Ugo Untoro (b. 1970), representative of Indonesia's late-1990 generation of painters, have created several artworks using different medias. He does not only sketch and paints, he also do installations, objects, videos and other enriching art experiments. He is an inspiration to many of the younger generations. Almost all of his artworks creation process adhere to the law of “Panta Rei" that states everything flows. In his view, it is important to note that this “flow" theme is not fully driven by the “subconscious". Known as the painter that paints with his emotion, Ugo deliberately and consciously creates his artworks in tune with preselected theme.

Rup.ture is his solo exhibition this year with displays of paintings to celebrate heterogeneity, ecstatic and explosive energy that is connected to intoxicating experience that destroys rationalism and instrumental normality of dominant culture. His works in this exhibition emphasizes on transcendence of art: frenzy, crime, aesthetics and all sorts of marginality. All of these leads us to one biographic conclusion through the painter's spiritual experience.

-Gajah Gallery

Image: © Ugo Untoro
Courtesy of the artist and Gajah Gallery