Born: 1978
Hometown: Indonesia
Based in: Indonesia
Sigit Raharjo is a hyperrealist artist from Indonesia with oil painting works that are impressionistic, detailed and photorealistic. His early years as an artists was mostly invested in tattoo art. However, he explored further into other styles and media which has lead him to his recent series of hyper-realistic oil paintings. He enjoys the artistic process, where sometimes a simple idea produces a complex work, and in contrasts a complex idea which gets simplified by his creativity.
AWARDS:
2020 Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2015 Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2012 The Best Artwork, Pratisara Affandi, ISI, Yogyakarta
2011 The Best Watercolor Artwork, Fine Art, ISI, Yogyakarta
2008 Finalist of China Biennale International Art, Beijing, China
2004 50 Best Artworks "Thousand Faces of Megawati," Solo, Indonesia
2003 Finalist of Indofood Art Awards, National Gallery, Jakarta
EXHIBITIONS:
Group Exhibitions (Selected Shows)
2021 "Tahta Untuk Rakyat, Sri Sultan HB IX", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2020 "DuWow", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2019 "EAS" Luxor Hall Pyramid, Yogyakarta
2018 "Positioning" YAA #3, Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta
"Batu Bertutur", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
"Warisan", Omah Petroek, Yogyakarta
"Other Side", Limanjawi Art House, Magelang, Indonesia
2017 "Liquid Color", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
2016 "May So", Lorong Gallery, Yogyakarta
"Asyikpelago", Bale Budaya Jakarta
"Handarbeni SMSR", SMSR Gallery, Yogyakarta
2015 "UOB Painting of The Year", Jakarta
"Ves Attack #2 Sayap-Sayap", Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
2013 "Orientasi 20+: Jogja Living Artist" Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, Jakarta
2012 "Negari Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat", Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
"Bersatu Kita Tunggal Ika", Hadiprana Gallery, Jakarta
"Pratisara Affandi", Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta
2011 "Art-tipak", Limanjawi, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
"Invation to Fashion", Go Art Space, Surabaya
"In-Fluk", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2010 "Up and Hope", D-PEAK Gallery, Jakarta
"Jogja Gumregah", Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
Exhibitions
"Tahta Untuk Rakyat, Sri Sultan HB IX", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2021
"DuWow", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2020
"EAS" Luxor Hall Pyramid, Yogyakarta
2019
"Positioning" YAA #3, Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta
2018
"Batu Bertutur", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
2018
"Warisan", Omah Petroek, Yogyakarta
2018
"Other Side", Limanjawi Art House, Magelang, Indonesia
2018
"Liquid Color", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
2017
"May So", Lorong Gallery, Yogyakarta
2016
"Asyikpelago", Bale Budaya Jakarta
2016
"Handarbeni SMSR", SMSR Gallery, Yogyakarta
2016
"UOB Painting of The Year", Jakarta
2015
Awards
Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2020
Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2015
The Best Artwork, Pratisara Affandi, ISI, Yogyakarta
2012
The Best Watercolor Artwork, Fine Art, ISI, Yogyakarta
2011
Finalist of China Biennale International Art, Beijing, China
2008
Finalist of Indofood Art Awards, National Gallery, Jakarta
2003
Exhibitions
"Tahta Untuk Rakyat, Sri Sultan HB IX", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2021
"DuWow", Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
2020
"EAS" Luxor Hall Pyramid, Yogyakarta
2019
"Positioning" YAA #3, Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta
2018
"Batu Bertutur", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
2018
"Warisan", Omah Petroek, Yogyakarta
2018
"Other Side", Limanjawi Art House, Magelang, Indonesia
2018
"Liquid Color", Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta
2017
"May So", Lorong Gallery, Yogyakarta
2016
"Asyikpelago", Bale Budaya Jakarta
2016
"Handarbeni SMSR", SMSR Gallery, Yogyakarta
2016
"UOB Painting of The Year", Jakarta
2015
Awards
Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2020
Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year
2015
The Best Artwork, Pratisara Affandi, ISI, Yogyakarta
2012
The Best Watercolor Artwork, Fine Art, ISI, Yogyakarta
2011
Finalist of China Biennale International Art, Beijing, China
2008
Finalist of Indofood Art Awards, National Gallery, Jakarta
2003