Albert Yonathan Setyawan

Albert Yonathan Setyawan (born in Bandung, Indonesia, 1983) is an Indonesian contemporary ceramic artist, living in Japan.[1]

Early life and education

Setyawan studied ceramics at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Kyoto Seika University.[2]

Work

Setyawan's work investigates the transitory nature of existence.[1] Setyawan works mainly with ceramics, as well as video, installation, drawing and performance.[3]

In his ceramic work, he produces hundreds or thousands of organic or geometric forms by hand that are installed on walls or floors—”exalted aggregations” that resemble labyrinths or mandalas.[1]

Setyawan's use of repetition through aesthetic forms as well as the repetitive labor of the handmade slip-casting process emphasize a meditative aspect in his work,[4] which he relates back to factory-produced ceramics where slip-casting is used.[5]

Exhibitions

Setyawan was one of five artists exhibited in the Indonesian pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013[1]

Setyawan was featured in the Sunshower exhibition at Mori Art Museum in 2017[6]

Pola Museum Annex held a solo show of Setyawan’s works in 2017[7]

His work featured at Echigo Tsumari Art Field in 2018[8]

Setyawan was in a two-person show with Aiko Miyanaga in 2018 at Mizuma Gallery, Singapore[9] His work was included in the Contemporary Worlds exhibition at National Gallery Australia in 2019[10]

References

1. "ArtAsiaPacific: Apotheose". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
2. "ALBERT YONATHAN SETYAWAN". www.changeperformingarts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
3. "ALBERT YONATHAN SETYAWAN | MIZUMA GALLERY". Retrieved 2020-06-21.
4. McDonald, John (2019-07-12). "Review: Indonesian artists grapple with identity and freedom". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
5. Setyawan, Albert Yonathan. "P8. Variations on Symmetry - Exhibition Catalogue 2019" (PDF). Mizuma Gallery Singapore. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
6. "SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now". SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
7. "ポーラ ミュージアム アネックス｜POLA MUSEUM ANNEX 過去の展覧会 詳細". www.po-holdings.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
8. "Echigo-Tsumari Art Field". Echigo-Tsumari Art Field. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
9. "Albert Yonathan Setyawan & Miyanaga Aiko: Radiance | Art in Singapore". Time Out Singapore. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
10. "Contemporary worlds". nga.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

External links

• Official site