Chiquita Banana
November, 5th 1977
Female

chiqbananart@yahoo.com

1/C Riverside Nibankan
388 Miyamachi, Kanayama-cho
Kani-gun, Gifu Pref.
Japan

(81) 574592922
EDUCATION
*RMIT 2000- ... ,
Photography (BA) Hons.

*University of East London 1997-1998,
  Graphic In Fine Art (BA) Hons

*London Institute 'Chelsea College' 1996-1997,     Foundation Course in Art and
Graphic Design, BTEC Diploma.

*SMA 68 Jakarta Indonesia 1993-1996,
Highschool

*SMP 'Perguruan Cikini' Jakarta 1990-1993,
Junior Highschool

*SD 'Adik Irma Suryani Nasution' Jakarta,
1984-1990 Primary School
WORK EXPIRIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

May 95-96  :  Part of SMA 68 Year Book "Mentari 68" 
Team as an Illustrator, and Cover Designer

June 1996  :  Finish High School from SMA 68
Jakarta, Indonesia.

July  1996   :  Move to Live in  Rome, Italy.

Aug   1996  :  Design a Watch Lay Out  for the Indonesian
Delegation On World Food Summit '96 in Rome, Italy.
Approved by Witjaksana Soegarda, Indonesian ambassador
for Italy 1993-1997.

Nov  1996   :  Move to Live and Study in London, UK

April 1997   :  Finish Diploma on "Foundation Course of
Art and Design"  from London Institute Chelsea College
of Art and Design.

Jul-Aug  97 :  Apprenticeship in "Bates" Advertising
in Jakarta , Indonesia.

May 1998    :  Finish the first year Graphic Fine Art
course in University of East London.

Apr-Sept 99:  Was part of Collective Underground
Party  Organizer "H.E.A.D.F.U.K" in East London.
Dealing with ticketing, invitations, and promotion

Feb-Sept 99:  Working Part Time as Cleaner in
Queensway  Apartements, in London.

1999             :  Continued working as a Freelance
Photographer and working on some personal project.

Apr-Sept 00 :  Contributor for various  Street Press in                                            Melbourne covering Melbourne Rave Scene

Nov 00         : Doing adversarial shoot for "Cinnabar"
Restaurant and "Propaganda" Clothing, published in Djakarta! Mag

Des 00         : Movie Review on "Virgin Suicides" published
in  Djakarta! Mag 2nd edition.

Jan 01         : Music Review on "BLUR:Greatest HIts" published
on Djakarta! Mag 3rd edition.

Feb 01 ...     : Continued  Contributing  for Djakarta! Mag
covering Nightlife, Dance Scene, & Youth Culture .
VISUAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

- Camera Skill.
  35mm format, Manual, Automatic/Semi-auto,
  Digital Camera, Lomo, and Polaroids.

- B/W Dark Room Skills.
  Developing, Printing, Toning, Liquid light.
  Usage of diffrent materials concerning papers and films.

- Digital Photography Skill.
  Understanding  of Scanner and Image Calibration.
  Basic Image Retouchings and Editing.

- Computer and Software Skill.
  Able to  work on both MacIntosh and PC.
  Knowledge on Adobe Photoshop, QuarkExpress, Windows,
  MS Word.

- World Wide Web Skill.
  Info Extracting from the Internet.
  E-mail usage.
  Website Developing:
  Website Managing and Organizing
  Website Design and Development using  FrontPage and
  WYSIG Format.

- Office skill.
   Photocopying, Faxing, and Fast Typing.
   
- Language Skill.
  Able to Translate,Speak, and Write Fluently in  both English and
  Indonesian.
  Some knowledge in Spanish and Italian.
 
OBJECTIVES

To be involved in  a lively Creative and Progressive enviroment  doingArt project/ all area  pertaining to Media/ Visual Communication. Printed and Digital Publishing.
Covering  The Club Scene, Rave subcultures, and other Youth Culture.
To work on Adversarial shoots for magazine.
To be part of a Team/Contributor of a Street Press.
To work with a writer/antrophologist/ethnobotanist, documenting their journeys
living  amongst  Nepalese, Amazonian or Dayak's tribe in Borneo,
THE NATURE OF MY WORK

Experimental, Available lights, Straight Image, Profiles, People, Expand Ideas, Avant Garde, Progressive.
PERSONAL TRAITS

Organized, Vibrant, Punctual, Creative, Intuitive, Sociable, Assertive.
    HOBBIES & INTEREST

Culture, Women's Issue, Youth Culture, Rave Subculture, Dance Music Scene, Mysticism, Spiritual world, Sex and Sexual Identity, Mythology, Rituals, Psychedelia, Shamanism, Mind and Spirit, Religions and Believes,Cyber Culture, Body Art/Body piercing, Fashion,Human Figure,Biology, Philosophy, Children, Gas Mask, Physchoanalysis, Socio and Anthropology,  Music, Classics, Drum n Bass/Jungle, Trance, UK Indie, Flamenco, World Cinema, WEBSITE Designing. Reading, Swimming, Travelling, Writing, Dancing, Socializing.
Click here to view my portfolio
ON-line REFERENCE:
www.djakartamag.com
(more coming...)
MY resume under renovation!
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