Ayam Tarung (Chicken Fight) : Paintings by Affandi (famous painter from Indonesia)

Painter : Affandi

Year : 1979

Title: Ayam Tarung (Chicken fight)

Media: Oil on Canvas

Fighting cock themed painting is one of the favorite themes of Affandi, so he made some chicken themed paintings fighting in different versions, there are more than 10 versions of fighting chicken paintings by Affandi, one of which is the following Tarung Chicken painting.

Depicts a cock fight fierce, between white Rooster to golden and black to golden, which is a symbol of the struggle between evil and the truth, that's what happens in life, in every human being, where every time always faced between two options good and bad, there is always a fight between the two, sometimes truth must be eliminated, sometimes evil must be eliminated, but that is certainly the truth will always win in the end.

Ayam Tarung  is one especially Javanese folk tradition that became popular entertainment, and served as an arena of betting, only strong chickens selected entry in this battle arena, and the best chicken will win this fierce battle, to become the jawara.

Two chickens in this painting is the best chickens with fierce fighting, living and dead, to determine who the true champions.