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born in Kota Batu, East Java, 1961 Koeboe Sarawan (born 29 June 1961, Kota Batu, East Java) is an artist known for his haunting yet quiet realist-surreal paintings. Trained in painting at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta. His works often present scenes of solitude or stillness, using realism with precise technique but infused with a surreal mood. He draws upon personal experience and wandering, sometimes trekking through forests, even as far as Tibet, to gather imagery, sketching first, then allowing time for ideas to mature over months. Koeboe is admired for consistency and depth: his paintings are said to possess unity, complexity, and intensity, exploring themes of life, spirit, and human fleetingness. His works have been showcased in many exhibitions in East Java and beyond, and he remains a respected figure in the Indonesian modern-surreal scene.