▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven , ▁K art ika ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁Aff and i ▁in ▁how ▁to ▁paint ▁with ▁fingers ▁and ▁tub es ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁canvas . ▁Any ▁mixing ▁of ▁colours ▁is ▁done ▁on ▁her ▁hands ▁and ▁w rist s . ▁K art ika ▁has ▁no ▁permanent ▁studio ; ▁like ▁Aff and i , ▁she ▁pre fers ▁to ▁paint ▁outside ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁environment ▁where ▁she ▁interact s ▁directly ▁with ▁her ▁subjects ▁and ▁on - look ers . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁most ▁contemporary ▁Indones ian ▁pain ters , ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁their ▁stud ios ▁from ▁mind - images , ▁memory , ▁photograph s ▁or ▁sketch es . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁men ▁still ▁domin ated ▁the ▁art ▁world , ▁K art ika ▁is ▁among ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁pain ters ▁who ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁succeeded ▁in ▁exhib iting ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁and ▁in ▁gain ing ▁limited ▁critical ▁recognition . ▁Even ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁K art ika ' s ▁art ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁unique , ▁r anging ▁from ▁conventional ▁to ▁sub vers ive . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁culture ▁where ▁the ▁individual ▁self ▁rarely ▁is ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁fore , ▁K art ika ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁self - port rait ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁main ▁them es . ▁In ▁a ▁society ▁where ▁em