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Mahdi Abdullah

Mahdi Abdullah

Indonesia
Born in 1960
Painter

"The genesis of limitless visual imagination happens when the debris of memories collide with new experiences and create an impact"

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1,180 USD
1,563 SGD
About the Artist

Mahdi Abdullah is an eminent artist from Indonesia, whose style is an amalgamation of realism and surrealism. His works are an expression of the realities he witnesses, particularly against the backdrop of conflict and war in his hometown, Banda Aceh, a province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The moral and social messages conveyed through symbolism in his works are powerful. He portrays reality with a touch of poetry that is sometimes dreamy and at other times nightmarish. Observing Abdullah's works is like riding an emotional roller coaster, exploring a world that is not always beautiful but undeniably authentic.

Abdullah actively exhibits his works both domestically and internationally, both in group exhibitions and solo shows. His solo exhibitions have been showcased in various countries such as Taipei, Taiwan, Australia, Germany, and Japan.

Styles
Surrealism
Mediums
Oil On Canvas
    • - Finalist of UOB Painting of The Year Competition

    • - Meukuta Alam Cultural Achievement, awarded by Government of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia Gift of Fine Arts, awarded by the Provincial Government of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Tourism Board of Aceh

    • - The Best Painting as Sumatra, Jambi

    • - First Winner of Poster Competition: Environmental Hygiene, Banda Aceh

    • - First Winner of Calligraphy Art Competitions, AKPRIN Yogyakarta

    • - Talent and Achievement Scholarship from Dept. Education and Culture, Indonesia

    • - ● Nandur Srawung #9,Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta. ● Honour for Ancestors, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta ● Mata Air Bangsa at OHD Museum, Magelang ● “Pascagambar” Andefinisi+a Group at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta.

    • - ● Art Taichung at Vin Gallery in Taiwan. ● Suka Parisuka “Menawar Isyarat” at Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta. ● Transboundaries, YAA#6, at Sangkring Art Space in Yogyakarta. ● Throne for The People (HB-IX) at Jogja Gallery in Yogyakarta. ● AKARA Fine Art exhibition in Yogyakarta. ● Represented Artist, Vin Gallery at Art Dubai, Dubai

    • - ● Yogya Annual Art #5 Hybridity at Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta. ● Pameran senirupa “Semesta Perempuan”, Museum Basoeki Abdullah, Jakarta. ● OPPO Art Jakarta Virtual 2020 (Vin Gallery) 2020.

    • - ● Pekan Kebudayaan Nasional “Membaca Wajah Indonesia” by Indonesia National Gallery at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta. ● UnContemporary Art Scene at PPs ISI Gallery, Yogyakarta. ● YAA (Yogya Annual Art) #4 - Incumbent at Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta. ● Art Jakarta, Vin Gallery, in JCC Senayan, Jakarta ● Representasi #3 Realitas: yang Dilihat/yang Dibayangkan, at Pendhapa Art Space, Yogyakarta, ● Kontraksi: Pascatradisionalisme, Indonesia National Gallery, Jakarta. ● Art Exhibition “Ekspresi Akal Sehat”, Yogyakarta. ● Local Wisdom of Universality Exploration, International Art Exhibition ● Dewantara Triennale 2019, Sangkring, Yogyakarta. ● Sastra Rupa Gambar Babad Diponegoro, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta

    • - ● Indonesia Contemporary Art Platform in Kaoh Siung, Taiwan ● Kepada Republik #4, at DPR RI, Jakarta ● Small Thing High Value at Visma Art Gallery, Surabaya.

    • - ● Body-scape Parallel Event Biennale XIV Equator #4. 2017 at RuangDalam Art House, Yogyakarta ● Art-Tivities Now, Breeze Art Space, BSD Serpong

    • - ● Time & Memory, Madalle Graha, Jakarta. ● I’m Out, Drawing Exhibition, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta.

    • - ● FKY Exhibition ‘Laras Sinawang’, Yogyakarta ● Imago Mundi: The Art of Humanity. Museo Carlo Bilotti (Fondazionesarenco Benetton Book & Catalogus) Italy

    • - ● Membaca Kota #1: Surabaya at House of Sampoerna, Surabaya. ● ISI ISI at Kemang 58 Gallery, Jakarta

    • - ● Picturing Pictures at Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Museum in Vietnam ● Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. ● Borneo Terbuka, Bajarmasin, Kalimantan. ● Silaturahmi #2, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta.

    • - ● Festival Seni Rupa: Negari Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat at Yogyakarta Museum. ● Agatasi Garuda at Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta.

    • - ● Instalation, [DIS] Parallel Event Biennale Jogya XI. Yogyakarta. ● Negeri Para Caleng’ Collaboration of Cibubur Community, The Atrium Sampoerna, Jakarta. ● Group Exhibition “Seni (3) Zaman, Art XChange Gallery, Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. ● BAYANG: Seni Rupa Kotemporer Islami Indonesia, at National Gallery, Jakarta. ● Collaboration with Cibubur Community, Semarang Art Gallery, Semarang. ● Kronik Khatulistiwa, Cibubur Community at Tsunami Museum, Banda Aceh. ● Diversity Through Bamboo Expression, Australia - Indonesia, Campus ISI, Yogyakarta. ● Grafikausstellung 2011, Galerie Kulturmodell, Passau, Germany. ● Imagi Ornamen, National Gallery, Jakarta. ● Identitas dalam Keberagaman, Dies Natalis ISI Yogyakarta ● Intelectus Syndicate, AJBS Gallery, Surabaya. ● Keberagaman dan Toleransi, Syang Art Space, Magelang. ● After Effect at Tujuh Bintang Artspace, Yogyakarta.

    • - ● Expressive! Drawing Exhibition, Galeri Biasa, Yogyakarta.

    • - ● Menilik Akar at National Gallery, Jakarta. ● International Art Exhibition ‘Peace: Expressions of Hope’ at RA Fine Art Gallery, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ● Memoribilia at Museum Tsunami Aceh, Pekan Kebudayaan Aceh ke 5 in Banda Aceh.

    • - ● Manifesto, at National Gallery in Jakarta. ● Asia Creative Art Exhibition 2008 at National Art Center in Tokyo. Japan.

    • - ● 12 Karikatur at Graha Budaya Indonesia in Tokyo, Jepang. ● Demi ma[s]sa at National Gallery in Jakarta.

    • - ● Exhibition “Cartoon Talking about the Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation” at Syiah Kuala University in Banda Aceh. (commemorate the anniversary of 7th Aliansi Jurnalis Independen Kota Banda Aceh). ● Photo and Painting Exhibition commemorating the Tsunami Two Graha Budaya Indonesia Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

    • - ● Pameran Foto at Graha Budaya Indonesia Japan, Tokyo, Japan ● Span Installation and Photography “Reflections on the Tsunami” at the Serambi Indonesia, Banda Aceh. ● Aceh Fund Raising Exhibition at Bentara Budaya, Jakarta. ● Lakaran Gelumbang Raya at National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ● Seni Rupa Nusantara, kini: Apakah kita berbeda? at National Gallery, Jakarta.

    • - ● Kutaraja Art Festival at Museum Negeri Aceh, Banda Aceh. ● Seni Rupa “Demokrasi” in Medan ● Sumatera Art Exhibition (PPSS) VII at Banda Aceh ● Art Expo 2004 Exhibition at Lampung.

    • - ● Arts Exhibition Choice of Arts Council at Taman Budaya Aceh in Banda Aceh.

    • - ● Five of Painting Exhibition at Taman Budaya Aceh. ● Seni Rupa “Nusantara” at National Gallery, Jakarta. ● Exhibition [5] Five Styles of Contemporary Arts in Banda Aceh ● Installation Work ‘Cermin Kini’ in Pekanbaru, Riau.

    • - Memory Transformed, at Artemaha Studio in Yogyakarta.

    • - “Conjoint Existence” at Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei.

    • - Two Sides of the Medal in Kaoh Siung, Taiwan Two Sides of the Medal at Sangkring Art Project, Yogyakarta

    • - Transmemorabilia: The World of Mahdi Abdullah at Mada Gallery, Australia

    • - Transmemorabilia at Tujuh Bintang Art Space, Yogyakarta

    • - Zwischenzeiten, Galerie Kulturmodell, Passau, Germany

    • - History[critic]sisme, at the Episentrum Uleekareng, Banda Aceh

    • - Exhibition of Paintings and Black & White Drawings in Swiss-Belhotel, Banda Aceh

    • - Message from Aceh in the Hyogo International Plaza to commemorate the 11th Earthquake in Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

    • - ● Aceh in the Caricature at Indonesia Culture Plaza,Tokyo, Japan ● Aceh Tsunami in Indonesia Culture Plaza, Tokyo ● Message from Aceh at Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan. ● Message from Aceh at SUAC (Shizuoka University of Art and Culture) Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. ● Aceh Tsunami in HIF (Hokkaido International Foundation) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. ● Tsunami Painting Exhibition, Taman Budaya, Banda Aceh.

    • - ● Nyawong Aceh at Indonesia Culture Plaza, Tokyo, Jepang. ● Nyawong Aceh, at Nagoya Institute of Technology Nagoya, Jepang

    • - Pesan dari Tanah Rencong, at Graha Medco, Jakarta.

    • - Rupa-Rupa Seni Rupa at Atjeh Hotel Banda Aceh.

    • - Warna dan Hitam Putih at Atjeh Hotel Banda Aceh.

    • - Pagelaran Seni Rupa at Jalan Dipatiukur, Bandung.

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