Agung Pramana
Born in 1998, lives and works in Ubud, Indonesia
Born in Bali, Agung Pramana builds his approach around post-colonial issues related to both History and its consequences in his social environment. Associated with DEFTO printmaking studio, he uses his technical expertise to capture the full complexity of image’s contemporary status.
His works address the issues of historical perspective, the relationship with others and different cultures, tourism, and the consequences of colonization on art and society. Overcoming these divides, he blends tradition and modernity in a personal vision, combining Pop aesthetics with iconic displaced objects from Balinese heritage. Through a play on distortion and relocation of forms, paired with the use of bold colours, he has created an immediately recognizable style.
His latest series explores the historical movements of cultural property during the colonial period, through Balinese objects in the collections of the British Museum.
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Ritme Cahaya, Sama Sama Bali, Ketewel, Indonesia
2024 Evoke, Dinatah Art House, Sukawati, Indonesia
2024 Cyborg! Prima Facie, Krack! Printmaking Studio, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2024 Out Of Stockroom Showcase, Sika Gallery, Ubud, Indonesia
2024 Group Art Show, Mana Uluwatu, Pecatu, Indonesia
2023 Cetak, Purga Art Space, Ubud, Indonesia
2023 Bali Emerging Artists 2023, Sika Gallery, Ubud, Indonesia
2023 Gelar Grafis Devfto, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2022 Ubud Print Fair, Titik Dua, Ubud, Indonesia
2022 Tabula Rasa, Dharma Negara Alaya, Denpasar, Indonesia
2022 Artventura Art Exhibition, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia
2021 Expressing Diversity, Xbar, Canggu, Indonesia
2021 Megibung, Bagia Artspace, Kedewatan, Indonesia
2019 Artmospher, Universitas Mahadewa, Denpasar, Indonesia
2019 We The Youth, Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Agung Pramana – Menjarah Balik British Museum I
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- Agung Pramana – Menjarah Balik British Museum IV
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- Agung Pramana – Menjarah Balik British Museum V
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- Agung Pramana -Menjarah Balik British Museum VI
Menjarah Balik British Museum Series, 2024
In this series, Agung Pramana develops a reflection on the relationship between identity, otherness, and displacement, which he had previously introduced in prints addressing the impact of tourism in Bali. Questioning the place of discourse, he « steals, » from the British Museum’s digital archives, images of anonymous-ized works collected during the colonial period and treated as expressions of a culture above any individuality. He then dilutes these forms, disconnected from their original context, on the very map of the museum. Through bold colours borrowed from Pop Art, a broader analysis of a globalized world unfolds, focusing on the fluid melting of meaning.
[excerpts from Transmapping catalogue]
Agung Pramana
Menjarah Balik British Museum I
2024
screenprint, limited edition of 4
54,5 x 39,5 cm paper ; 42 x 29,7 cm image
Agung Pramana
Menjarah Balik British Museum IV
2024
screenprint and cyanotype, limited edition of 4
54,5 x 39,5 cm paper ; 42 x 29,7 cm image
Agung Pramana
Menjarah Balik British Museum V
2024
screenprint and cyanotype, limited edition of 4
54,5 x 39,5 cm paper ; 42 x 29,7 cm image
Agung Pramana
Menjarah Balik British Museum VI
2024
screenprint and cyanotype, limited edition of 3
48 x 33 cm paper ; 42 x 29,7 cm image
