Indonesia's Fantastical Storyteller: Heri Dono | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 23

Heri Dono was born in 1960 in Jakarta, Indonesia and is one of Indonesia’s best-known contemporary artists. Heavily influenced by Javanese “wayang” theatre, comic books and animation, Dono’s works are characterized by his penchant for the fantastical and the absurd, populated by astonishing characters and strange juxtapositions. While ostensibly playful and humorous, his works often contain incisive socio-political commentary on both Indonesia and abroad. He works across a broad range of media, from painting, sculpture, installation to performance.
His work has featured in exhibitions around the globe, the most recent being the 2015 Venice Biennale. In episode 23 of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, Dono shows us around his studio in Jakarta.

[@zirinnori6597]

Lucky me i have visited his studio and it was really amazing, he is so humble and love to share everything 💛

[@shaunclark425]

REALLY INSPIREING

[@guitarloo]

A nicely produced over view of Dono's work. My only suggestion is if the sponsors had Hyundai money they could have done much better with the sound track. I live in Yogya and I know Heri. I also know the local music scene, and like Heri's visual work there's an important music experience happening in Yogya with groups like Senyawa and I Know You Well Miss Clara - both critically acclaimed in their own right. With so much great music at the producer's call why they went with a generic soundtrack left me shaking my head. Whoever put this together did their research on Dono, but little on Yogykarta.

[@shaunclark425]

SOUNDTRACKS THEY USE ARE ALWAYS COOL...BUT THEY NEVER TELL YOU WHO DOES THEM...

[@eg-g]

Genial.

[@ratnalumut]

btw, is it Studio Kalahan?! I think it's should be in Yogyakarta not Jakarta btw.... he he ...