WISNU SASONGKO
Alamat : Jl. Tengiri VII No. 23 Minomartani Yogyakarta 55581. Indonesia
Email : ongkowe@yahoo.com
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Brief artistic descriptions:
Art is the way of spiritual conscious. Trough material surfaces has become such as awareness dimension. Art is reality of transformation. Doing art for me is faithfully come into unreality one, in order to present The Beauty.
“Kesenian bagi saya adalah kesadaran spiritualitas. Seni adalah pengalaman material untuk menembus dimensi penyadaran. Seni adalah suatu pergerakan transformasi. Berkarya seni bagi saya menggemakan yang tidak real agar hadir Sang Keindahan Sejati”.
1975 born in Jakarta
1991 during in junior high school Yogyakarta, had been active participate in local painting competitions.
1995 graduated from SMSRN Yogyakarta (Major: Fine Art School)
1996 Entered at Fine Art Faculty ISI Yogyakarta
2001 Final Task, Thesis works & solo paintings exhibition title: “Human Has Illuminated as A Source of Painting Ideas”.
2002 Graduated from Fine Art Faculty ISI Yogyakarta, (Undergraduate program/ S1)
2006 continued on Cultural Studies for post graduate program at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta.
Art Experiences:
1993-1999
-Had been active in some arts event at Yogyakarta and outside during these years.
-CASEIO’ 93 SMSR community exhibition at Karta Pustaka Yogyakarta.
-Art collaboration with Australian students at SMSR, Yogyakarta
-1998, Paintings exhibition in spiritual art event with Oceania’s Christians Artists at Aachen, Germany
-Participate at art exhibition Traditional and Modernity FKI I (following: 1 graphic art and 1 painting) at Vredeburg fortress and also ISI art gallery at Yogyakarta
-Paticipate in Affandi Prize art exhibition at ISI Gallery, Sewon, Bantul (Yogyakarta)
-Had been Participate in FKY event at Yogyakarta.
-Following many more arts events.
2000-2003
-Had been active make some art event and also get participation in Yogyakarta.
-Painting Major VI final task: “Spirit of Love”, solo exhibition at Sewon ISI Yogyakarta
- Art exhibition Wisnu & Surajiya: “The Loosing of Love” (:Hilangnya Cinta) “I come as a messenger of Love” at Purna Budaya UGM Yogyakarta sponsor by Karta Pustaka Yogyakarta.
-Art images and profile publishing in www.asianchristianart.org as artist’s member.
-Spiritual Art exhibition by ACAA and members at Affandi’s museum
-Final Test exhibition “Human in Illuminated as a Source of my Painting Ideas” at Fine Art Faculty ISI Yogyakarta
-Art award event in Peksiminas PERDA exhibition at Modern School Design Gallery at Yogyakarta
-Participated Indonesian Cultural arts exhibition 02-04 through ACAA at Canada, New York, Pennsylvania.
-Solo exhibition “Under Wear in Metaphor” (Ind; Metaphora Celana Dalam) at Tembi Art House Bantul. www.tembi.org
2004
-Feat with Dr. Hi Qi from Nanjing China in exhibition: “Image of God” at Art Corver Gallery by North Western College Iowa, USA
-Solo Exhibition CP Open Studio, Alternative Space on Art Space event 2004 New Haven, CT, US.
-Artist in residence at OMSC 2004/2005 (www.omsc.org) by United Board Christian Higher Asian Education (doing research, working art at studio, have several exhibitions, study tour at arts museum/gallery, and also arranging an art book)
2005
-Solo Exhibition in Luna Year at Barrington Center Gordon College, Boston, USA
-Participated at Arts Festival’05 Yale Asian Studies International School (SEAS) relief effort for Tsunami
-Solo Art Exhibition at Yale: “Think on These Things” The Arts of Wisnu Sasongko, by OMSC and ISM Yale University (http://www.yale.edu/ism/events/sasongko.htm) CT USA
-Solo Painting Exhibition at International Performing Art Black Rock Gallery
http://www.internationalperformingarts.com Fair Field New York, US
-Publishing a personal gallery website at www.sasongkoarts.com
-Participated in Christ to Asia 1-14 September 2005 at The Gallery at The Art House Yaddo Art Singapore (www.yaddoArt.com)
2006
-Participated in PAMERSANI: “Spiritual Arts” Indonesian at National Gallery (gallery Nasional), Jakarta held by PGI, BCAA, & ACAA on August 2006.
2007
-Art collaboration in 100 Year of Affandi at Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta by IRB post graduate campus on May 2007.
-Art book has published by OMSC: “Harmony and Diversity”, The Art Of Wisnu Sasongko. www.omsc.org
-The Christian Story: Five Asians Artists Today, held by Mobia Museum, New York City, USA June 8- September 16, 2007.
-Solo art display at Milton’s Branford, USA on 15-30 August, 2007.
2008
-Solo art presentation and display: Harmony and Diversity (mobile around Basel, Zurich, Bern) April, 2008 in Switzerland by Mission 21.
2009
-Solo art display at Mission 21 house, Basel, Switzerland by Mission 21.
-Participate in Charis Exhibition around USA-Asians: “Boundary Crossings”. Asian- American artist by Nagel Institute and ACAA (Philippine).
2010
-Participate in art exhibition “Inventory”, Pembukaan Pondok Pesantren Kali Opak Berbah, Sleman.
:: ART AWARDS
Art of Paintings contest awarded from TOTAL ART FINA E & F feat YSRI, 2001
Awarded in Local Art Competition PEKSIMINAS Yogyakarta, 2001.