Eddie Putera - Gabungan Fotografi dan Seni (Miniature Diorama)

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Artist Recreates People’s Childhood Memories With Realistic Dioramas, And The Result Will Amaze You

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Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, and 53-year-old Malaysian artist Eddie Putera proves it with his stunning miniature dioramas. Putera combines his talents of miniature modeling and photography to create scenes so detailed that it’s hard to believe they are all hand-made mini versions of objects, and not real life still photography. Some of them take as little as a week to complete, and Eddie says that sometimes he manages to complete 5-6 of them in a month.

Eddie Putera always has a story to tell and creating miniature dioramas was the perfect way to visualize those tales. He built his first diorama about 3 years ago after realizing that the subjects of his works need a physical background to fully explore their history and context. Some of his miniatures are recreated completely from memory, as a way to honor and relive moments from Putera’s past. It’s especially difficult as some of the scenes no longer exist in the real world, so he has to either ask for his family’s input or try his best to remember the specifics.

Attention to detail and the ability to recreate various textures and objects make his dioramas extremely realistic, so it’s no wonder that his painstaking work attracted people’s attention. The artist not only sells his work, people mostly buy them as gifts, but also takes requests. On one occasion, a customer asked Putera to recreate his grandfather’s village and his old Volkswagen car. “The customer gave it to his grandfather as an anniversary gift and his grandfather shed tears looking at the diorama,” Putera told xtra.

Eddie Putera’s miniatures are truly impressive and we surely had to do a double take at some of the dioramas to make sure they weren’t photographs of real-life buildings. So scroll down, see for yourself and tell us what you think!

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Eddie Putera is a Malaysian artist who combines his photography skills with miniature modeling to create stunning dioramas

The artist’s work is characterized by urban scenes and rustic finish

Putera says that he started creating dioramas to tell a story

Many people buy them as gifts, or request customized sets

A lot of his work features living spaces, overtaken by greenery

Though sometimes his miniatures look like straight from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie

The juxtaposition of nature and machine is a frequent theme in Putera’s work

And he perfectly recreates all textures, like sea waves crashing

Although people are not a frequent motif in his miniatures, Putera sometimes features them in living spaces

Watch this video about his work and the process behind it

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Dunia mikroku  

Amir Abd Hamid
amir_hamid@nstp.com.my


Hulu Langat: Meluahkan suasana alam dilihat setiap hari menerusi karya diorama dan miniatur sangat memberikan kepuasan kepada seorang jurugambar profesional yang menganggap bersesuaian dengan jiwa seninya.

Eddie Putera Noordin, 51, lulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Seni Bina dan Arkitek Universiti of London itu menjelaskan baginya hasil model landskap alam berskala mikro mampu menceritakan seni sebagai makanan jiwa manusia.

Tidak hairanlah, karya diorama dan miniatur yang disiapkannya hampir menyerupai binaan sebenar sesuatu tempat, situasi dan latar belakang seperti keadaan di bandar, pantai serta perkampungan.

“Saya berminat dalam seni visual sejak usia muda. Lukisan, gambar dan kini diorama serta miniatur membuatkan saya boleh bercerita dengan persembahan visual.

“Menghasilkan penceritaan perihal kehidupan harian manusia termasuk di lokasi bangunan bersejarah, ikonik, kesenian arkitek, memaparkan kekayaan dan kepelbagaian sejarah, warisan, karya, budaya masyarakat, lagenda dan cerita rakyat di Malaysia dalam bentuk mikro amat mengujakan.

“Biasanya saya mengambil masa antara dua hingga empat bulan untuk menghasilkan diorama. Itu pun bergantung kepada saiz.

“Paling kecil mini landskap alam dihasilkan ialah miniatur berukuran 10 sentimeter (sm) manakala paling besar pun sekitar 10sm x 7sm,” katanya.



Dia yang ditemui Harian Metro di Eddie Putra Art Studio miliknya di Teratak Dusun, Sungai Tekali di sini, berkata, seni persembahan visual itu lebih kepada hobinya namun tidak menolak sekiranya menerima tempahan.

Menghasilkan model diorama yang semakin diminati ramai itu, katanya, ia tidak menghalang kerja hakikinya sebagai jurugambar profesional dan buat masa ini Eddie Putera adalah duta produk untuk peralatan kamera Sony.

“Pencapaian saya setakat ini mewakili Malaysia di Pameran KL Festival Kraf Antarabangsa 2017 di Putrajaya.

“Apa pun, buat masa ini saya berusaha menggalakkan anak muda menceburi seni miniatur dan diorama.

“Sebab itu saya mengasaskan group FB Diorama dan Miniature Malaysia untuk kembangkan kemahiran seni ini dalam kalangan anak muda,” katanya.

Ini kerana baginya manusia perlu makanan untuk pembangunan fizikal dan pada masa sama manusia juga perlu seni untuk makanan jiwa.

“Hidup saya adalah berkorban untuk memberikan makanan jiwa pada masyarakat,” katanya.

Belibis

Kemahhhh.daya kreativiti yang tinggi.

Gomea

Dulu selalu tgk ig dia. Sebab masa tu dia keluar majalah 3 kalau tak silap. Ramai jugak orang tempah kat dia. Kebanyakan orang luar. Tapi ada jugak komen kata order lama tapi tak sampai2 lagi. Ada yg kata barang rosak


Ni aktiviti skodeng orang mandi ke ni? Hahaha. Pompan tu pon, pkai lah elok sikit nk mandi kat luar. Hahaha

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Gomea replied at 2-10-2020 01:06 AM
Dulu selalu tgk ig dia. Sebab masa tu dia keluar majalah 3 kalau tak silap. Ramai jugak orang tempah ...

tk penah baca yg org komen tu tapi klu benda2 gini mmg amik masa nk siapkanmasuk pos, mgkin jgk blh rosak  
cuma respek keja dia, cantik

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Gomea replied at 2-10-2020 01:06 AM
Dulu selalu tgk ig dia. Sebab masa tu dia keluar majalah 3 kalau tak silap. Ramai jugak orang tempah ...

org tua tu skodeng le tu, apa lagi
terendap2 kat blkg