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Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono is a visual artist based in the culturally rich city of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. The municipality located on the island of Java has long been described as the “cultural heart of Indonesia,” attracting tourists with its classical Javanese performances and international artists for its diverse art programs. Antono’s studio is located in an outlying district in the city. When he’s not working on graphic design projects for clients in his creative space, Antono spends his time creating paintings and illustrations that recall the works of Pop Surrealist founder Mark Ryden and iconic Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. But Antono fuses the aesthetics of Surrealism and Classical Renaissance imagery to create a contemporary juxtaposition that’s all his own.

Antono’s paintings usually feature starry-eyed children, mythological creatures and, for kicks, pop culture icons he admires such as Jerry Lorenzo, Tyler, the Creator and Takashi Murakami. No matter the subject, the 28-year-old artist always aims to convey a message within his paintings.

EXHIBITION

2020

-  ACSK VII, Corey Helford Gallery. Nov 14, 2020 - Jan 9, 2021. Los Angeles, CA
-  My Own Universe, Padre Gallery. Nov 12 - Dec 12, 2020. New York, USA 
-  Allegory of Painting, Woaw Gallery. 5th - 15th Nov, 2020. Hong Kong
-  Midnight Garden, Modern Eden Gallery. Oct 24 - Nov 13. 2020. San Francisco, CA
-  ARTJOG RESILIENCE, Yogyakarta, 8th August 2020
-  DRAWN TOGETHER, Unit London, 11th  June -26th July 2020. 3 Hanover Square, Mayfair, W1S 1HD, London UK
-  15 Years of Thinkspace, Thinkspace Gallery. January 11 - 25, 2020. 6009 Washington Blvd. | Culver City, CA


 
 2019

-  Scope Miami Beach 2019, Thinkspace Gallery. December 3 - 8, 2019. 801 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.
-  Come Undone, Beinart Gallery. November 3rd - 24th, 2019. Beinart Gallery. Brunswick VIC, Australia
-  Moniker Art Fair 2019, Thinkspace Gallery. October 3 - 6, 2019. London, England.
-  Art Is Where The Heart Is Vol.6, Galerie Droste. Oct 17th, 2019. 7 Rue de Gravilliers, 75003 Paris, France.
-  Art Jakarta 2019, Kohesi Initiatives. 30 Aug - 01 Sept 2019. JCC Senayan. Jakarta
-  Just Art, Galerie Geraldine Zberro. July 4th, 2019. 25 Rue Jean Mermoz, 75008 Paris, France
-  Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt ‘To See For Oneself’, Galerie Stephanie. 01 - 03 Nov 2019, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
-  Within the Garden of Earthly Delights, Outre Gallery. April 5th - 24th 2019. Melbourne VIC 3000
-  Celebration of Compassion, Srisasanti Gallery. July 26 - August 26, 2019. Yogyakarta, Indonesia


2018 

-  Art Jakarta booth F2, The Ritz Carlton, Pacific Place Jakarta, Indonesia
-  Art Fair Tokyo, Floating world Group Exhibition with Galerie Stephanie booth N76, BELLESALLE ROPPONGI, Tokyo, Japan 
-  Utopia, Group Exhibition with Galerie Stephanie, booth 13, The Link Carpark, Ayala Ave., Philippines 


2017 
-  Haptic: Exploring Contemporary Drawings, Group Exhibition with Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines 
-  Group Exhibition with Nick Allen Gallery, San Francisco, USA 
-  Walden Revisited, Group Exhibition with Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City,Manila,Philippines 
-  Art Fair Philippines, Organic Enclosures, Group Exhibition with Galerie Stephanie, The Link Carpark, Makati City, Philippines  
-  Art Stage Jakarta 2017, Group Exhibition with Semarang Gallery, Sheraton Grand jakarta, Gandaria City Hotel. Indonesia
-  Art Jakarta, Group Exhibition with Srisasanti Gallery, Booth A13, The Ritz Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place Jakarta, Indonesia
-  Pra Biennale Jogja, Group Exhibition, PKKH Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia