Beritabangsa.com, Surabaya – A teenage painting artist with autism, Vincent Prijadi Purwono chose a different way to celebrate his 18th birthday by going on a five-day train expedition to several regions in Indonesia, like Surabaya, Magelang, Yogyakarta, Bandung to Jakarta.
“I prefer to celebrate this birthday by traveling to various regions, looking for inspiration and then painting a train at every stop at the station,"said the Surabaya-born teenager 13 October 2003 the, Wednesday (13/10/2021).
Besides that, Vincent also submitted his paintings at every train station he passed. This is a form of Vincent's love for trains.
"Can, my painting, I handed it over directly to the managers and Daop heads. And they are happy, Moreover, this is part of my love for Indonesian trains, which also celebrated its 76th birthday yesterday," explained the painting artist who started his career in 2018 Then.
In his expedition to a number of well-known cities, Vincent can't escape Dad's supervision, Rudi Purwono and his painting teacher, Torando Rodina who also traveled by train. Because, Vincent's painting instinct was very strong when he saw a train passing in front of him.
“Vincent spontaneously asked for his 18th birthday to be celebrated by traveling by train. He wanted to paint on the train during the journey,said Rudi Purwono, Vincent's father to beritabangsa.com via WhatsApp, Wednesday (13/10/2021).
During the train ride, Vincent enjoyed the natural atmosphere of Indonesia through the train windows. He looked at every corner of the urban and rural areas he passed. Then, he pours every scene in his paintings.
“I saw that Vincent really enjoyed the many beautiful sights he found while traveling on the train, and it (beautiful scenery. red) can be an inspiration for Vincent for his artistic soul,said Master Vincent, Torando Family.
As a teacher, of course he hopes and prays at the age of ke 18 This, Vincent is always given health, increasingly mature and successful with his career as a painting artist.
“And each of his paintings provides its own aesthetic for the development of the world of transposition, such as Indonesian trains,he concluded.