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About the artwork

Adi Gunawan's "Yoga Series - Navasana" presents a captivating and endearing portrayal of the human form in an unexpected context. This bronze sculpture depicts a plump, childlike figure gracefully adopting the "boat pose" (Navasana) from yoga. The artist's distinctive style smooths out anatomical details, emphasizing the rounded, fluid contours of the body, which evokes a sense of innocent vulnerability and profound inner peace. The textured, almost pebbled surface of the head contrasts beautifully with the polished, reflective quality of the body, drawing attention to the figure's focused internal state. Gunawan's intention with his "Yoga Series" is to explore the journey of self-discovery and the harmonious balance achievable through practice, using these endearing figures to suggest that tranquility and strength can be found within us from the earliest stages of life.

About the artist

Born in Yogyakarta in 1974, Adi Gunawan received his education at the Institut Seni Indonesia. He is a prominent Indonesian sculptor known for his distinctive and often playful and satirical bronze sculptures. In his symbolic sculptures, Adi invokes exploration of themes related to human behavior, social issues, and cultural traditions. He uses his cultural positioning as a tool to visualize motions, gestures, characters and expressions of various subjects that he sculpts. He often incorporates elements of Indonesian folklore and everyday life, giving his pieces a rich cultural context. Growing up in an Agrarian society, he depicts a lot of animals in his work. The symbiotic and mystical relationship between animals and humans is well expressed in his artworks.