Mochtar Apin was an accomplished Indonesian painter, illustrator, writer and tenured lecturer who taught fine arts at the Bandung Institute of Technology, ITB.
I Nyoman Masriadi is a painter and a leading artist of the post-Suharto era in Indonesia. His works have gained a collectors base which includes prominent collectors in and around the region.
Ivan Sagita was born in Malang 1957 and studied at the Indonesian Art Institute in Yogyakarta from 1979 to 1985. He is known as an introvert and mysterious artist, but his work of art is well known in the world of art.
Nicolai Michoutouchkine, a Russian from Vanuatu, was a painter, artist, designer, and collector of Pacific artifacts.
Kuslan Budiman was an Indonesian poet, fiction writer and artist. After his graduation from art school in Yogyakarta, he went to China to study Mandarin and Chinese dramatic traditions. In 1971, Kuslan moved to Moscow to study Russian. He died on 6 December 2018 aged 83 from pancreatic cancer.
Heri Dono is an Indonesian visual artist as artist painter, sculptor, and installation artist.
Bentara Budaya Jakarta is a cultural center located on Jalan Palmerah Selatan 17, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The institution consists of a museum and an art gallery. Open from Monday to Friday at 8 AM to 5 PM, the gallery is closed on weekends and holidays, with an exception being made when special exhibitions are present. Entry to the gallery is free of charge and open to visitors.
The Indonesian New Art Movement, also known as Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru(GSRB) was an art movement of young artists from Bandung and Yogyakarta against the institutional concept of Indonesian fine art (Indonesian: Seni Rupa) being limited to paintings and sculptures. The movement emerged in 1974, first organised in a protest against the judging of the Second Jakarta Painting Biennale which awarded prizes to decorative style of paintings and sculptures. The protesters published the Black December Statement (Desember Hitam) criticising the lack of social and political consciousness in Indonesian decorative art practices.
Hardi was an Indonesian visual artist who was a member of the New Art Movement.
Misbach Tamrin is an Indonesian artist.
Amrus Natalsya was an Indonesian poet, painter and wood sculpture artist. He was a political prisoner of the Suharto regime; arrested during the Transition to the New Order in 1965 for his ties to the Communist Party, he was held in prison without charge until 1973.
Indonesian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indonesian art, though because of the climatic conditions very few early examples survive, Indonesia is home to some of the oldest paintings in the world. The earliest Indonesian paintings were the rock paintings of prehistoric times, such as the petroglyphs found in places like in the caves in the district of Maros in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Stone Age rock paintings found in Maros Cave are approximately 40,000 years old and are listed as one of the oldest paintings in the world.
Ruangrupa, stylised as ruangrupa and abbreviated as ruru, is a contemporary art collective based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 2000 by a group of seven artists, ruangrupa provided a platform in South Jakarta for organising exhibitions, events, and festivals, also conducting publishing services, workshops, and research.
Siti Adiyati Subangun, better known as Siti Adiyati, is an Indonesian contemporary artist, educator, writer, and activist. Her work explores issues of social inequality, environmental degradation, and bureaucratic corruption.
Umi Dachlan, born Umajah Dachlan,, was a pioneering Indonesian painter and an art lecturer. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology ITB in 1968 as the third female graduate, where she also become the first female lecturer. Her work has been described as Abstract expressionism with a figurative Lyricism.
Prof. Emeritus Drs. Abdul Djalil Pirous, known as A.D. Pirous, is an Indonesian fine arts artist and lecturer. He is a pioneer in graphic design education at the Fine Arts Institute of Technology in Bandung, and the founder of an art and design studio called Decenta (1973–1983). A.D. Pirous is married to Erna Garnasih Pirous, and the couple have three children.
Ahmad Sadali comes from a family with diversified batik and printing businesses. He was an Indonesian painter and art lecturer who is well-known for his abstract art, especially Abstract expressionism, and Cubism and Color field painting. Sadali was among the first and leading students of Ries Mulder, that represented "The Bandung School" of Indonesian art. He is considered one of the most important Indonesian modernist artists, and his works are among the highest priced Indonesian in International art markets. His signature Abstract style expresses elements of nature and spirituality in a bold yet nuanced manner.
Dolorosa Sinaga is an Indonesian sculptor, feminist and human rights activist. She was previously dean of the faculty of fine arts at the Institut Kesenian Jakarta and founder of the Somalaing Art Studio which she has operated in Jakarta since 1987. Her works appear in the National Gallery of Indonesia and internationally.
Kustiyah (1935–2012) was an Indonesian artist.
Narpati Awangga, better known as Oomleo, is an Indonesian pixel artist, electronic musician, and karaoke guide. Oomleo is a member of Indonesian art collective Ruangrupa, the director of Rururadio, and a member of Indonesian band Goodnight Electric. As a karaoke guide, he formed the Oomleo Berkaraoke team and has been called a mass-karaoke pioneer in Indonesia by Indonesian mass media.
