S.Dwi Stya Acong

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About the artwork

Two presences sit side by side — a young girl and a small dog — both facing away from the viewer. Their backs become the emotional center of the painting.

Bathed in luminous yellow foliage, the scene feels suspended between warmth and solitude. Acong’s brushwork oscillates between gestural and tender, allowing the background to vibrate with life while the figures remain still, grounded.

Like the Kano Series, the turned backs create intimacy. We are not invited into their gaze, only into their shared silence. “Behind Together” speaks of companionship that does not demand spectacle — a quiet alignment of bodies in space. Presence here is mutual; pause becomes something shared.

About the artist

S. Dwi Stya Acong was born in 1977 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Acong studied Fine Art at the Indonesia Institute of the Art, Yogyakarta. The way in which light is captured in Acong's paintings is reminiscent of the repertoire of the earlier Impressionists. Through his short, unblended brushstrokes, he achieves an effect of intense color vibrations. This makes further apparent the rupture between time and space, which is the recurring theme of his works. The anonymous men always seem out of place within the luxuriant hues of the paintings, yet they also make Acong's compositions particularly haunting and unforgettable. As S.Dwi Stya Acong renders absurd situations with stunning ease, he presents us with a fresh interpretation of Surrealist art. S.Dwi Stya Acong was one of the finalists for the Philip Morris Indonesia Art Award in 2000. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Taiwan.