Paul Supriyadi

I was born in Indonesia on June 20th, 1966, as the youngest son among four children of my parents. I was raised in a small town called Mojokerto, and till now I still dwell in the same town with my own family. My works are influenced by Pablo Picasso and my draw inspirations come from my background as a Chinese Indonesian. I incorporate an Indonesian traditional art element called batik and Chinese element into my works, forming my own style of art. The technique I use is just basic techniques for cubism, but I also added a traditional batik element to fill the empty spaces. Mostly, I love doing acrylic on canvas because it does not need a long time to dry up.

As I grew up within an underprivileged family, I was not as fortunate as other people who can get their degrees from formal education. However, I am so thankful that I have this sense of art flowing in my bloodstream that leads me to independently explore the world of art and found my own definition of it.

Anyway, art is an elegant way to communicate, and everyone has the same right to express themselves despite their background! Thus, here I am as a person, I present my works and let them speak directly into your soul.