Open Studio: Restu Ratnaningtyas
Restu Ratnaningtyas
4 – 28 December 2024
“Gambar Hidup; Sebuah Pembebasan/Penebusan/Pelepasan”
Dec 04 – 28, 2024
Gambar Hidup was the title of a duo exhibition initiated by S. Teddy D., which was planned to take place in 2016. Unfortunately, the exhibition was canceled as he passed away before it could happen.
During her open studio at Cemeti, Restu Ratnaningtyas intends to realize the idea she once promised for that duo exhibition by presenting simple drawings. She will create automatic drawings, a method of Surrealist automatism, an art-making technique where the artist suppresses conscious control over the creative process, allowing the subconscious mind to be stimulated. This drawing technique was popularized in the early 1920s by André Masson and Hans Arp.
*Open Studio is one of Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society program that focuses on artistic experimentation, and the development of discourse on works by artists. This program is one of the new forms of using the Cemeti Stockroom space which is held regularly and is open to artists, either by invitation or submission of proposals.
Documentation
Biography
Restu Ratnaningtyas (1981, Tangerang) is an artist and illustrator who currently works and lives in Yogyakarta. Restu often explores a variety of media, especially watercolor, paper, video, fabric, installations, and multimedia. Most of his works discuss current everyday topics, changes in social behavior both individually and collectively, as well as objects related to the balance of human life. In addition to solo performances – "Memento: Privatization Room" at Vivi Yip Art Room, Jakarta (2008); "Tantrum" at Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta (2016); and "Subsume" at Baik Art, Los Angeles (2017), "Ranah/Tanah" at Cemeti Art Institute, Yogyakarta (2019), Restu has participated in international group exhibitions such as "mnēmonikos: Art of Memory" in Bangkok, Thailand (2013); "The Roving Eye" in Istanbul, Turkey (2014); "Stealing Public Space" at Substation, Singapore (2020); and the Canberra Art Biennale (2020).