemi-covid-19-vincent-hasilkan-195-lukisan-kereta-api/