Indonesia is rich with fossil stone specially in banten, west java. This natural petrified wood were made into an exotic art by indonesian artist Petrified wood is a fossil. It forms when plant material is buried by sediment and protected from decay by oxygen and organisms. Then, groundwater rich in dissolved solids flows through the sediment replacing the original plant material with silica, calcite, pyrite or another inorganic material such as opal. The result is a fossil of the original woody material that often exhibits preserved details of the bark, wood and cellular structures.
SIMPLY STATED explores empowerment through finding your truth, and taking action as exhibited in the political commentary found in the works of Antonio Guerrero, the social justice of Soraida Martinez, humorous romanticism of Claudio S. Pinto and calming works of Jessica M. Chaix
