Yayat Surya

Most of the personalities in Yayat's works are pop music icons who deal with the counter-culture. They were controversial superstars that rise up the power of counter-hegemonic pop. They were praised (or criticized) not only for their quality as musicians but also because they have become symbols of rebellion and of being anti-establishment, These are the reasons why pop music has a high potential as a medium to express rebellion and massive social non-conformity, supported by strong base of people reinforces the political dimension of pop music.
Yayat rejects the view of Pop music that categorizes this music as “light-weight” or just considers pop music as pure “entertainment. Furthermore Yayat has picked superstars who are involved with pop music in a total and militant way. They live in and live from a world of pop music that has turned into their existential fighting arena where not only worldly pleasures are promised. It is also a world full of deceptions and dangers. They surrender completely to this world; they only strive for playing their music and indulging the sensations of their audiences with their creativity. Often they break social rules and norms, and enter the space of perversion and madness while being threatened...

1. Indonesian Institut of arts,Yogyakarta Indonesia, Art director Majority, Performing Art Faculty.
2. Sarjana Wiyata Taman Siswa University,Fine Art Faculty.

AWARDS :

20I5 - Museum Osaka University/ MOU, certificated art collection museum, Osaka, Japan

2014 - Finalist INDOfest Competition, Nexus Multiculture, Adelaide South AUD.

2012 - Finalist the 2nd Painting of the Year Competition, UOB 2012, UOB Tower Jakarta.
2003 - The Best Work Award, Abstract Painting: "Indofood Art Awards” Jakarta
- Certificate of Collaboration works, China International Exhibition Agency CIEA Beijing
- Finalist “65”, Best work Indonesia ASEAN Art Awards 2003, Phiip Morris, Jakarta.
2001 - Finalist “84” Best work Indonesia ASEAN Art Awards 2001, Philip Morris, Jakarta.
2000 - Finalist “105” Best Work Indonesia Art Awards 2000, Philip Morris, Jakarta, Indonesia.
1999 - The Best “10” Art Works, Indonesia Art Awards 1999, Philip Morris Jakarta,Indonesia.
1988 - The Best Painting Competition: Battle; King Building, Lampung, Indonesia.

Solo Exhibitions:

2009 - “Soundtrack”, Srisasanti Art House, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2007 - “My Love Supreme”, Galeri Ide Global Art, at Bika Building, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2005 - “Arti Line”, Canna Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2002 - “Cosmos Chaos”, The Japan Foundation, Jak...