artist(s)
Dodit Artawan

About Dodit Artawan’s Current Artwork

“Sneakers are the theme and subject matter in Dodit Artawan’s paintings. If we find ourselves stand face to face with Dodit’s paintings, we will immediately suspect that Dodit is crazy for sneakers. Such suspicion proves to be correct. Dodit is indeed a lover of sneakers; one can say that he is a “sneaker-freak” or a “sneaker head”.”

– from Sneakerhead Painting: Double Fetishism curatorial note by Asmudjo Jono Irianto


Biography

1978

Born in Batubulan, Bali

1997

Indonesian Art Institute, Denpasar, Bali

Solo Exhibitions

2010

“Sneakerhead Painting: Double Fetishism”, SIGIarts, Jakarta

2009

“(De)fermented Spaces”, Semarang Gallery, Semarang

2008

“The Pleasure of the Eye”, Langgeng Icon Gallery, Jakarta

Group Exhibitions

2010

Artissima 17 – International Fair of Contemporary Art, Torino, Italy

Bazaar Art Jakarta 2010, Pacific Place, Jakarta

“Reality Effects”, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

“Percakapan Masa”, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

“Super Imposed”, D’Gallerie, Jakarta

“Contemporary Art Turn”, SBin Art Plus, Singapore

“The Birth of Colors”, Syang Art Space, Magelang

“Pose Historia”, Vannesa Art Link, Singapore

“Indonesian Art: Pleasure of Chaos”, Primo Marella, Milan, Italy

“Halimun”, Lawang Wangi Artsociates, Bandung

“Almost White Cube”, CG Artspace, Jakarta

2009

“Common Sense”, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

“Art Singapore 2009″, Singapore

“Objective Border”, Srisasanti Art House, Jakarta

2008

“Taxu 2008: Painting Rejuvenation”, SIGIarts, Jakarta

“Tekstur Dalam Lukisan”, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta

“Space/Spacing”, Semarang Gallery, Semarang

“Manifesto”, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta
“Survey”, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta

2007

“Domestic Art Objects & Stillife”, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta

2006

“Langgeng Contemporary Art Festival”, Langgeng Gallery, Central Java

2005

“Consciousness of Here and Now”, Biennale Jogja VIII 2005, Yogyakarta

“Apakah Kita Berbeda”, Nusantara Exhibition 2005, Nasional Gallery, Jakarta

“TRANS-it”, Biasa Art Space, Bali

“Urban Culture” CP Biennale II 2005, Museum Bank Indonesia, Jakarta

“INITIATION”, Gaya Gallery Ubud, Bali

“…Membaca REALISME”, Nava Gallery Denpasar, Bali

2004

“Cooking & History,” Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta

“Rememoration,” Klinik Seni (Art Clinic) Taxu, Denpasar, Bali

2003

“Caution! There Is A Taxu Ceremony,” Klinik Seni (Art Clinic) Taxu, Bali

2002

“Retrofigure,” Sanur, Bali

“On Human,” The Association of Visual Art Students of Indonesian Art College, Denpasar, Bali

2001

The 23rd Bali Art Festival, Art Center, Denpasar, Bali

With Pis Bolong Group, Ndag Studio, Ubud, Bali

With Silang Group, Art Center, Denpasar, Bali

“Sesari,” Kuta News Anniversary, Denpasar, Bali

Selected Catalogues

Rifky Effendi. (De)fermented Spaces. Semarang Gallery. Semarang, 2009

Hendro Wiyanto. The Pleasure of The Eye. Langgeng Gallery. Magelang, 2008

Selected Books

CP Artspace. CP Open Bienalle 2005: Urban/Culture. CP Artspace. Jakarta, Indonesia, 2005

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