Artists
Didin Jirot
Kadek Didin Jirot (b. 1998, Bali, Indonesia)
Didin’s artistic practice draws from daily observations and Balinese tradition where he transposes them into contemporary imagery. His body of works that often employ the use of resin, automotive paint and varying strains of metal, are for him tools that help in his communication of aspects of things that are metaphorical; and his practice, a ritualistic procession of self-introspection in navigating faith and spirituality. For him the artwork is a thought actualisation, as something absolute and not to be doubted.
Dwi Puspita
Dwi Puspita Pangastuti, S,Sn (lahir 1975), ibu dari empat anak, tinggal dan bekerja di
Bandung, Indonesia. Menyelesaikan pendidikan seni rupa di Fakultas Seni Rupa & Desain
ITB, Jurusan Seni Murni, Studio Seni Patung (1993 -1998). Sejak mahasiswa aktif mengajar
dan menyelenggarakan berbagai kegiatan seni rupa untuk pengembangan kreativitas bagi
anak berkebutuhan khusus.
Enka Komariah
Born in Klaten in 1993, Enka Komariah graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at the Indonesian Art Institute in 2017. He often incorporates satirical and ironic symbols into his art, blurring the lines between societal taboos and norms. He also explores his personal identity by drawing from the agrarian traditions of Java and contrasting them with popular cultural images.
Erizal As
(b. February 1979, Padang Panjang, Indonesia)
A renowned fi gure in Indonesian contemporary art, Erizal As has become a regular at regional art fairs and exhibitions. Working in a distinctive and poetic approach, he delves into abstraction as a medium for exploring -- and at times deconstructing -- Minangkabau identity and the human condition. For Erizal, abstraction embodies a language that is at once individual and unrestricted by any singular interpretation. His paintings are not merely visual representations but are layered studies of power, infl uence, and the complexities of the human persona.
His most recent Nature series expands on his continued exploration of the essence and harmony of nature, inspired by observations of his hometown Padang Panjang, and Yogyakarta, where he currently resides. Whereas his previous nature paintings engaged with the historical legacy of landscape painting in Indonesia, his new body of work expresses an abstraction of nature through a more playful and imaginative approach. Rooted in the Minang philosophy of Alam Takambang Jadi Guru ("Nature is an eternal teacher") and the immersive nature of plein air painting, Erizal strives to create boundless compositions that refl ect the interconnected essence of the natural world around him: from gestural lines that fl ow beyond the borders of the canvas, to textural layers of glossy, vibrant impasto, unexpected forms emerge with overfl owing vitality and evoke the sensitivities of visual form. Using diff erently shaped canvases, each painting in the series is a lesson Erizal receives from alam (nature) manifested into color and form, affi rming the process of artistic creation as an act of knowing in his search for an inner, authentic self.
A graduate of Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, Erizal’s exhibitions include Darek #1: Bentang Alam (Plateau #1: Landscapes) at Gajah Gallery Jakarta, Formless Existence at Gajah Gallery Singapore, Bakaba #5 (Sakato Art Community), If Time Stopped (Group Exhibition at Gajah Gallery Yogyakarta), Reborn Every Time (Sangkring Art Space), and the Indonesian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Beijing. He lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Erizal currently lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
EDUCATION
1994 – 1997 High School of Fine Arts in Padang, Indonesia
1997 – 2006 Faculty of Fine Art, Indonesian Institute of Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Evi Pangestu
Evi Pangestu (b.1992, Indonesia) is a painter who investigates rebellion and control within the parameter of convention. Working mainly in square, she expresses her concerns by creating paintings that stretch limits and adjusting forms as a constructed rebellion. Pangestu is currently based between Oakland and Jakarta. She has lived and worked itinerantly since she graduated from Royal College of Art in 2019.
Education:
2017 - 2019 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2015 - 2017 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
2011 - 2015 Seni Murni - Lukis, Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia