Handiwirman Saputra Biography

Born in Bukkittinggi, West Sumatra, Handiwirman Saputra is a co-founder of the Jendala Art Group. Alongside Etang Wiharso, Christine Ay Tjoe, Rudi Mantofani and other colleagues from the Institut Seni Indonesia, these Post-Reformist artists adopted mundane materials as a basis for artistic exploration. Often seen as reactionary following the politicised production of artists under the Suharto regime, Jendala artists provoke formalist readings by critics yet have  collectively addressed a range of concerns. Saputra himself works between installation and painting. His use of found objects are often suggestive of events, landscapes and images but in themselves resist any connotations of symbolism and metaphor.

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The ambiguity of his works is often heightened by a shift in scale, transforming the banal into the monumental. However the artist is reluctant to participate in the 'grand narratives' of Yogyakarta art, which has been dominated by figurative and social concerns. Instead Saputra works associatively, imbuing his works with a sense of the absurd and a visual clarity that has become a hallmark of his practice since mid-2000.

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Kepala Hati by Handiwirman Saputra contemporary artwork sculpture
Handiwirman Saputra Kepala Hati, 2020 Cast bronze
74 x 29 x 74 cm
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Tak Berakar, Tak Berpucuk - No. 7 by Handiwirman Saputra contemporary artwork sculpture
Handiwirman Saputra Tak Berakar, Tak Berpucuk - No. 7, 2011 Plywood, cloth, corrugated roof sheet, screen print puff ink, steel and acrylic paint
183 x 188 x 188 cm
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Gambar 3D Dari Pemangkasan #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 by Handiwirman Saputra contemporary artwork sculpture
Handiwirman Saputra Gambar 3D Dari Pemangkasan #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, 2017 Print, Clear Resin, 3D image, Acrylic Paint
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