The Rise and Meme of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) Paintings
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Aug 10, 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), The 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, starting to explore his interest in art, especially painting. For the past 2 months, he has been painting in the corner of a mini studio at his house in Cikeas.
Several politicians also uploaded photos of SBY’s paintings. Wearing the signature hat of the late painting maestro Tino Sidin, SBY stands next to a painting entitled ‘Debur Ombak di Pacitan’. In addition to the many compliments he received, for some reason there were also netizens who made fun of it and some of them made memes out of the painting.