ATREYU MONIAGA
b. 1988, IndonesiaAtreyu Moniaga is an Indonesian artist based in Jakarta. He graduated with a degree in Communications and Visual Design from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) and started his career inthe creative scene as a freelance illustrator and photographer before fully immersing himself as a fineartist. His works are influenced by dark fantasies with a tinge of surrealism, in which he combinesvisual symbolisms as a way to communicate his most private thoughts, feelings, and desires. Althoughhe takes inspiration from somber sentients, his works are characterised by a whimsical universe filledwith beautiful ornamental details. Working primarily in painting and drawing, Atreyu has recentlyexplored sculpting and remains open to cross-disciplinary collaborations.
‘Complex emotions that are often perceived as negative, such as despair, grief, and anguish are fuels to my artistic process. I try to convey these emotions through the visual universe I invented, though Ihope my audience can find a source of hopefulness and self-acceptance to confront their own grimfacets. I often allow myself to be lost in my own thoughts, where I feel unbound in creating thesefictional stories and characters found in my works, my universe.’
Text courtesy Baik Art.
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