Journal of Visual Art and Design
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013): ITB Journal of Visual Art and Design

Art Medium and Art Infrastructure Development in Contemporary Indonesian Art

A. Rikrik Kusmara (Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa No. 10 Bandung 40132)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Nov 2013

Abstract

This research review Indonesian contemporary artists that used the various media in the presentation in his works over the years since 2000 until now. Survey at Pameran Besar Indonesia "Manifesto" in May 2008, were around 670 Indonesian living artists, 350 are consistently professional artists, 41 artists who utilize a variety of media in each works and 6 of them are artists who used a various of media on their solo exhibition including combining conventional media with new media and installation approaches. 6 artists are analyzed on the structure of the media presentation configuration their used, and generally they used more than 3 types of media in their solo exhibition, first, painting/drawing, second, sculpture/object/installation, and third video/photography. In the study of each exhibition process, generally utilizing the curatorial and sponsored by promotor (gallery). This research shows a rapid development of economic infrastructure in Indonesian the art in 2000-an era with the emergence of many auction hall, a new generation of collectors and galleries, and the Asian art market and global orientation, it became one of the holding in contemporary artĀ of Indonesia, has been shifting art situation from cultural appreciationĀ in the era of 90-to an era to cultural production.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jvad

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Journal of Visual Art and Design focuses on theoretical and empirical research articles in the Visual Art and Design disciplines in the region of Asia and Pacific. The scope includes the following subject areas: Design and Art History, Visual Culture, Art and Design Methodology, Art and Design ...