Agung P a.k.a Agugn (Bandung, West Java, Indonesia 1985) graduated from Graphic Art Major at the Faculty of Art and Design ITB (Bandung Institute of Technology). Been exploring various printmaking techniques, mostly linocuts on handmade papers and has compromised to push the boundaries of printmaking, incorporating the analog and digital process. Fear, nature, and ancient Indonesian arts has been his drive for making art by criticising anthropomorphic perspectives. He held his first solo exhibition, ‘Natural Mystic’ in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, and Bali-as his first prize for Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia 4 in 2012. His next solo show is in 2015 at Jogja Contemporary, titled ‘Unguarded Guards’ and in 2016, ‘AGUGN:Printing Live in the Cosmos’ at Vinyl on Vinyl, Manila, and another solo show in Mizuma Gallery, Singapore called ‘Molasses’ held in 2017. His first museum solo show was held in Machida City Museum Of Graphic Art, Tokyo in 2020, which previously in 2019, he was invited to do artist residency in Machida City, Tokyo. His recent solo show was at Kohesi Initiative, Yogyakarta titled ‘Human Supremacy’ in 2023, then toured to A Place Where Artspace, Kuala Lumpur organized by The Backroom. He has participated in many group exhibitions internationally, including ‘Termasuk;contemporary art from Indonesia’ in Darren Knights Gallery, Sydney in 2019, and ‘Multilayered-New Print 2018/Summer’, in International Print Centre, New York in 2018. Another group exhibition he joined is ‘Java-Art Energy’ at Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris in 2018, International Original Print Exhibition in Bankside Gallery, London 2023, and the recent show is ‘Stemflow, South by Southeast’ held in Osage, Hong Kong, 2024.
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Agung P, yang juga dikenal sebagai Agugn (Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, 1985), merupakan lulusan Program Studi Seni Grafis, Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Ia telah mengeksplorasi berbagai teknik seni grafis, terutama teknik linocut pada kertas buatan tangan, dan terus mendorong batas-batas seni grafis dengan memadukan proses analog dan digital. Ketertarikannya pada rasa takut, alam, dan seni kuno Indonesia menjadi dorongan dalam praktik berkaryanya, dengan pendekatan kritis terhadap perspektif antropomorfis.
Ia menggelar pameran tunggal pertamanya, Natural Mystic, di Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, dan Bali pada 2012, sebagai bagian dari penghargaan atas kemenangan pertamanya dalam Triennale Seni Grafis Indonesia 4. Pameran tunggal berikutnya adalah Unguarded Guards di Jogja Contemporary (2015), AGUGN: Printing Live in the Cosmos di Vinyl on Vinyl, Manila (2016), dan Molasses di Mizuma Gallery, Singapura (2017). Pameran tunggal pertamanya di museum berlangsung di Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, pada 2020, setelah sebelumnya mengikuti program residensi seniman di Machida City, Tokyo, pada 2019.
Pameran tunggal terbarunya, Human Supremacy, digelar di Kohesi Initiative, Yogyakarta, pada 2023, kemudian dilanjutkan ke A Place Where Artspace, Kuala Lumpur, yang diselenggarakan oleh The Backroom. Agugn juga telah berpartisipasi dalam berbagai pameran kelompok internasional, antara lain Termasuk; Contemporary Art from Indonesia di Darren Knights Gallery, Sydney (2019), Multilayered – New Print 2018/Summer di International Print Centre, New York (2018), Java-Art Energy di Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris (2018), International Original Print Exhibition di Bankside Gallery, London (2023), serta Stemflow, South by Southeast di Osage, Hong Kong (2024).
