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About the artwork
This work by Dedy Sufriadi depicts a woman in the centre of the canvas, surrounded by a myriad of smaller figures- presumably her children. Dedy uses bold lines and primarily a monochromatic colour palette to depict the mother, conveying her strong and formidable matriarchal presence. The artist’s ‘Childlike series’ was borne from him becoming a father, and these illustrations appear to reflect the way in which a young child might depict their parent in a drawing. Creating images that are worth a thousand words, his pieces are striking in their directness and honesty - leaving a memorable impact on all who view them.
About the artist
Born in Indonesia in 1976, Dedy began his artistic journey
in Jogjakarta in 1995 and began to exhibit his work at the tender age of
twenty. The recognition was inevitable as his radical and forceful works gained
immediate interest, eventually earning him many awards and critical acclaim for
his unique expressive style and abstract execution.
Strong compositions of entangled words and symbols, Dedy Sufriadi’s
paintings are powerful both in terms of visuals and meaning. Through his abstract
paintings, the artist explores the borders between discipline, words and
imagery. Refusing to be bound by a particular discipline, a unique hybrid
artistic language is used by the artist to evolve his subject matter more
freely. Creating images that are worth a thousand words and employing words
that are worth a thousand images, his pieces are striking in their directness
and honesty - leaving a memorable impact on all who view them.