The Peak Magazine – March 2013

Almost four decades into a colorful career, celebrated Visual Artist Teguh Ostenrik continues to carve out his own domain in Indonesia’s vibrant art scene. He spoke recently with Geraldine Tan about living in the moment, staying observant, and flourishing on his own term.

Here’s proof that passion pushes people to go to great lengths to realise a vision. In 1972, two years into a medical degree at Trisakti University in Jakarta, Teguh Ostenrik was so driven – pun intended – to make a change that he became a part-time taxi driver to earn some extra cash. The enterprising 22-year-old wanted to use the savings to study something completely different in Germany

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