Robert Steven
- Name : Robert Steven ( 江职宏 )
- Address : Jl. Batu Tulis VIII No. 27-A, Jakarta 10120, Indonesia
Tel. +62-21-3510465, 34833358 Fax. +62-21-3459486, 6599033
Mobile : + 62-816 808399
Email : robertbonsai@hotmail.com
- Born in North Sumatra, 25th. June 1958.
- Main business: Stamps & marking devices, 3-D Printing and Bonsai appliances (RYUGA Bonsai Tools)
- Other hobbies beside Bonsai : collecting antiques and unique memorabilia.
- Started doing and collecting Bonsai in 1979. Have permanent exhibit centre with over 500 Bonsai collection in wide variety of species.
- Have won more than 200 competition awards nationally as well as international e.g.:
Entry Award of 2000 JAL World Bonsai Contest
Entry Award of 2000 Ben Oki International Design Award
Runner-up winner of 2001 Ben Oki International Design Award
Grand Winner of 2001 Certre Award International
Runner-up winner of 2002 Ben Oki International Design Award
Runner-up winner of 2002 Certre Award Competition
Entry Award of JAL World Bonsai Contest 2002
Runner-up of World Bonsai Contest 2003
Bronze Award of 2006 BCI Convention in China
Grand Winner of 2007 Certre Award International
The Most Original Design Award 2007 of KoB
- Nick name : The Eagle Eyes, for his outstanding ability of finding the hidden potential design of bonsai materials.
- Well-known to his unique bonsai design concept through the aesthetic and horticultural approach.
- Active in writing Bonsai and Penjing articles for newspapers & magazines and columnist for several bonsai magazine.
- Intensively travelling around the world conducting Bonsai and Penjing teaching, lectures, demos, workshops and judging.
- Ex-Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation (ABFF); and Director of Education Dept.
- Ambassador to Bonsai Clubs International (BCI).
- Indonesia – China Penjing Communication Ambassador of China Penjing Artists Association.
- Director of Public Relation and International Affair (2001 – 2004) to PPBI (Indonesia Bonsai Society).
- BCI Board of Director’s member (2002-2010) & Public Relation Committee Head.
- Expert Editor of Green Hobby magazine and editor staff of several bonsai forum; and the moderator of “Critique Forum” of www.bonsaibark.com
- Initiator & Coordinator of “ABFF Award - Ismail Saleh Trophy”, an International Bonsai Photo Contest.
- Initiators and key-speakers of Indonesian Bonsai Art Discussion Forum.
- Initiator & Contributor of Forum Hobby Indonesia.
- Initiator and one of the founders of “ International Bonsai Art & Culture Biennale”; the first ground breaking bonsai event with the new concept of Multimedia Bonsai Presentation, a collaboration between bonsai and other art forms.
- Initiator of “Indonesian Bonsai Artists Community” - KOSBI.
- First book “Vision of My Soul” was published in April 2005 in luxury limited edition as one of the best seller Bonsai books; has been reprinted and out of print now.
- Second book “Mission of Transformation” was published in 2009 and out of print now.
- Coming books: “The Five Schools of Chinese Penjing”, “FAQ of Bonsai – The Path to Beyond”, “An Idiot Guide to Bonsai” and “Panduan Estetika Seni Bonsai”.
More information on his profile and bonsai creations can be viewed at his bonsai blog:
WEBSITE:
http://robert-steven.ofbonsai.org or www.facebook.com/robertbonsai
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Robert Steven
INDONÉSIA
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