Centralizing morbid ideas, Jumaldi Alfi is one of the well-known Indonesian artists in the Asian Modern and Contemporary niche. Born 1972 in Lintau, West Sumatra, Alfi has received incredible inspiration from Indonesian art culture. Alfi completed his training in Fine art from the Indonesian Institute of Art in Yogyakarta. His admiration of the artistic virtues of post-war German artists like Martin Kippenberger, Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer contribute to his macabre style.
German militarism paired with deep wounds of West Sumatra’s bloody past evidently reflects in Alfi’s work. At the same time, it is human sentimental values that in general underpin his practice. Sophisticated and minimalistic, Alfi creates figures of chaos and embodiments of his inspirations withdrawn from violent scenarios in the constitution of skulls.
Growing up in a literary family, Alfi found his expression in the form of painting and drawing more than in words. Although picking a varied artistic mode, he has maintained his knowledge of developing a narrative into his visuals. Becoming more politically and socially aware, Alfi’s work has seen development over the years with strong cultural heritage references and crypts of exploitation and poverty. Between the socio-political complexities, his depictions share a beautiful insight into nature
Alfi is also the co-founder and a member of the Jendela Art Group. Instead of making the group explain some “grand narratives” with sophisticated socio-political undertones, the group chose a path of dancing between minimalistic doodles and scribbles with a contrast of formalism.
Alfi is an international artist with exhibitions held in Singapore, Indonesia as well as Amsterdam. He has been nominated for multiple national awards. His exhibitions are a result of the freedom Alfi has achieved, whether it be in dimensions of his past, Sumatran culture or his admiration for German Expressionism.
Jumaldi Alfi lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Centralizing morbid ideas, Jumaldi Alfi is one of the well-known Indonesian artists in the Asian Modern and Contemporary niche. Born 1972 in Lintau, West Sumatra, Alfi has received incredible inspiration from Indonesian art culture. Alfi completed his training in Fine art from the Indonesian Institute of Art in Yogyakarta. His admiration of the artistic virtues of post-war German artists like Martin Kippenberger, Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer contribute to his macabre style.
German militarism paired with deep wounds of West Sumatra’s bloody past evidently reflects in Alfi’s work. At the same time, it is human sentimental values that in general underpin his practice. Sophisticated and minimalistic, Alfi creates figures of chaos and embodiments of his inspirations withdrawn from violent scenarios in the constitution of skulls.
Growing up in a literary family, Alfi found his expression in the form of painting and drawing more than in words. Although picking a varied artistic mode, he has maintained his knowledge of developing a narrative into his visuals. Becoming more politically and socially aware, Alfi’s work has seen development over the years with strong cultural heritage references and crypts of exploitation and poverty. Between the socio-political complexities, his depictions share a beautiful insight into nature
Alfi is also the co-founder and a member of the Jendela Art Group. Instead of making the group explain some “grand narratives” with sophisticated socio-political undertones, the group chose a path of dancing between minimalistic doodles and scribbles with a contrast of formalism.
Alfi is an international artist with exhibitions held in Singapore, Indonesia as well as Amsterdam. He has been nominated for multiple national awards. His exhibitions are a result of the freedom Alfi has achieved, whether it be in dimensions of his past, Sumatran culture or his admiration for German Expressionism.
Jumaldi Alfi lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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