Born in Purwakarta, Handrio (1926-2010) is best known in Indonesian art history for exploring the musicality of painting. The recognisability of his work lies in their organic, interweaving forms that exude a sense of dynamic rhythm. Once an adept cello player, he was sensitive to the connections between the visual and auditory, and used cleanly delineated lines, repetition, and saturated colour-fields to create a lyrical effect. This manner was distinct from other Yogyakarta artists whose styles leant towards realism, expressionism and decoration.