Nurrachmat Widyasena
(l. Kanada, 1990)
Nurrachmat Widyasena, atau yang akrab dipanggil Ito, merupakan perupa, pegrafis, ilustrator, dan desainer Indonesia yang tinggal dan bekerja di Bandung. Ia belajar seni grafis di Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain Institut Teknologi Bandung dan lulus pada tahun 2013. Karya-karyanya sangat dipengaruhi oleh retro-futurisme, fiksi-sains, Pop Art, dan komik. Berkarya dengan berbagai medium seperti lukisan, seni grafis, dan instalasi, serta material seperti pelat logam, pipa besi, kayu, dan objek temuan (found object), Ito menggambarkan ironi masyarakat kita dengan membandingkan imaji masa depan yang canggih di pertengahan abad ke-20 dengan realita mengecewakan yang kita hadapi hari ini. Ironi tersebut diperluas ke dalam proses artistiknya dengan menggunakan teknik-teknik sederhana untuk menggambarkan gagasan futuristiknya. Dalam pameran tunggalnya tahun 2019 yang berjudul “Nostaljik Kritik: Operasi Taimket”, Ito mulai beralih dari karya figuratif ke abstraksi bentuk yang diambil dari teori-teori fisika, yang juga menandai pergeseran tema kekaryaannya dari fantasi menjadi realitas.

b. 1990, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
EDUCATION
2013
BA Fine Art (Printmaking), Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, West Java, ID
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Nostaljik Kritik : Operasi Taimket, Ruci Art, Jakarta, Indonesia
After Einstein Rosen Bridge, The Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2014
Young Artist Discovery at Art Taipei 2014, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
Patriotic Myth of Space Age, Kamones Gallery & Workshop, Bandung, Indonesia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Salone Del Sneakers, C on Temporary, Bandung, Indonesia
Explore The Laminates with Bale Project, Indo Built Tech-CS Laminates, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021
Art Jog MMXXI Time (to) Wonder, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments Online with G13 Gallery, Virtual Art Fair, Jakarta, Indonesia
Hidup Berdampingan Dengan Musuh, Virtual Group Exhibition, Ciputra
Artpreneur, Indonesia
2020
Scope vol. 1, Virtual Exhibition, Bale Project
OPPO Art Jakarta Virtual 2020, Virtual Exhibition, Indonesia
Contemporary Art?, Sakarsa Art Space, Bekasi, Indonesia
Cleaning Rag, Art Factory FLOX, Kirschau, Germany
Arisan Karya Vol. 2, Charity Show, Museum Macan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Arisan Karya Vol. 1, Charity Show, Museum Macan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art for Life Charity Exhibition, Jakarta
Mending Fence : Tales From Isolation with G13 Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, Malaysia
2019
Out Of Print, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
Art Bali : Collective Memories, AB BC Building, Bali, Indonesia
Instrumenta : Machine / Magic, International Media Art Festival, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia
Phantom Plane, Cyberpunk in the Year of The Future, Tai Kwun Museum, Central, Hong Kong
Art Jakarta 2019, Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
Chromaticity, Can’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments, Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom, Gandaria City, Jakarta, IndonesA
2018
Art Unlimited : XYZ, Gedung Gas Negara, Bandung, Indonesia
Biennale Jawa Tengah #2 : The Future of History, Semarang, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta, Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
SSAS/As/Ideas by Bale Project, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta, Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Manifesto 6.0 : Multipolar, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia
Axis By Praxis, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, presented by G13 Gallery
A Small Universe In The Field Of Meaning, Edwin Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2017
Infamy, Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo, Philippines, Indonesia
WHAT YOU WEAR (are not) YOU ARE YOU ARE (not) WHAT YOU WEAR, The Warehouse, Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Biennale Jogja XIV Equator #4, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Expo Malaysia Plus, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
X, Orange Gallery, Bacolod, Philippines
Equidistant Night, Provenance Art Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Kecil Itu Indah, Edwin Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Stage Jakarta with Bale Project, Grand Sheraton Ballroom, Jakarta, Indonesia
BNE Re:Emergence, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
Ace Mart, Ace House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Group Show, Platform 3, Bandung Indonesia
Faux Utopia Living Lab Vol 1, Greenhost Boutique Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Pra-Biennale Jogja XIV Equator #4, PKKH UGM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Care of Wood Kaya Kayu Exhibition, The Space The Parlor, Bandung, Indonesia
2016
Syarikat Dagang Vol. 1, Gudang Sarinah, Jakarta, Indonesia
ArtPoint, Senayan City, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sea+ Triennale 2016, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia
Universe Behind The Door, Artotel Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Mosphere, Galleries Lafayette, Pacific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pindai/Senarai, NuArt Sculpture Park, Bandung, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta, Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta,Indonesia
Pintu Rejeki Vol. 1, Gudang Sarinah, Jakarta, Indonesia
Street Stage, Gudang Cicaheum, Bandung, Indonesia
Waiting For It To Happen, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
A.S.A.P., G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
RADAAR, Awanama Art Habitat, Jakarta, Indonesia
Multiple Junctures, Mizuma Gallery, Gilman Barrack, Singapore
2015
Road To Artistic Diversity, Nafas Residency Showcase, Chandan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[Re]—Affirmation Channels, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Getok Tular, Omni Space, Bandung, Indonesia
#familyandfriends, ROH Project, Equity Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Collective Young From South East Asia, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
Void, Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Indonesia
Road To Artistic Diversity, Nafas Residency Showcase, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ArtMoments, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Stage Singapore 2015, Marina Bay Sands, South East Asia Pavilion, Singapore
PopMart, Artotel Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
2014
Mini Mart Now Affordable Art Exhibition, Awanama Pasar Seni ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
Bandung New Emergence Vol.5, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
ICAD 2014, Grand Hotel Kemang, Jakarta, Indonesia
Xero Fest, Art Dept. Pacific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta & Casa by Bravacasa, Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ciputra Collection, Ciputra Artpreneur Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
When In Bali, Do Like The Balinese Do, Kendra Art Space, Bali, Indonesia
Art | Jog | 14, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
How To Draw #1, Gedung Gas Negara, Bandung, Indonesia
Jogja Miniprint Biennale, Bank Indonesia Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Detournement, ROH Projects, UOB Plaza, Jakarta, Indonesia
Arte 2014, Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
2013
Kampung Pande, Museum Sri Baduga, Bandung, Indonesia
Spot Art, ARTrium Singapore, MICA Building, Singapore
Locafore, Bale Pare, Kota Baru Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta & Casa by Bravacasa, Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Horizon Of Strenght : Meta Kriya Nusantara, Art Exhibition, Kunstkring Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art | Jog | 13, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Open Visual Art, FSRD ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
2012
Art | Jog | 12, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Drawing A Distance, House Of Matahati Gallery, Selangor, Malaysia
Those Good Old Days, Galeri Kita, Bandung. Indonesia
Billboard Art Project, Salem, Oregon, United States
Soemardja Mini Artspace, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
2011
Festival Grafis Berseni 2011, Lawangwangi Science & Art Estate, Bandung, Indonesia
Art | Jog | 11, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Urban Frames, Photo Exhibition, Galeri Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia
Portraits III, Online Art Exhibition, Artist Portofolio Magazine
2010
Villamerahtorium, Padi Art Ground, Bandung, Indonesia
Museum Masa Depan, CC Barat ITB, Bandung,Indonesia
Penang International Print Exhibition 2010 (PIPE 2010), Penang State Museum Art and Gallery, Penang, Malaysia
Convenient Store, E’sp Gallery, CCF, Bandung, Indonesia
15x15x15 Mini Art Project #3 : Recreate x Reality x Representation, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Bandung Affairs : 100/1 Affairs Logoset, Lou Belle, Bandung, Indonesia
Benang Hitam, Galeri Kita, Bandung, Indonesia
2006
We Hail We Sail : Jodi in The Morning Glory Parade, Galeri Kita, Bandung, Indonesia
Mural BonBin “Ruang Jeda” participant, Tamansari, Bandung, Indonesia
Mural Cigondewah participant, Cigondewah, Bandung, Indonesia
Cerita Benda, KGB Alternative Room-FSRD ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
Titik Academy Exhibition, Gedung Serba Guna ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
RESIDENCY
2018 The Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2013 Nafas Residency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
AWARDS
2021
Winner – Young Artist Award, Art Jog MMXXI Time (to) Wonder, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2017
Finalist – 32 Art Award, Gudang Sarinah, Jakarta, Indonesia
2015
Special Mention – Bandung Contemporary Art Award #4, Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung, Indonesia
2013
Finalist – Young Artist Award, Art | Jog | 13, Bentara Budaya Selatan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Finalist – Soemardja Award, Soemardja Award, Galeri Soemardja, Bandung, Indonesia