Bonsai in The Rain, 2017
Oil and Spray on Canvas
150.00 × 200.00 cm
“Art is a mirror of chaos and honesty.”
Ugo Untoro is an Indonesian contemporary visual artist renowned for his explorative, spontaneous, and expressive artistic practice. Born in Purbalingga on June 28, 1970, he graduated from the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta and is based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Selected Visual Works
Adegan
Intricate drawing and organic coffee wash on paper, featured at Art Jakarta Papers 2026.
About Light
Intimate contemporary work on canvas utilizing organic coffee stain washes and refined ballpoint linework.
Bapak Telepon
Intimate figurative painting depicting paternal connection and personal domestic narrative, exhibited at ART SUBS 2024.
Selected Writings & Essays
Sakramen Hujan
Hujan, bagi Ugo adalah sebuah metafora yang dalam, sebuah pemanggil ingatan akan siklus abadi yang mengikat seni dan eksistensi, menolak segala bentuk stagnasi dan kekeringan jiwa.
Have You Been There? Have You Been There?
Asumsi kita paling kokoh mengenai Ugo Untoro adalah soal monumen. Tentang sosok, perjalanan hidup, gagasan, tindakan, maupun ekspresi…
Runaway Passenger
Dunia Ugo Untoro adalah sebuah ruang maskulin yang didekonstruksi ulang. Pembacaan atas romantisisme kesenimanan, mitos personalitas, puisi, dan…
Marang Ibu
Sehelai kertas, ketika mulai digunakan, maka saat itu kesementaraan datang. Menyelamatkan kertas dari kuburan lewat nilai, eksplorasi komik,…
Major Exhibitions
Curatorial & Acquisition Dialogues
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