grey portrait with pastel illustrations overlain

Roby Dwi Antono

BIAS

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Roby Dwi Antono proffers a darkly endearing, emotionally-charged take on surreal figuration.

"Serenity and balance can be seen in the regularity of our heartbeats and breathing. Tenderness and compassion keep us in harmony with the rhythms of human life."

BIAS, a new print edition, centres on one of his distinctive, wide-eyed subjects. Each monochromatic screenprint has been embellished by hand with a series of smaller creatures, rendered in colourful oil pastel – drawing together two distinct stylistic threads from the artist’s burgeoning oeuvre for the first time.

Bespoke frames in a selection of painted wooden hues compliment the unique character of each work. Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.

Roby Dwi Antono12 collaborationsIndonesian artist Roby Dwi Antono is best known for his surreal and macabre portraits of manga-esque, wide-eyed children. Inspired by many pools of art history from the Renaissance to Superflat, he creates pictures that feel like a children's storybook or dark fairytale – cute and enticing, weird and grotesque. As a kid, Roby's father was a blacksmith, and he would often draw with charcoal outside his father's studio, copying characters from manga, film and TV. This animation style carried over into his adult paintings, which propelled him onto the international art scene in the mid-2010s. But as Roby has matured as an artist, he's strived more and more to uncover the spirit of his inner child. Over time, his brushstrokes have loosened and become more colourful and expressive: "recalling my childhood memories, when I just drew using my hand freely without thinking about art rules, style, or anything else."

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amazing experience throughout, from the actual purchase to the delivery. it was well package and the unboxing was a sweet experience! can’t wait to have it framed and to hang it on my wall!
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