Purwanto
Purwanto was born in Jember, East Java in 1977. He was interested in Visual Art since Junior High School and started to teach himself art after graduating. He began to paint during his school days at SMAN I Ambulu ( National Senior High School I) and won some Visual Art competitions which were held by Kiss FM, a radio station in Jember. After graduating from Senior High School, he joined his art teacher to establish ” Panji Laras," an art workshop, and eventually pursued arts at ISI Yogyakarta. In 2012, he saw Thomas Ott’s scratchboard comics and started to explore the scratching technique on canvas. The sheer amount of random composition of thousands scratching lines seems to suggest that people be more patient and careful in reading and rereading the various nuances of social cultures that exist in humanity.
 
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Biography

Biography

Purwanto was born in Jember, East Java in 1977. He was interested in Visual Art since Junior High School and started to teach himself art after graduating. He began to paint during his school days at SMAN I Ambulu ( National Senior High School I) and won some Visual Art competitions which were held by Kiss FM, a radio station in Jember. After graduating from Senior High School, he joined his art teacher to establish ” Panji Laras," an art workshop, and eventually pursued arts at ISI Yogyakarta. In 2012, he saw Thomas Ott’s scratchboard comics and started to explore the scratching technique on canvas. The sheer amount of random composition of thousands scratching lines seems to suggest that people be more patient and careful in reading and rereading the various nuances of social cultures that exist in humanity.


Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions
2015
“Bahtera Anak Pertiwi” (“Child Of Indonesian Ark”)

2010
“Senang-Senang” ("Have Fun”), Tujuh Bintang Art Space, Yogyakarta  
2009
“Rare View Mirror”, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta
“Jogja Deathmatch”, Roomate Gallery, Yogyakarta
Komidi Putar (Merry-go-round), Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta & Bentara Budaya, Jakarta
“Tanda Mata”, (Gift) Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta  

2008
“Freedom Mon Decor Painting Festiival, Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta & Galeri nasional, Jakarta
”#010#, Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta
”Wathatitha”, Coral Gallery, Yogyakarta  

2002
“Serangan Fajar”, Benteng Vredeburg, Yogyakarta.  

Freelance Work
2014
Ashley Bickerton’s Artisan  

2013
Artisan for painting property  “Wedus Gembel”, Snuff Puppets, Australia  

2011
Vendor Mural at Art Visual studio in VMM Bekasi   

Collaborative Work 
2012-2014
Yogya Art Labs







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