‘Landscape of Longing’ is an exhibition that explores the richness of the world of Australian-Indonesian artist, Jumaadi.
This exhibition presents a series of recent works, playful yet tormenting, shaped by external forces yet representative of Jumaadi’s inner world. His silent imagery speaks to our sense of stillness while begging us to question our present.
Working across disciplines, Jumaadi works with painting, watercolour, installation, sculpture, poetry, drawing and wayang shadow puppet tradition. Grounded in his Indonesian heritage and informed by his Australian experiences, Jumaadi’s contemplative practice reveals a unique visual language.
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Jumaadi is a Sydney based artist, originally from Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia and trained at the National Art School, Sydney, where he commenced his professional practice. Jumaadi has exhibited in numerous prominent international exhibitions including the 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2013) and Jakarta Biennale (2011) as well as regular solo and group exhibitions since 1998.
He has been the recipient of a number of prestigious art awards and residences in Australia and internationally, most recently at The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, United States in 2013. Jumaadi’s extensive journeys, field-trips and collaborative projects throughout Asia, Europe, the US, and Australia continue to influence his travel-based practice. Journeying through varied landscapes – natural, cultural and temporal – has been a constant source of inspiration within his visual diaries.
Jumaadi will discuss his work during an Artist Talk on Thursday 10 September at 5.30pm.
FREE at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery: Landscape of Longing – JUMAADI
Open from 9-30 September
Open weekdays 9am -5pm, late Thursdays until 7pm
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