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MINGGU, 25 MARET 2012 | 08:33 WIB

Pemenang Bandung Contemporary Art Awards #2

Pemenang Bandung Contemporary Art Awards #2
Yusuf Ismail juara ajang kedua Bandung Contemporary Art Awards (BaCAA) yang berjudul Eat Like Andy. Tempo/ANWAR SISWADI .
TEMPO.CO, Bandung - Ajang kedua Bandung Contemporary Art Awards (BaCAA) tahun ini memunculkan empat kampiun. Dewan juri mengumumkannya di Lawangwangi Art & Science Estate, Bandung, Sabtu malam, 25 Maret 2012. Juara utama ditetapkan untuk video seni karya Yusuf Ismail berjudul Eat Like Andy.

Dalam video itu, lulusan studio patung Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain ITB berusia 30 tahun ini berusaha meniru persis seniman Andy Warhol yang sedang makan hamburger. Selain mempersoalkan peniruan, Yusuf mempertanyakan tentang keaslian suatu karya. “Hal itu tidak ada lagi,” katanya.

Penghargaan utama untuk karya video kali ini mengulang keputusan dewan juri yang sama seperti tahun lalu. Salah seorang juri, Syakieb A. Sungkar, mengatakan dewan juri lebih tertarik pada karya-karya media alternatif, seperti video atau fotografi yang punya daya pukau.

“Kita sudah jenuh dengan media dua dimensi yang biasa-biasa saja,” ujarnya kepada Tempo di sela-sela pengumuman juara. Selain itu, kata kolektor seni ini, kecenderungan pasar dunia sekarang lebih ke media alternatif selain lukisan atau patung.

Pemenang lainnya di antaranya Eddy Susanto untuk lukisan uniknya berjudul Java of Durer. Pelukis asal Yogyakarta itu menggambar figur-figur dalam karyanya dengan teks asli Babad Tanah Jawi dan memakai huruf hanacaraka.

Bagus Pandega, lulusan Seni Patung ITB, juga menang lewat karya instalasi berjudul Autism Spectrum. Ia mengangkat persoalan teknologi yang melenakan hingga orang malas bergaul.

Pemenang terakhir yang juga dari jurusan Patung ITB, Octora Chan, menghasilkan karya berupa boneka. Berjudul Laura in Paradise, konsepnya tentang permainan peran manusia dan keterasingan hubungan dirinya sendiri.

Pengirim karya Bandung Contemporary Art Awards kedua ini hampir sama seperti sebelumnya, yaitu 478 karya. Proses seleksi bertahap sejak tahun lalu dilakukan dewan juri yang terdiri dari Mella Jaarsma, Agus Suwage, Rifky Effendy, Syakieb A. Sungkar, Carla Bianpoen, Wiyu Wahono, dan Hendro Wiyanto.

Karya para finalis yang berjumlah total 25 seniman akan dipamerkan di Galeri Lawangwangi mulai 31 Maret hingga 15 April 2012.

ANWAR SISWADI

 http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2012/03/25/114392323/Pemenang-Bandung-Contemporary-Art-Awards-2
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Video artist eats like Andy Warhol, wins 2nd Bandung Contemporary Art Awards

Posted on 09/04/2012

INDONESIA CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE
On 24 March 2012, ArtSociates announced the winners of its second annual Bandung Contemporary Art Awards. The grand prize was presented to artist Yusuf Ismail for his provocative video installation, Eat Like Andy. Three residency prizes were also awarded.
Image of Yusuf Ismail, 'Eat Like Andy', 2011, video.
In Ismail’s Eat Like Andy, for which the artist was awarded the RP100 million (USD10,900) prize, a 1981 video of Andy Warhol eating a hamburger on one television screen is juxtaposed with a duplicate of Ismail mimicking Warhol’s every movement on another. The work comments on the shadow cast by the contemporary master on today’s art landscape, particularly for Asian artists as they discover and incorporate postmodernism on their own terms.
A man standing in front of Eddy Susanto's 'Java of Dürer'.
Detail of Eddy Susanto's 'Java of Dürer', 2011.
Three other winners were selected to undertake three-month artist residencies in either France or Germany. Second place went to Yogyakarta graphic designer Eddy Susanto’s ‘Java of Dürer’, which recreates Albrecht Dürer’s 1498 woodcut ‘The Men’s Bathhouse’ using old Javanese script for the composition’s lines. Bagus Pandega’s interactive installation ‘Autism Spectrum’ combines LED lighting, a sound system with microphone, electronic sensors and a mirror ball to create an audiovisual experience based on the viewer’s speech. The piece allows the audience to isolate and entertain themselves, reflecting on the antisocial trappings of an increasingly technological world. Finally, Octura Chan won for her work, ‘Laura in Paradise’, a sculptural piece of a wooden doll with a red, beating heart.
Installation view of Bagus Pandega, 'Autism Spectrum', 2011, table, turntable, LP, LED desk lighting, sound system, microphone, electronic sensors, emergency light and mirror ball.
The 24 finalists’ works were exhibited together until 8 April 2012, and will be auctioned off by Sotheby’s auctioneer Deborah Iskandar at Ciputra Marketing Gallery on 18 April in South Jakarta. Proceeds from the sale are set aside to fund next year’s award.
Octora Chan, 'Laura in Paradise', 2011, mixed media.
The Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) was established in 2010 by the Indonesian art association ArtSociates and its founder, mathematician and art enthusiast Andonowati. It was created to encourage the production of new Indonesian contemporary art and notes itself as distinct from other art awards due to the diversity of its jury panel. Instead of being limited to critics or curators, this year’s jury included artists Agus Suwage and Mella Jaarsma, curators Hendro Wiyanto and Rifky Effendy, collectors Syakieb Sungkar and Wiyu Wahono, and art journalist Carla Bianpoen.
BaCAA is also unique in awarding residency funding to three runners-up. To be eligible for the prize, artists must be under forty years of age and have held at least three exhibitions in established venues in the past three years. While the competition is currently limited to artists from Indonesia, ArtSocietas plans to eventually expand the contest to include international entrants, allowing local contemporary artists to compete in an international context.
PR/KN/HH
http://artradarjournal.com/2012/04/09/video-artist-eats-like-andy-warhol-wins-2nd-bandung-contemporary-art-awards/
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Mechan(aesthet)ics. Edwin’s Gallery Jakarta at Art Stage Singapore 2012

January 13, 2012
Edwin’s Gallery from Jakarta, Indonesia has set up an exhibition of Indonesian Kinetic Art at Singapore’s international art fair Art Stage Singapore. Titled Mechan(aesthete)ics, the show presents kinetic work by Hardiman Radjab, Rudi Hendriatno, Bagus Pandega, and Heri Dono. While Dono and Radjab are pioneers of kinetic art in Indonesia, Hendriatno and Pandega represent the new generation of artists who create kinetic art. In this video, the founder of the gallery, Edwin Rahardjo talks about the concept of the exhibition, the artists, and kinetic art in Indonesia.
Mechan(aesthet)ics. Edwin’s Gallery Jakarta at Art Stage Singapore. January 11, 2012.
> Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file.

http://vernissage.tv/blog/2012/01/13/mechanaesthetics-edwins-gallery-jakarta-at-art-stage-singapore-2012/
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Visiting Art Stage Singapore 2012

January 17, 2012 9:49 AM by Hong Xinying
 
While art aficionados are cheered by huge art exhibitions like Art Stage Singapore, there’s more than one reason to attend this event; even for people unfamiliar with contemporary art.
In one single location, you’ll get to see a diverse range of art from 130 international galleries. You will be able to support and admire art from Singapore and the surrounding region too, with the art fair’s emphasis on its Asian identity; 75 per cent of the exhibited artworks are by Asian artists. You can also attend art talks hosted by artists, curators and critics if you’re keen on learning more about contemporary art.
I honestly believe that art can be appreciated and enjoyed by just about anyone. If you scoff at this idealistic statement, the following images may change your mind.
Art Stage Singapore 2012, Catherine Nelson Monets Garden Kyung Soo Kim: The full moon story at Art Stage  Art Stage Singapore 2012, Intertangle Paper No 2 by Wang Lei
Catherine Nelson’s Monet’s Garden, Kyung Soo Kim's The full moon story and Wang Lei’s Intertangle Paper No 2
Art can be beautiful, surely that’s easy to see. The art object itself inspires awe; the contentment of looking at an aesthetically pleasing sight.
Art Stage Singapore, Kate Mitchell, Being Puctual Art Stage Singapore, Singer: Gramophoniac by Bagus Pandega Art Stage Singapore 2012, Childhood - Horizon by Chen Wenling
Kate Mitchell’s Being Puctual, Bagus Pandega’s Singer: Gramophoniac and Chen Wenling’sChildhood — Horizon
Art can be playful and fun; these pieces easily bring a smile to your face.
Art Stage Singapore 2012, Jade by Zhu Xinyu Art Stage Singapore, Chiharu Shiota State of Being Art Stage Singapore 2012, Sound of the Sea
(L-R): Zhu Xinyu’s Jade, Chiharu Shiota’s State of Being and Paresh Maity’s Sound of the Sea
Art can be enigmatic, haunting and thought-provoking. Be it an individual’s crippling anxieties or the alienating nature of city life, these works can inspire a quiet, introspective moment.
Art can also be unsettling or even grotesque; you can’t walk away entirely unperturbed from these exhibits.
Art Stage Singapore, Dadang Christanto, S Plus Art Stage Singapore, I Made Wiguna Valasara, Mercy Mercy Mercy
Dadang Christanto’s S Plus and I Made Wiguna Valasara’s Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
Art can embody all of the above characteristics — however contradictory — and more. Take a break from the shops for a refreshing change of scene.
Last year, I made the mistake of showing up late in the evening for Art Stage Singapore. This art fair is massive and there’s really a lot of see. It was truly a pity to have to rush through the galleries at closing hour.
Wear shoes meant for walking in and show up earlier in the day to wander around the art fair at ease. If you’ve the time, attend the event on two separate days; you’ll be better rested and more patient to admire the works at your own leisure.
The best part? The Bayfront and Marina Bay Circle Line MRT stations are now open, so travelling to Marina Bay Sands is a cinch, and cheap, on public transport.
Art Stage Singapore runs from January 12 to 15 at the Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Halls. Tickets are priced between $10 to $60. Go to www.artstagesingapore.com for more information.

http://www.herworldplus.com/lifestyle/stuff-do/lifestyle-stuff-do-visiting-art-stage-singapore-2012
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