INRI (2013) Schilderij door Martinus Sumbaji

About MARTINUS SUMBAJI

Martinus Sumbaji with the short name Em Sumba was born in 1973 in Lampung, southern Sumatera. He moved to Jakarta in 1994,where he worked for a Japanese animation studio until 1999. While working in this studio he developed his own painting technique. He began painting photo-realistically,then,went through a long process making black and white sketches to find his own style.

Education / Experience

Work in Animation Studio Japanese Style in Jakarta, 1994-1999.

Exhibitions;

SOLO EXHIBITION

2013 : “BLUR OF ID”, Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay-Bali
2010 : “MOBILE OF IMAGINATION”, Three Monkeys Cuisine & Art Café Ubud-Bali
2009 : “WHO AM I?”, Adi’s Gallery Ubud-Bali

GROUP EXHIBITION

2019 : "A Man of Sorrows": Contemporary Portraits of Christ in His Passion,
Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, Mill Run Campus
Hilliard, Ohio, USA

2016 : “SMALL WORKS”, Contemporary works under 20”, Limner Gallery, Hudson, New
York, USA
2013 : “RITUAL BENTENG”, Festival Plengkung Gading, Asdrafi Art Space, Jogjakarta
: “BABARAN”, Asdrafi Art Space, Jogjakarta
: “PAINTED in INDONESIA, EXHIBITED in UBUD # 2”, Arma Museum, Ubud-Bali
2012 : “PAINTED in INDONESIA, EXHIBITED in UBUD # 1”, Adi’s Gallery, Ubud-Bali
: “retreART”, Gaya Fusion Art Space, Sayan-Bali
2011 : “ON the WAY TO USA”, Adi’s Gallery, Ubud-Bali
: “BLACK BOX”, Baliwood Resort Art Space, Mansion Sayan-Bali
: “OH FOR DOG’S SAKE!”, Naka Contemporary Art Space Kuta-Bali
: “ADI’S ART FAIR”, Adi’s Gallery ubud-bali
2010 : “INDEPENDENT ART”, Three Monkeys Cuisine & Art Café bersama KSP Ubud-Bali
: “POST MODERN RAMBLING”, Ganesha Gallery Fourseasons Jimbaran Bali
2009 : “REFLECTION ”, Hanna Art Space Ubud-Bali
2008 : “TOGETHERNESS”, Bale Seni Kamandalu ubud-bali
: “NAIVELY BALI”, Kebun Mimpi Gallery, KL- Malaysia
: “BLACK AND WHITE”, Bharata Gallery, ubud-bali
2004 : “AREA TERBUKA “, MBC Park Kuta-bali
2001 : Jambore Seni Rupa Nasional, Ancol – Jakarta
: “TRANSIT”, Ancol Gallery, Jakarta

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2010 ; Carpenter, Bruce, A Stroke of Zeitgeist, Hello Bali Magazine
P. 62-63, July-October 2010.

• Nationaliteit: INDONESIË
• Geboortedatum : 1973
• Artistieke domeinen:
• Groepen: Hedendaagse Indonesische Kunstenaars