artist(s)
Ketut Moniarta

Moni actually talks about the problem of the painting itself. Moni understands very well that one of the strength of painting has been its ability to create the illusion of forms, with myriad possibilities of characters and plasticity. The pocari sweat cans serve as an alibi for him to compose the character and plasticity of forms whose illusions are present in his canvas. For Moni, the pocari sweat cans are intriguing not because of their identity, but because of their appearance. One can surmise that they are appealing for Moni because of their formal components: the shape, the material, the color.

Biography

1981

Born in Wanagiri, Bali

1999 – 2006

Indonesian Art Institute, Denpasar, Bali

Solo Exhibitions

2009

“Post Branded Objects”, Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery, Semarang

2008

“The Way of Seeing”, Ark 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

“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

“Almost White Cube”, CGartspace, Jakarta

“Halimun”, Lawang Wangi Artsociates, Bandung

2009

“Common Sense”, National Gallery, Jakarta

“Art Singapore 2009″, Singapore

“Post-Tsunami Art”, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy

“Friendship Code”, Syang Art Space, Magelang

“Hybridization”, North Art Space, Jakarta

2008

“Taxu 2008: Painting Rejuvenation” SIGIarts, Jakarta

“Space/Spacing” Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery, Semarang

“Manifesto”, Pameran besar Seni Rupa Indonesia 2008, National Gallery, Jakarta

“Survey” Pameran perupa muda di bawah 35 tahun, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta

2007

“Fetish”, Biasa Art Space, Bali

2007

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

2006

“Langgeng Contemporary Art Festival” Langgeng Gallery, Central Java

“Taxu Art Clinic 2006”, CP Artspace, Jakarta

2005

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

“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, Jogjakarta

2003

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

2002

“Retrofigure,” Sanur, Bali

2001

”Loose,” Titik Dua Building, Denpasar, Bali

“Sesari,” Kuta News Anniversary, Denpasar, Bali

2000

“Two Cultures: Bali-Yogya,” Kuta Centre, Kuta, Bali

”Rare 99,” Bali State Museum, Denpasar, Bali

Students Art Week, Indonesian Art College, Denpasar, Bali

Exhibition of the students of the year 1999, Indonesian Art College, Denpasar, Bali

Selected Catalogues

Rifky Effendy. Post Branded Objects. Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery. Semarang, 2009

Alia Swastika. The Way of Seeing. Ark Gallery. Jakarta, 2008

Selected Books

Primo Giovanni Marella & Eleonora Battiston. Post-Tsunami Art: Emerging Artists from South-East Asia. Damiani. Bologna, Italy, 2009

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

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