art during pandemic by
Agung Prabowo
MENTAL ADJUSTMENTS Agung Prabowo Penyelia Sekarputri Sidhiawati Foto & Desain Yugie Kartaatmaja
MENTAL ADJUSTMENTS 13 Karya Linocut Print pada handmade washi paper, 2020 Ketika begitu banyak kota melakukan isolasi formal maupun informal sejak merebaknya pandemi Covid-19, orang-orang cenderung menghabiskan hari tanpa interaksi sosial. Padahal, Aristoteles pernah berkata bahwa manusia adalah Zoon Politikon, atau dengan kata lain adalah makhluk yang membutuhkan interaksi sosial. Supaya bisa bertahan hidup dalam kondisi yang bertentangan dengan sifat mendasar manusia seperti selama masa pandemi ini, diperlukan Penyetelan Mental. Penyetelan Mental (Mental Adjustment) adalah sebuah ide yang memayungi seri karya baru dari Agugn. Dibuat selama masa karantina Pandemic Covid-19, seri karya ini men-
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gulik permasalahan diri yang seakan tertimbun sejak lama dan belum terselesaikan dengan baik. Menggunakan pendekatan personal, Agugn berusaha memetakan ketakutan, kehilangan, serta kekecewaan yang secara pasrah harus dimaklumi dan dilihat dari sisi lain yang lebih cerah. Masalah berkepanjangan yang hingga kini masih dialami Agugn tersebut kemudian menjadi sorotan karena pandemi ini menggiringnya ke arah yang lebih kontemplatif. Waktu yang tadinya tidak ada atau terkesan tidak ada, jadi terpampang nyata keberadaannya akibat pandemic ini. Karenanya, Agugn jadi memiliki waktu lebih untuk memikirkan apa yang terjadi dalam benaknya atau dengan kata lain berpikir tentang berpikir (metakognisi). Makna yang terungkap dari isolasi massal yang terjadi di seluruh dunia secara pribadi ia amini sebagai sebuah perjalanan pengungkapan dan evaluasi diri manusia itu sendiri. Agugn mengajak kita semua untuk menyadari bahwa sekaranglah saatnya kita meninggalkan pegangan yang sudah kadaluwarsa dan beralih ke hal dan nilai-nilai
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yang baru. 13 karya ini mewujudkan pikiran saya / meditasi-diri / pertanyaan-pertanyaan tentang keberadaan dan masa depan ketika pandemi ini memukul saya dengan keras. Saya mencoba mengirimkannya ke visual menggunakan cetak linocut pada kertas washi buatan tangan.
MENTAL ADJUSTMENTS 13 works Linocut Print on handmade washi paper, 2020 Since many cities around the world started executing the self-isolation policy, whether formally or informally, people tend to spend their days without any social or physical interaction. Yet, Aristotle once said that humans are ‘Zoon Politikon’, which means that we are social creatures by design. In order to survive in conditions that are contrary to human nature such as during this pandemic, we need to make some Mental Adjustments. Mental Adjustment is the overarching idea that inspired the new series of works from Agung. Created during the Covid-19 quarantine period, this series of works explore personal problems that seem to be buried for a long time and yet to be appropriately disappointment that must be accepted and acknowledged from the brighter side. Those problems that Agugn faced to this day then take the spotlight, all because this pandemic led him to many contemplative moments. the time that lack or seems lacked, emblazoned its real existence during this pandemic. Therefore, Agugn has more time to think about what's happening in his mind. In other words, think about thinking (metacognition).
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resolved. Using a more personal approach, Agugn tried to map out fears, losses, and
Agugn personally internalized the meanings that are revealed while the whole world is in this mass isolation as a journey of self-expression and evaluation of humanity itself. He then invites all of us to realize that now is the time to leave all old-timey, expired patterns, and embrace the new things and values. These 13 works embodied my thoughts/self-meditation/questions about existence and the future when this pandemic hits me hard. I try to deliver it into a visual using linocut print on handmade washi paper.
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My upbringing cast me and I try hard to tear down some of the expired values “Patriarchal Bond (Ikatan Patriarki)“
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5 Haunted by the truth, the side was chosen “Lefty Soul (Jiwa Kidal)“
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Countless sleepless nights grow burden I need to conquer “Off to Bed (Pergi Tidur)“
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How supposed the superior creatures acts? oppress or protect the weaker? “The Great Creation (Ciptaan yang Agung)“
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Revisited and re-evaluate my thoughts So it won’t leak and make a mess “Seeking and Aligning (Mencari dan Menyelaraskan)“
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9 Take a deep breath on normalized mistakes “Apology for Fun (Permintaan Maaf untuk Bersenang-senang)“
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10 Even happiness in solitude has risks “Circus in Solitude (Sirkus dalam Kesendirian)“
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To be on the right track, i must endure the hurting distance “Virtual Physical (Fisik Maya)“
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12 Tantrums are understandable “Self Spilling (Menumpahkan Diri)“
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13 I look around, the resources is within me “Self Resources (Sumberdaya Diri)
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Dive deeper, the great unknown to be explored and enjoy “Inner World (Dunia Batin)“
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15 Nourished by my own filtered thoughts “Grow From Composted Thoughts (Tumbuh dari Pikiran yang Terkompos)“
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To stay in utopia is more hopeful in this vulnerable situation “Closer to Utopia (Lebih Dekat ke Utopia)�
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Agung Prabowo a.k.a Agugn (Bandung 1985) graduted from Graphic Art Major at the Faculty of Art and Design ITB. Been exploring various printmaking techniques, mostly linocuts and has Mental Ad ju stment Catalo g 2020
comprised to push the boundaries between printmaking and installation. Fear, nature, and shamanistic cultures has been his drive for making art with anthropomorphic and psycho analysis perspectives. He held his first solo exhibition, ‘Natural Mystic’ in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, and Bali-as his first prize for Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia 4 in 2012. His next solo show is in 2015 at Jogja Contemporary, titled ‘Unguarded Guards’ and in 2016, ‘AGUGN:Printing Live in the Cosmos’ at Vinyl on Vinyl, Manila. His latest solo show in Mizuma Gallery, Singapore called ‘Molasses’ held in 2017. He has joined many group exhibition internationally, including ‘Termasuk;contemporary art from Indonesia’ in Darren Knights Gallery, Sydney in 2019, and ‘Multilayered-New Print 2018/Summer’, in International Print Centre New York in 2018. Another group exhibition he joined is ‘Java-Art Energy’ at Institut des Culturesd’Islam, Paris in 2018, where he show his installation that had been displayed in 2017 in ‘Re Emergence’ at Selasar Sunaryo Artspace.
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2005-2010 2004-2005
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Visual Art Faculty, Graphic Art Studio, Bandung. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Art & Language Education Faculty, Visual Art Education, Bandung.
Solo Exhibitions
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"Imprint" MACHIDA 2020 From Stranger to Neighbor, Machida City Museum of Graphic Art, Japan Do It For Peace, Deus Temple of Enthusiasm Gallery, Canggu, Bali. The Immeasurable trip, solo project in Teras Print Fair, Sangkring Art Project, Yogyakarta. Molasses, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore. AGUGN: Printing Life in the Cosmos, Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Manila. Unguarded Guards, Jogja Contemporary, Yogyakarta. We Went Wild, Krack Studio, Yogyakarta. Natural Mystic, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali, and Solo.
2016 2015 2013 Group Exhibitions (selections)
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2011 Awards, Residencies and Workshops
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Termasuk (Including), Contemporary Art from Indonesia, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney. 2D 3D: Interaction| Intersection, Ruci Artspace, Jakarta. Speculative Memories, Art Bali ABBC Building, Nusa Dua, Bali. Rice Paddy Field Forever, collaborative work with Sekarputi, ArtJakarta, Jakarta. Art Jakarta, Bale Project, Jakarta. Pekan Seni Grafis Yogyakarta, Museum Sonobudoyo, Yogyakarta. You Have One Notification, Artist Book & Zine Exhibition, The Parlor, Bandung. Prime Meridien, Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Manila. Multilayered – New Prints 2018/Summer, International Print Center New York, New York. JAVA- art energy, Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris. Celebration of the Future, Art Bali ABBC building, Nusa Dua, Bali. Art Stage Jakarta, Mizuma Gallery, Jakarta. Pekan Seni Grafis Yogyakarta, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta. Changing Perspective, ArtJog 10, Yogyakarta. Carbon Copy, G-13 Gallery, Malaysia. Homo Habilis – Handy Man, 2nd Jogja International Miniprint Biennale, Sangkring Artspace, Yogyakarta. Universal Influence, ArtJog9, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta. Multiple Juncture, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore. Lipat Ganda, Dia.Lo.Gue. Art Space, Jakarta. 33 Prints, exhibition of three winners of Jogja Mini Print Biennale 2014, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta. Infinity in Flux, ArtJog8, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta. The Collective Young from Southeast Asia, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore. Dia Adalah Sejuta Umat Manusia yang Ada di Seluruh Dunia, NAIF’s anniversary, RuRu Gallery, Jakarta. Hisashi Tenmyouya X Indieguerrilas, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore. Ayatana, Indonesia Contemporary Art and Design (ICAD), Grand Kemang Hotel, Jakarta. Legacy of Power, ArtJog, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta. Jogja Mini Print Biennale, Bank Indonesia Museum and Mien Gallery, Yogyakarta. Impresiones Gigantes, International Print Exchange and Exhibition, Palacio del Almirante, Granada, Spain. AIMPE, Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, Inbe Art Space, Tokushima, Japan. Subject Matters: A Locus Collectivism, Art:1 Gallery, Jakarta. Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia IV, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, Solo, Yogyakarta, and Bali. Bandung New Emergence vol.4, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung. Pameran Ilustrasi Cerpen Kompas 2011, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, Solo, Yogyakarta, and Bali. Those Good Old Days, Galeri Kita, Bandung. Long Live Milo Sundae, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung. For Whom the Bell Tolls, Survey III, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta. Invited Artist Residency in Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan. Workshop Traditional Ukiyo-e Printmaking Technique with Moku Hankan, Asakusa, Japan. Workshop Traditional Washy Papermaking with Master Paper Maker Hiroko Tanino at Hosokawa-shi, Japan Artist In Residence at FB-AIR program, Facebook Headquarter Jakarta, Jakarta. Three Best Works, Jogja Mini Print Biennale, Yogyakarta. Young Artist Award, ArtJog, Yogyakarta. First Prize, Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia IV, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta.
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Education
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Thanks to:
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Sekarputi for abundance love and massive support, Apta and Padma
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Yugie Kartaatmaja, Kadek Dwi Darmawan, Putu Reni Novitasari, Ricko Gabriel Bu Niluh and last to the universe although this is a tough time, there are few things that we can extract into something positive.
www.agugn.com Arta Derau Ceramic Retreat Jln. Tirta Tawar (beside Bali Moon Furniture) Banjar Penusuan, Tegallalang, Gianyar Bali 80561, Indonesia
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Agung “Agugn� Prabowo Graphic Artist agugn.prabowo@gmail.com