S.Dwi Stya Acong

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About the artwork

In a dreamscape-like world, Acong once again paints a mysterious man with his back to us, walking into the distance. Surrounded by greenery, the lines between reality and dreams are blurred as Acong depicts an eerily familiar scene that makes our waking lives an inextricable mix of both. Almost as if looking through a glass, Selamat Pagi Dunia #3 twists this reality with hints of surrealist techniques. By presenting a mix of both the abstract and the physical through gentle brushstrokes and pastel palettes, Acong creates landscapes that are suspended in time.

About the artist

S. Dwi Stya Acong was born in 1977 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Acong studied Fine Art at the Indonesia Institute of the Art, Yogyakarta. The way in which light is captured in Acong's paintings is reminiscent of the repertoire of the earlier Impressionists. Through his short, unblended brushstrokes, he achieves an effect of intense color vibrations. This makes further apparent the rupture between time and space, which is the recurring theme of his works. The anonymous men always seem out of place within the luxuriant hues of the paintings, yet they also make Acong's compositions particularly haunting and unforgettable. As S.Dwi Stya Acong renders absurd situations with stunning ease, he presents us with a fresh interpretation of Surrealist art. S.Dwi Stya Acong was one of the finalists for the Philip Morris Indonesia Art Award in 2000. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Taiwan.