"Their scale envelops the viewer, immersing them in an environment of moss-covered branches, fallen trunks and a plethora of plants that seem undisturbed by human intervention, imparting a sense of quiet serenity. Maryanto’s techniques in creating such works seem also to reflect a moral position on the landscapes he depicts. In these two works his process is ‘negative’, in the sense that he is scraping away paint, which might in turn be read as reflecting the fact that a lack of human intervention is what makes these scenes beautiful. In the remaining works he uses the ‘positive’ technique of applying charcoal to paper and canvas to illustrate what might be described as the negative effect of humanity’s interventions in nature."
"The artist’s drawings illustrate that over- exploitation (in various ways) of land has left his homeland environmentally devastated."
