ERIZAL AS

‘As political subjects, we are not familiar with their true substance, their true face’, Erizal says.

The artist focuses his study on the symbolic function of the traditional portrait as a reflection of identity and character. Instead of depicting a resemblance to physical appearances, his portraits seek to capture the unrestrained energies of the individual subjects while translating the artist’s own internal struggle and contemplation.

Gajah Gallery is proud to present nine new paintings from Erizal’s Faceless series, which form a highly-charged, distorted yet introspective view of the contemporary figure. The exhibition will be on view from 15 December 2016 to 2 January 2017.

Trained at the Indonesian Institute of Fine Art, Erizal’s past exhibitions include Bakaba #5 (Sakato Art Community), If Time Stopped (Group Exhibition at Gajah Gallery Yogyakarta), Reborn Every Time (Sangkring Art Space), Indonesian Contemporary Art Exhibition (Beijing) and Bayang Islamic Visual Art Exhibition at the National Gallery in Jakarta.