Dadi Setiyadi

Dadi Setiyadi

Biography
I was Born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, October 21, 1977. I graduated in 2004 from the Indonesia Institute of Art. In my work, I do not restrict the media for creative achievement, I produce paintings, sculptures, installation works and also art projects. I am interested in fantasy, science fiction, and also art culture. In 2004, I studied the symbol of the Archipelago; the Garuda from Java, Lembuswana from Borneo, and La Galago from Sulawesi- in a project on Indonesian folklore called “Penelusuran Kisah Nuisantara”. This is when I discovered I felt a connection to this fantastical and mythical world. All these influences create a particular syncretism in my art by combining traditional local elements inspired from environment, full of living traditions, with modern and contemporary subjects.

Artist Statement
My work concentrates on the universal language, based on Indonesian folklore (my research from 2000 to 2007), which combined with a similar story that I found in mythology, ontology, and the popular stories that exist in other countries. I try to combine many cultural sources into new perspective to represent of Asian treasures. 
I chose this style to introduce the culture of Asia as great culture, which has the richness and diversity of the repertoire of local knowledge.


In essence, the western and eastern cultures came from the same origin, developed into a large and spawned a variety of differences. From this difference we can learn from each other, complement each other, and eventually tapers at one point .. as a universal human culture.


Education
2004 Fine Art, Indonesia Institute of Art

Solo Exhibitions
2017 “Harta Karun Kolonial/Kolonialny Skarb”, Rajem Pamoja Foundation, Krakow, Poland.
2015 “Eternity: A Return to Renaissance”, The Art Fellas, Singapore.
2015 “Ultra Classic”, The Gallery D, Daemyung Resort, Seoul, South Korea.
2012 Glory Asia, Sculpture Square, Singapore.
2012 Treasure On Mirror, AJBS Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2009 Transmission, House Of Matahati, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
2006 Indonesian folklore, Berlin, Germany.
2006 Sepenggal Kisah Nusantara (Indonesian folklore), Jakarta, Indonesia.
2004 Fantastic Figure, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2000 ‘Human Genome Project’, Gelaran Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Group Exhibitions
2018 “Summer Group Show”, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018 “Islands in Between: Nusantara Scapes”, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2017 “Tetris”, Paralel event Biennale Jogja XIV, Perahu Art Connection, Gallery Fajar Sidik, Yogyakarta.
2017 “Heritage Influence”, Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2017 “Love and Betrayal”, Nadine Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 “Malaysia Art Expo Plus”, MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 “Distorsion”, Galleri OckenLund, Copenhagen,Denmark.
2017 “Contemporary Art in secret site of Imogiri”, Rumah Lebah, Yogyakarta.
2017 “Bergerak”, Yogya Annual Art #2, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta.
2017 “Rice Land”, Nadine Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 “Resolution”, Gammelgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2017 “The Sea and The Storm”, Nadine Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 “Art Tivities Now”, Breeze Art Space, Tangerang-Banten.
2016 Group exhibition, Gallerie Lorien, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
2016 “Malaysia Art Expo Plus 2016”, Art Asia X, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2016 “Hatihatihat Project”, Krakow, Polandia.
2016 “Kenduren #3”, Perahu Art Connection, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2016 “The Monochrome Show”, Southeast Asia Spice Sellect, Nadine Fine Art, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
2016 “We are Asia”, Singapore Artstage, Singapore
2015 “Mencegah bara”, Galeria Fatahilah, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2015 “Trajectory”, Makassar Biennale 2015, Makassar, South Sulawesi.
2015 “Malaysia Art Expo 2015”, Kuala Lumpur, presented by PACE PJ Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2015 “The Lust for Art”, The Art Fellas, Singapore
2015 “Asia talk to Asia, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju Island, South Korea.
2015 “Spice Sellect Yogyakarta”, Phoenix, Yogyakarta.
2015 “Playing on paper”, Gallery Prawirotaman, Yogyakarta.
2015 “Kenduren #2”, Perahu Art Connection, Yogyakarta.
2015 “Kedekatan”, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta.
2015 “Spice Select 2015, PACE PJ Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2015 “Up your wall”, PACE PJ Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2015 “Contemporary Mantra”, House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014 “Singapore Art Fair 2014”, presented by The Art Fellas, Singapore.
2014 “Tumen River International art festival”, China.
2014 “Malaysia art expo 2014”, Kuala Lumpur.
2014 “Java Treasures”, Amanjiwo, Magelang.
2014 “Pace gallery Anniversary”, PACE Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2014 “Grand opening The Art Fellas Gallery”, Singapore.
2014 “Artjog 2014”, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2014 “Untukmu Guru”, Widayat Museum, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
2014 “Spice Select”, PACE Gallery, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
2013 “Grand opening FAT gallery”, Singapore.
2013 “Shangyuan Group Exhibition”, Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum, China.
2013 “Children to heaven project”, Merapi mountain, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2012 “Offerings for Earth”, Perahu Art Connection, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2012 “Java Spices”, Asia Art Link, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2012 “JAF”, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2012 “Affordable Art”, Singapore.
2012 “Art under the roof”, Asia Art Link, Muong Cultural Space Museum, Hua Binh, and Hanoi University of Culture, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2012 “Tropical Uniform” TENGGARA, AJBS Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2012 “On The Edge”, 7 ADAM, Singapore.
2011 “Jogja News.com”, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta.
2011 “Pulp Friction”, Gallery Chandan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2010 “The Slave Route”, Rue Saint Bernard, Belgium
2010 “Your Red Number”, Craiova,Dolj, Romania
2010 “Learning Differences”, Elign Art Show Case, Elign, USA
2010 “Beauty is”, SPA 310, Richmond, USA
2010 “Miniature Masterpiece”, Aswara Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010 “Mail Art in the World 2010”, Sinai (CA),Sardegna, Italy.
2010 “Ranah Seni Tenggara,” Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
2010 “Indonesia Art Awards 2010, Contemporernity” Galery Nasional, Jakarta.

Art Prizes
1998, 1999 NGO Koko International, Scholarship
1999 Winner of Indonesia ‘Nokia Arts Awards Asia Pacific
2000 Encouragement Prize ‘Noma Concours Illustration Book’, Japan
2000 Winner of Indonesia “Nokia Arts Awards Asia Pacific
2002 Indonesia Indofood Art Awards
2006 Biennelle International Drawing and print nominations, Taiwan
2010 Biennale, Indonesia Art Awards
2011 Indonesian Eye Art book, Saatchi Project for Indonesia, London

Residences
2009 House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009 Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013 Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum, China

Projects
2003 Alien Instalation, FKY, Vredeburg fortress, Yogyakarta
2004 Amusement park, Wonderia, Semarang
2005-2007 “Katarupa”, Indonesian Folklore on visual and research.
2004 “We are what we eat”, Yogyakarta Biennale, Menoreh Hill, Yogyakarta.
2007-2008 “Indonesia resuscitated 100th years, Soekarno-Hatta around Indonesian land and teritory.
2011 “Daun to Earth”, Art Project and Awards for Save Nature, Surabaya and East Java.
2012 “Art under the roof” Workshop, Asia Art Link, Muong Cultural Space Museum, Hua Binh, Vietnam.
2012 “Offerings for Earth”, Art Project after Merapi Explosion, Merapi Mountain,Klaten,Central Java, Indonesia.
2013 “Yogyakarta Culture Festival” Ds.Mranggen, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia