My software artworks dated 2005-2009 are now displayed in an online exhibition at DGI Indonesia titled “DGI Online Exhibition #15: Widianto Nugroho”.
Please visit the exhibition.
Thank you to Pak Hanny Kardinata, the founder of DGI for this opportunity.
Credit: artist portrait by dgi-indonesia.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES
OK. Video Festival 2011 conceives flesh as a metaphor of biological entity of the human body that transforms into digital entity (images, sounds, texts) through the advancement of audiovisual technology. It also represents video that progressively shows its organic characters: grow in virtual sphere across the dimensional and temporal boundaries, metamorphoses into various medium and consistently reproduces itself by the reason of virality. This phenomena is continuously celebrated by the contemporary society within the progression of information and communication technology.
The festival invites public to discuss various questions: how far this kind of new flesh interacts with social, political and cultural aspects? Are we really celebrating democracy or is it just another virtual euphoria? How does the intersection between private and public domain continuously expand and shift? How do social and power structure cope with these changes? Thus, what are the consequences in relation with the discourses of history, tradition, religion, urban and rural culture, popular culture, mass media, sexuality, identity and violence? OK. Video placed these phenomena as a possibility to be celebrated, read, and interpreted critically.
OK. Video Festival focuses on non-narratives video works and opens for reconstructions, recording manipulations and an array of experiments of the audiovisual language. We accept video works with various approaches. Three best video works will be rewarded and announced at the opening ceremony of OK. Video FLESH – 5th Jakarta International Video Festival 2011.
For more information, please visit: http://okvideofestival.org
image: igos-nusantara.or.id
Our wallpaper artworks for Indonesian open source desktop IGOS Nusantara (IGN), circa 2008/2009, are included again in its new release for 2011. These artworks were created by Hendy Hertiasa, Anggi A Sundadjaja (deceased), and Widianto Nugroho. These artworks were also part of our Kamonesan project that has been discontinued.
Currently I am working on new artworks that will be contributed to the project. Hopefully can be included in the new IGN release. I am quite happy to be able to contribute to this project. Thanks to Pak Nana Suryana for this opportunity.
“Pameran Seni Media – Menggagas Kekinian Indonesia dalam Seni Media”
26 – 30 Mei 2011
Taman Budaya Nusa Tenggara Barat
Mataran, Lombok
Participated artists:
1. Ade Darmawan (digital imaging)
2. Henry Irawan “Batman” (digital imaging/video)
3. Matheus Bondan (digital imaging)
4. Irwan Ahmett (digital imaging)
5. Gelar Agryano Soemantri (video)
6. Otty Widasari (video/komik online)
7. Beng Rahardian (komik online)
8. Narpati Awangga “Oom Leo” (komik online/digital imaging)
9. Rio Dawat (komik online)
10. Andang Kelana (digital imaging)
11. Syaiful Anwar (video)
12. Tintin Wulia (video)
13. Prila Tania (video)
14. Toni Tandun (digital imaging)
15. Anggun Priambodho (video/digital imaging)
16. Beni Wicaksono (video)
17. Popo (komik online/digital imaging)
18. Yusuf Ismail (video)
19. Tromarama (video)
20. Widianto Nugroho (digital imaging)
21. Krisna Murti (video)
More info coming soon!
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Testing the Kinect interface before the show. More pictures…
On March 2011, I was invited by Ade Darmawan of Ruangrupa to collaborate with him in Avolution Beatfest 2011, a music event sponsored by a cigarette company. The event was held on 26 March 2011 at Bengkel Night Park, Jakarta. I create an interactive artwork that allows visitors to interact through a standalone Kinect sensor. The artwork was built with Processing and OpenKinect library. During the event, 30 visitors interacted with the artwork and captured. Each participated visitor get one copy of his/her image printed on a postcard-size paper.
The output of the artwork. More artwork images…
Along with this artwork, other artworks by friends from Ruangrupa displayed in this event were: “Maze Game” by Oomleo, and “Diary of Secret Places” by The Secret Agents (Indra Ameng and Keke Tumbuan).
Thank you to Ary Sendy Bagong a.k.a Jimged, who helped prints the artworks. I would also like to thank friends at Ruangrupa.
More pictures of the show and the artwork result (images hosted at flickr).
Information about the event from deathrockstar.info
The following drawings were commissioned by a publisher for a book cover.
Widianto Nugroho, “Jeans Girl”, colored pencil on paper, 2010
Widianto Nugroho, “Sneakers”, colored pencil on paper, 2010
As an addition to the video documentation, I also create a flickr set to document the influx exhibition. The exhibition was held at Galeri Cipta II Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, from 7 to 27 January 2011. It was hosted by ruangrupa. The following is the the flickr set in slideshow format.
Here are some video documentations from the recent influx exhibition at Galeri Cipta II Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, hosted by ruangrupa. Sorry for low quality videos… :)
The exhibition before opening
Opening ceremony
Situation after the opening ceremony. Angklung sound is from multimedia installation work by Krisna Murti
My daughter playing with my work
The ‘Influx : Multimedia Arts Strategy in Indonesia‘ exhibition was ended in 27th January 2011 with an artist talk session featuring presentation by House of Natural Fiber (HONF) from Jogjakarta, Tintin Wulia from Jakarta, and my self from Bandung. The artist talk was moderated by Hendro Wiyanto, the curator of the exhibition. The discussion was so interesting, covering current debate on contemporary art world, as related to the development of media technology in general, and how each artist responds and defines this issue through their artworks. I was quite satisfied with the response of the audience. It was positive feedback for my future works.
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Acknowledgement
Through this blog post I would like to thank Hendro Wiyanto, Ade Darmawan, Maya Ayano, Ibnu Rizal, and anyone at Ruangrupa, and would also like to thank fellow artists who show their works at this exhibition.
In June 2010, I was asked to contribute an introductory article about Processing for Motion By Design (MBD) Magazine. The article was published in the MBD #02 issue in July 2010.
Read/download the magazine here.
The MBD Magazine is published by Motion byDesign Network, a motion art organization founded by Panji Krishna, Firman Machda and Jamiel M Syukri focusing on motion graphic and motion art including animation, motion design, music video, live action etc. The organization also running a blog www.motionbydesign.net, e-magazine www.motionbydesign.net/blog/magazine and several plans in the future with aim to promote and inspire motion art community in Indonesia. Their mission is to develop , inform and introduce motion art to indonesian art community and public in general.
