Art Jakarta 2022

Art Jakarta SPOT Booth C12

Chang

Art Jakarta returns in its in-person form after a two-year hiatus, and Artemis Art is pleased to once again have the opportunity to be a part of this long-running art fair.

Our participation in this year’s edition features a selection of recent works by six artists from around Asia: Chang Chiung-Fang, Dedy Sufriadi, Leik Lim, Oky Antonius, Syahbandi Samat, and Taufik Ermas. You will find us at booth C12 of the art fair, held from 26 to 28 August 2022 at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC).

In this year’s edition, we also will be presenting a large-scale installation work by Dedy Sufriadi, as part of the Art Jakarta SPOT segment. “Membina Literasi Indonesia Baru” (Building a New Indonesian Literacy) is a book installation and is on display at Spot 12, emphasizing literacy as an important part of human capital development, in turn a crucial component in ensuring a nation develops more holistically.

This eCatalog presents the complete selection of works, and any enquires may be directed to info@ artemisartgallery.com, or to any of the contact methods listed on the last page of this catalog.

Artemis Art Kuala Lumpur, August 2022

Galleries

Sector Booth C12

Participating Artists

Chang Chiung-Fang Dedy Sufriadi Leik Lim Oky Antonius Syahbandi Samat Taufik Ermas

Chang Chiung Fang (

Bees Army (蜜蜂軍隊)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 22 x 27 cm 2022

Maya & the Wild Boar (Maya 和野豬)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 17.5 x 25.5 cm 2022

What

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 27 x 35 cm 2022

Dog & the Map (狗與地圖)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 22.5 x 30 cm 2022

Very Big Hug

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 22.5 x 30 cm 2022

Listen Can’t You Understand? (Listen 聽不懂嗎)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 27.2 x 39.2 cm 2022

Chang Chiung Fang (張瓊方

Waiting for Daddy (等爸爸)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 22.5 x 30 cm 2022

Doggy Stars (星星狗)

Oil, Acrylic and Crayon on Wood 11.2 x 15 cm 2022 ENQUIRE

Midnight (午夜)

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 22 x 30 cm 2021 ENQUIRE

Outings (出遊)

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 27 x 41 cm 2021

Mr. Clown (小丑先生)

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 16 x 23 cm 2021

No No Time

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 24 x 30 cm 2021

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 23 x 23 cm

Acrylic and Crayon on Canvas 20 x 20 cm

Big Smile (大微笑)

Fake Girl (假冒女郎)

Dedy Sufriadi

Dedy Sufriadi

Dedy Sufriadi

In facing the unknown, the soul must be durable, flexible, and resilient.

Just like rubber.

Sometimes this growth is gradual, but sometimes it requires a radical change, a revolution...

Rubber Soul Revolution

Tear Sculpture

Red

Syahbandi Samat

In recent times, Syahbandi has been creating sculptural artworks from characters and objects in his earlier work.

This sculpture is based on the artist’s 2021 work, Self Portrait III (Private Collection, Malaysia)

Self Portrait III (Form) (editions of 5)

Mixed Media (PETG, Knife and Thread) on Wood Base 29 x 29 x 5 cm

2022

Syahbandi Samat

Syahbandi Samat

Syahbandi Samat

Dalam Diam Ada Keris Bawah Songkok (Quietly there is a Keris under the Songkok)

Simpan

Rear of Canvas

Rear of Canvas

Taufik Ermas

Rear of Canvas

Rear of Canvas

Taufik Ermas

Rear of Canvas

Red Riddle

Rear of Canvas

Taufik Ermas

Rear

Doodle Tales #2

Rear of Canvas

Art Jakarta SPOT

SPOT 12

Dedy Sufriadi MEMBINA LITERASI

INDONESIA BARU BUILDING A NEW INDONESIAN LITERACY

Membina Literasi Indonesia Baru

Building a New Indonesian Literacy

Membina Literasi Indonesia Baru (Building a New Indonesian Literacy), is Dedy Sufriadi’s statement about the importance of literacy in Indonesia, which lags behind many nations in the world . On the artist’s part it is a call to action: in tandem with physical development, literacy, an important aspect of human development, requires serious attention. Dedy is of the opinion that a country’s progress should not merely be measured by physical and infrastructural development alone, but equally important is the development of literacy, a critical part within the broader scope of human capital development.

The installation is based on his earlier 2019 massive installation, I Curse Your Thoughts and Texts into Stone, exhibited at Jogja Gallery as part of the Sepuluh Perantau group exhibition. Apart from the need to develop human capital through increased literacy, Dedy also touches on the changing way in which information is transmitted, a shift in the mode of literary consumption, from analog to digital.

That said, Dedy is well aware that literacy and the effects of the analog/digital shift are by no means uniquely Indonesian. In that sense, he addresses a global manifestation, albeit expressed in a manner that can be more readily appreciated locally.

The shift in literacy is not limited to the digitization and digital distribution of analog books, instead covers any text materials transmitted through digital media, including messaging, news and social media. In general, compared to when paper-based reading materials were the norm, Dedy observes a shift in how information is consumed and absorbed. In particular when it comes to news, the actual comprehension and absorbtion becomes superficial, the more sensational the news the more attention it gets, but typically in a more superficial way, with readers/consumers not bothering to find out more; rather, the focus of their attention immediately shifts when something newer or more sensational comes along.

But such is the nature of information in the era of hyper-digitalization: no longer is information rigorously factchecked, formatted for print, and produced using analog means. Rather, content creation and distribution is almost instantaneous, the priority no longer being what is accurate and truthful, but how fast the “information” can be transmitted. The essence has become speed, with all else becoming secondary.

What Dedy hopes for is not only an increase in literacy, but a literacy that is based on intelligent consumption and greater discernment of what is fact, and what in fact is fiction. In the world of digital literacy, however, this hope might be something more difficult to realize than meets the eye.

Membina Literasi Indonesia Baru is constructed from actual books, compiled, arranged, then affixed using cement, creating a circular wall of books. The titles included represent books that Dedy has personally read, a clear indication of how well-read an artist he is. It is also a statement that physical books today, although still purchased in great numbers, often become “monuments” in the home, remaining unread in cabinets and shelving.

And this, too, is not something that only happens in Indonesia, but a phenomenon witnessed the world over.

2022

Artemis Art

Membina Literasi Indonesia Baru

Art Jakarta 2022

Participating Artists Profiles

Artist Profiles

Chang Chiung-Fang

(b. 1984 in Taiwan)

Combining strong expressive tendencies and bold strokes in her works, Taipei-born Chang Chiung Fang’s embodies free-spirited expressions of life as it is experienced and observed. Much of what she expresses are autobiographical, basing her art on her own experiences, through the lenses of continuous self-discovery and understanding, enabling her to better express ideas and stories she wishes to convey.

Oky Antonius

(b. 1994 in Indonesia)

Oky Antonius is a young artist who has been very active in the Yogyakarta visual art scene, participating in numerous group exhibitions while still being a student at the prestigious Indonesian Institute of the Arts, pursuing his baccalaureate in Fine Art. His color palette is mature, the textured expressionist figurations depicting events drawn from his own memories. The skilled tapestry-like rendering on canvas never fails to elicit a closer look from viewers. One could certainly call his works a visual interpretation of the phrase “fabric of life”.

Dedy Sufriadi

(b. 1976 in Indonesia)

Contemporary abstract artist Dedy Sufriadi has a wide repertoire of work and styles, encompassing the use of many different elements. The many disparate visual styles that can be found across his vast body of work can be tied together by one common trait – his mastery of color and composition. Dedy is perhaps best known for his work related to text, an element of modern life that humans are subject to at virtually every waking moment, whether realized or not.

2022 has been a very important year for Dedy. Earlier this year, he was featured as part of Artemis Art’s participation in Art Solo 2022, marking Dedy’s major art fair debut in Taiwan. In addition, Dedy made his exhibition debut in Europe with his participation in Personal Structures: Reflection, organised by the European Cultural Centre Italy (ECC Italy), a Venice Biennale satellite event in parallel with the main Biennale, from 23 April to 27 November 2022.

Leik Lim

(b. 1991 in Malaysia)

Important cartoon characters reminisced from her childhood form symbolic ties between childlike attributes of love, purity, and liberty, with the realities of adult life. Strongly influenced by contemporary surrealist pop art, and produced in vivid colors, Leik Lim likens her creations to “soft confrontations” between attributes and sensibilities of her childhood that persist, with the complexities and intrigue of the adult world.

Leik Lim is the artist name for Ipoh-based Lim Lei Kwan, making her major art fair debut in Southeast Asia, having had success in both the China and Taiwan art markets.

Syahbandi Samat

(b. 1992 in Malaysia)

His use of the ordinary ballpoint pen has made self-taught Malaysian artist Syahbandi Samat one of the more unique Malaysian artists currently practicing, and whose works are almost always instantly recognizable.

Recently becoming a father, Syahbandi’s works currently delve deeper into his own psyche, projecting his inner thoughts, experiences, and aspirations. Successfully breaking away from the need to “please” with his artistic creations, Syahbandi addresses issues that are important to him, such as corruption, the environment, and of course, introspective works dealing with his own life experiences.

Presented this year is Syahbandi’s sculptural interpretation of objects he has previously included in his ballpoint artworks, an additional facet of the artist’s talent that we began to showcase this year.

Taufik Ermas

(b. 1984 in Indonesia)

The dialectics of space and delving into human psychological scarring and memories are among the ideas central to the current body of work by Indonesian artist Taufik Ermas. He survived a near-death tragedy during the major 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake that caused his home to collapse, burying him alive for a short period of time before being rescued.

Canvas augmentation is a key feature in his artworks, either through his layer/contour technique, physical ridges (or its inverse, niches) created on the canvas surface without tearing through or cutting the canvas, or through physical canvas frame modifications to create negative space within his visual narratives.

This eCatalog is produced in conjunction with Artemis Art’s participation in Art Jakarta 2022, held at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC) from 26 to 28 August 2022. All works presented in this catalog are for sale, subject to availability.

For purchase information, kindly contact S. Jamal Al-Idrus (+60 19-664 7088 - voice & messaging) or Ms. UC Loh (+60 12-373 2188 - voice & messaging), or email us at info@artemisartgallery.com

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