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Acrylic on Canvas
25.4 x 20.3 cm
2021

Entangled is a series of artworks inspired by the phenomena of how my earphones always got coiled. Although I barely touched and unraveled it numerous times, it is interesting how it inevitably intertwines. This series of artwork is an homage to our generation of overthinkers. In our current generation, the word overthinking is pretty much a standard term. Especially being an artist, we have our standards of perfection, and due to the subjectivity of art, we tend to overthink others’ perceptions of our artwork. I use the earphones as a metaphor because, like the earphones depicted in my work, my mind tends to be “tangled“ as I try to achieve perfection, although no one judges our works, and I am my worst critic. Therefore, the more we overthink, the further we get from our definition of perfection.

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Acrylic on Canvas
50.8 x 40.6 cm
2021

Entangled is a series of artworks inspired by the phenomena of how my earphones always got coiled. Although I barely touched and unraveled it numerous times, it is interesting how it inevitably intertwines. This series of artwork is an homage to our generation of overthinkers. In our current generation, the word overthinking is pretty much a standard term. Especially being an artist, we have our standards of perfection, and due to the subjectivity of art, we tend to overthink others’ perceptions of our artwork. I use the earphones as a metaphor because, like the earphones depicted in my work, my mind tends to be “tangled“ as I try to achieve perfection, although no one judges our works, and I am my worst critic. Therefore, the more we overthink, the further we get from our definition of perfection.

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Oil pastel, color pencil, markers, and Oil on canvas
80x60cm
2021

As an artist, I have always been the kind who sketches and elaborates my ideas before putting them on canvas. My practice has always been focused on realism and figurative works. However, one day, my phone camera took an accidental image. When I look at that image, it made me realize the beauty of accidents. The composition is much more interesting than typical images I take on my phone camera. From this, it made me reflect on myself as an artist. I have always been an artist who seeks perfection in my artworks and is afraid of making mistakes and accidents. However, I notice that there is no such thing as perfection in arts; there is always a flaw. The beauty lies within the imperfections. As a fine artist, I should not let others define my practice.
This artwork titled No Such Thing As Acidnts marks a turning point in my practice where I experiment with going outside my comfort zone by combining abstraction and text art. The text underneath the painting signifies my thoughts on the word “accidents” and how accidents are the stepping stone to success. The abstraction covering the text is based on the accidental photo I mentioned. When accidents happen, there is progress.

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Acrylic, oil and air dry clay on canvas
60x40 cm (Triptych)
2021

Since the pandemic started, whenever a family member feels unwell, they will directly do rapid tests to check whether or not they have COVID-19. There is a constant fear of seeing the other red line on the covid test kit appear throughout this time. At the same time, I noticed that the severity of COVID-19 is determined by our mindset; being stressed will only worsen the illness whereas, forgetting all negativity and focusing on the positive will speed up the recovery process. 

Be Positive to Be Negative acts as a positive message for those going through and fighting against COVID-19. This artwork portrays the mindset of people throughout the phases of covid-19. The first panel illustrates a person’s mindset when feeling unwell and constantly questioning whether they contract the virus. The second panel describes a person’s attitude when they see the other red line appearing on the test kit, indicating that they contracted covid-19. Usually, in this phase, people feel heavily stressed and constantly in fear of the unknown. The last panel is the recovery phase. Although the virus is considered deadly, a positive mindset and the willingness to fight against the virus erase that red line on the COVID-19 test. Although, at times, there are unfortunate cases, but as a quote says, “Happiness is the best medicine.” The word positive has a negative connotation these days, but through this artwork, I would like to iterate that we can be COVID-19 negative by being optimistic.

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Acrylic and oil on canvas
40x60 cm
2021

Due to the restrain in social interaction because of the pandemic, humans disaffiliate with the physical world further and get off track in the digital world. Related to the current situation, this artwork titled BuZzZzEd portrays social anxiety due to the amount of time being spent at home and refrain from physical socialization. Because of the pandemic, we have become stuck in our digital world and somehow “forgot” how to interact with other human beings, making us a bit more socially awkward around people. Especially now that we have become even more dependent on technology not simply for leisure but also our studies and work, our interactions are limited to zoom meetings. Because we are unable to leave the house, especially with Indonesia’s current situation, the idea of interaction is meeting people through zoom meetings, and some might say interacting through zoom meetings is tiring. But once they meet the person in real life, we tend to get nervous and uneasy. This artwork describes the awkward feeling of meeting someone familiar after a long time. The feeling of being frozen like a statue and getting a tingling or buzz feeling as we meet someone we used to know but haven’t seen in a long time.

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Acrylic paint on watercolor paper (limited palette)
22.8x15.2 cm
2020
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I lived in my neighborhood all my life, but ever since being in quarantine, it makes me appreciate the familiar scenes that are often overlooked. Jalan Pagi is an experimental series inspired by my daily morning walks around the neighborhood during the pandemic. Depicting my neighborhood in a surreal manner, I realized how this environment is a comfort-zone that held so many memories and dreams.

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Acrylic paint on watercolor paper (limited palette)
22.8x15.2 cm
2020
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I lived in my neighborhood all my life, but ever since being in quarantine, it makes me appreciate the familiar scenes that are often overlooked. Jalan Pagi is an experimental series inspired by my daily morning walks around the neighborhood during the pandemic. Depicting my neighborhood in a surreal manner, I realized how this environment is a comfort-zone that held so many memories and dreams.

[詳細]
Acrylic paint on watercolor paper (limited palette)
22.8x15.2 cm
2020
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I lived in my neighborhood all my life, but ever since being in quarantine, it makes me appreciate the familiar scenes that are often overlooked. Jalan Pagi is an experimental series inspired by my daily morning walks around the neighborhood during the pandemic. Depicting my neighborhood in a surreal manner, I realized how this environment is a comfort-zone that held so many memories and dreams.