Samuel Indratma (born December 22, 1970) in Central Java, Indonesia, is a community
visual art
The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts ...
ist and
mural
A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage.
Word mural in art
The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...
ist, who studied
graphic art between 1990 and 1996 at the faculty of
Fine Art
In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...
,
Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
He was a prominent member of the left wing, activist group of artists,
Apotik Komik, operating between 1997 and 2005, creating
public art in
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
, Indonesia. The group considered their public art as ''a tool of social communication''. Indratma also co-founded the ''
Jogjakarta Mural Forum'', which formed in 2005.
Solo exhibitions
* Mural Blues (Yogyakarta, 1997)
* From Horror to Hope (Yogyakarta, 1998)
* Begadang III (Yogyakarta, 2001)
* The Interpretation of Sureq La Galigo (Singapore, 2004)
* Urban Apartment (Melbourne, 2007–2008)
* Agro Metal (Jogjakarta, 2009)
Group exhibitions
* AWAS! Recent Art from Indonesia (Traveling exhibition, which visited Indonesia, Australia, Japan, and Europe (1999-2001))
* Four Member of Apotik Komik (Singapore, 2000)
* 36 Ideas from Asia: Contemporary South-east Asian Art (Traveling exhibition, which visited Singapore and Europe (2002-2003))
* Melbourne connection Asia (Melbourne, 2003)
* Exploring Vacuum II (Jogjakarta, 2003)
* CP Open Biennale 2003 (Jakarta, 2003)
* 15 Tracks: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art (Traveling exhibition, which visited Japan (2003-2004))
* Reformasi (Singapore, 2004)
* Olympics Art Exhibition (Jakarta, 2004)
* Contemporary Heroes (Yogyakarta, 2008)
* The Highlight (Yogyakarta, 2008)
Art Projects
* Melayang (Exhibition of comic murals, Yogyakarta, 1997)
* Sakit Berlanjut (Public art project with venues in various public spaces of Yogyakarta, 1999)
* Les Paravent (Stage artistic for
Theater Garasi, Jakarta, 2000)
* Galeri Publik Apotik Komic (Founding of a public street gallery for the duration of one year, involving input from six young artists from Jakarta and Jogjakarta, 2000–2001)
* Sama-sama City Mural Project (Various public spaces of Jogjakarta, 2002)
* Sama-sama / You're Welcome (Indonesian - American Art collaboration between Apotik Komik and the
Clarion Alley Mural Project
Clarion Alley Mural Project' (CAMP) is an artists' collective in San Francisco's Mission District. The mission of CAMP is to support and produce socially engaged and aesthetically innovative public art, locally and globally as a grassroots artist- ...
, San Francisco, various public spaces of Jogjakarta, ).
* Intersection (San Francisco, 2003)
* Gesalt (Gestalt: (n)a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. , 2003)
* Art & Peace Project (Collaboration with
Haverford college
Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...
students, Pennsylvania, 2003)
* ''Tanda Mata Mural Art Projects'' (Workshop mural for 6 slum area in Jogjakarta, including at
Fly Over Lempuyangan,
Jakarta Post
October 2009. Retrieved July 2011 2007–2008)
* ''Kode Post Sign Art Projects'' (Workshop Sign Art for 12 kampong in Jogjakarta, 2008)
* ''School Art Project'' (Workshop involving high school students to make sculpture for public spaces, 2008)
Residencies
* 2003 : Clarion Alley Mural, San Francisco for 2 months.
* 2007 : ArtPlay Melbourne and Tasmania for 2 months.
References
External links
Agor Metal Review
Tembi Contemporary Gallery Site (English)
(Indonesian)
(Indonesian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Indratma, Samuel
Living people
Indonesian Christians
People from Central Java
Indonesian artists
1970 births