I present my artworks based on the experiences of society toward the social problems around. Through a variety of art forms, techniques, styles, and mediums, I am able to channel my artistic point of view to give a thought to myself as well as society. Revolving around the theme of self-reflection, hence my artworks intended to explore the negative impact of social discrimination in a way of reflecting oneself, and as a media for the audience to relate and connect their personal experiences.

From many artworks that I have made for this exhibition, I chose several pieces that are the main subject to display different social issues, and one of the pieces is entitled “Bystander (He might be one of them)”. This artwork is an 80 x 80 cm oil painting on an MDF board that portrays two figures in a bathroom. The topic of individual liberty has been explored throughout the artwork process and therefore I delved into the issue of cyberbullying. This painting depicts how freedom of opinion has been abused by some social media users, as well as how some of us, including myself, still turn a blind eye to the problems that often occur in cyberspace. Furthermore, the technique used is blending, hence the strokes are visible with contrasting colors, which is inspired by Chinese contemporary artist, Liu Xiaodong.

The next piece from one of my artworks is a 65 x 80 cm oil painting on canvas entitled “Instagram Live”, which goes over the topic of human desire. I branched out the topic to focus on how humans crazed about gaining attention even though it harms their mental health. This issue has been circulating on many social media platforms in Indonesia. The chosen medium is oil paint as I learned from my previous oil painting project, I have gained so much confidence as well as discovered the most suitable medium for visualizing my ideas. However, this piece is a combination of warm and cold tones with vibrant colors.

A piece that is also significant to my exhibition is entitled “Hands Full of Hope”. Different from the other two, it is a 17 x 18 x 7 cm mixed media sculpture from clay. This art piece is based on the heartbreaking incident of racism in the United States back in 2020. Hence, this artwork is a form of my support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the victims. Also, this sculpture is placed at the center of my exhibition to unite our sense of concern as humans regarding the other social issues that are also portrayed by the other artworks.