'Pity Bee' 2010

Andre Tanama

Acrylic
200 ⨯ 145 ⨯ 5 cm
ConditionVery good
€ 4.000

Willem Kerseboom Gallery

• About the artwork
  Andre Tanama ( 1982,Indonesia
  200x145 cm , Woodcut,pencil,acrylic on canvas. unframed
  
  
  
  Albertus Charles Andre Tanama was born in Yogyakarta on March 28th, 1982. He is the second child from
  four children. Born in a Chiwa (Chinesse and Javanese) family. His father is Tan Kian Bie (Albert Ryanto) and
  his mother is Caecilia Ruwini.
  
  Throughout college years, Andre received Best Printmaking Award for 3 period (2002, 2003, and 2005). In
  2003 he also received Gudang Garam Scholarship (via Lippo Bank) because he passed the selection in KriaISI
  Exhibition a National Museum Jakarta. Also in 2003, five of his printmaking artworks became finalists in the
  First Indonesia Printmaking Triennial. He achieved so many things and in September 2006 he is the first
  winner of “Trienal Seni Grafis Indonesia II 2006” (The Second Indonesia Printmaking Triennial) a prestigious
  national printmaking competition. In 2007 he was awarded an Academic Art award for the category Emerging
  artist in Printmaking. This competition was organized by Jogja Gallery and Indonesia Institute of the Arts
  Yogyakarta.
  Beside his teaching activity in the university and art activities outside the university, Andre was also asked to
  teach painting lesson at several reputable kindergarten in Yogyakarta (Yogya Kids Kindergarten, Bambini
  Montessory Kindergarten, and Olifant Preschool). Andre was also an illustrator for “Suramnya Bayang-
  bayang” short story by S. H. Mintardja on Kedaulatan Rakyat daily (newspaper).
  In 2005, Andre graduated cum laude from ISI Yogyakarta. As a holder of Bachelor of Art degree, he became a
  young lecturer in Faculty of Fine Art, Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 2006. “Before becoming a
  lecturer I used to teach in Kindergarten while also working at Calista Digital Photo Studio as Graphic Designer
  in Printing Division. At home I also took orders such as pencil drawing portrait or caricature. The buyers
  usually were my friends.”
  Shout, love, and be loved,
  My new series is about the little girl, Gwen Silent,
  It's a metaphor of feeling, and vulnerability,
  Also of many things and events happened around me.
  Things that happened because of HIS permission,
  But which I never understand why it happened.”
  (Touch of Heaven by A.C. Andre Tanama)
  
  
• About the artist

  Albertus Charles Andre Tanama, Andre Tanama, born in 1982 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is a versatile artist and lecturer at Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta. He received his Sarjana Seni with honors from ISI Yogyakarta in 2005 and completed his Magister Seni in 2010, also with honors. ​

  In his artistic career, Tanama has received several awards. For example, in 2006 he was the winner of the second Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia at Bentara Budaya Jakarta and was recognized as one of the 40 best young artists in Indonesia by Jogja Gallery.

  In 2007, he received the Academic Art Award I for printmaking from FSR ISI Yogyakarta and a grant for creation in printmaking from the Ministry of National Education.​

  Tanama's work is characterized by three unique characters:
  Wayang Monyong, Gwen Silent and Agathos. Wayang Monyong is a deformation of a human head, born from personal worries and daily concerns.

  Gwen Silent, a girl of 4-5 years old with closed eyes and no mouth, symbolizes the discrepancy between perception and reality.

  Agathos acts as a counterpart to Gwen Silent, similar to the yin-yang principle, and represents the balance between inner and outer world. ​

  His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions such as "The Tales of Gwen Silent" in Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta and Jakarta, and "Agathos" in Langgeng Gallery, Magelang. He has also participated in group exhibitions in countries such as the Netherlands, Singapore and Italy. ​

  In addition to his artistic activities, Tanama is active as a teacher at ISI Yogyakarta, where he shares his knowledge and experience with emerging artists.

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