Antonius Kho
Biorgaphy
Antonius initially learned from well-known Indonesian artists Barli. After his graduation from the Academy of Fine Art in Bandung, Indonesia in 1982, he went to study in the Academy of Fine Art in Cologne, Germany majoring in glass painting and textile arts, after which he went to Master School of Art where he was under the supervision of Prof. Schaffmeister & M.Brinkhaus and finished his study in 1991. In 1989, he won the 1st prize at the competition “Malen auf Liegestuehlen”, Olivandenhof in Cologne, Germany; and in 1998 he again won the 1st prize of “Mask in Venice”, Art Addiction Annual in Venice, Italy. With his overseas art experiences, from 1984 to 2020 he did in total 33 solo exhibitions in Indonesia, India, Germany, Netherlands, France, Finland, USA, Vietnam, South Korea and China; and from 2005 to 2020 he participated in totally 114 group exhibitions held all over the world including Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, UAE, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Moldova, Morocco, Russia, USA, Canada, Egypt, Ecuador, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Myanmar, China, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, of which some exhibitions were organized by national museums/galleries and renown art organizations like Art Basel and Saatchi Gallery.
It is not surprising that his artworks have already been collected all over the world by reputable museums, galleries and art foundations, as well as by private collectors. Antonius himself is also a very active player in the art scene as he frequently organizes art exchange projects among artists.
Artwork Description
Antonius’ paintings contain a high level of complexity that attract art critics’ attentions. Originated from Chinese parents, Antonius was born in middle of Java, Indonesia. Figures of the Wayang puppet shows and patterns of the batik designs, as well as human figures he observes in daily life provide huge source of images reproduced on his paintings in a way that the original meanings of these cultural elements no longer exist; instead such folkloric emblems, mostly appear as masks, turn into just visual symbols arranged in collages, mosaic and cubism-like patterns which were also read by art critics as a representation of modernity and abstraction. One can also identify that “eye” lurks everywhere in his paintings where according to Antonius, “they are the ultimate presence of truth” he’s depicting, which shows his internal wish for observing people and life.
With his background influenced both by east and west cultures, Antonius’ paintings are showing such tensions as well as the reconciliation between them. They are also complex or even chaotic rendering of unstable beings or figures that were drawn by interlocking lines and arranged in multiplicity of perspective, which may reflect the state of his mind as a result of his rich life experiences ranging from observing humanity in daily life to having critical attitudes of social phenomena based on both his east and west cultural exposures.
Antonius is using mainly mix media of paper, rag & jute in his paintings. And nature plays a main role in his use of colour where earthy or yellow tone are commonly seen in his artworks.
As Antonius likes observing people, “people” becomes the main subject of his paintings. During the pandemic in 2022, while maintaining his basic styles, he further created a series of individual human figures in vivid white colour to symbolize human’s innocence, honesty and authenticity.
Since 2023, Antonius have been making his Robot series showing funny figures coming out from his imaginations.
個人簡介
Antonius 起初跟印尼畫家Barli 學習繪畫。他於1982年畢業於印尼萬隆的藝術學院後，便到德國科隆的藝術學院進修，主要學習玻璃繪畫及布料藝術，其後再跟隨Schaffmeister 教授及M.Brinkhaus 學習，於1991年完成藝術碩士課程。他於1989年在德國科隆贏得 ”Malen auf Liegestuehlen” 比賽頭等獎，也在1998年的意大利威尼斯 “Mask in Venice” 比賽中再奪頭等獎。伴随豐富的海外藝術旅程，由1984至2020年，Antonius 於不同國家一共舉辦了33次個人作品展覽，其中國家包括印尼、印度、德國、荷蘭、法國、分蘭、美國、越南、南韓及中國。而由2005至2020年，他更於世界各地参與了共114場集體作品展覽，當中國家包括印尼、馬來西亞、南韓、阿聯酋、意大利、德國、西班牙、葡萄牙、希臘、摩爾多亞、摩洛哥、俄羅斯、美國、加拿大、埃及、厄瓜多爾、阿根庭、巴拿馬、秘魯、墨西哥、烏拉圭、緬甸、中國、澳門、星加坡、台灣、泰國、菲律賓、柬埔寨、越南、孟加拉、不丹、印度和尼泊爾，其中部分展覽是由當地國家博物館/藝廊，或著名藝術機構如巴塞爾及沙馳藝廊主辦的。
由比可知Antonius 的作品正被世界各地收藏，當中包括著名博物館、藝廊及藝術基金，當然還有私人收藏家。Antonius 本人都是藝術場景的活躍参與者，為藝術家們舉辦了不少藝術交流計劃。
作品描述
Antonius 作品的內含複雜性早已引起藝評家的關注。他生於印尼中爪哇的華人家庭，印尼皮影戲(Wayang) 中各種人形或形象，及印尼國家級工藝的印花布(Batik) 圖案設計，與及他從每天生活中觀察到的人物形象，為他於作品中複制及展現各種人物或形象提供極其豐富來源。在Antonius的作品中，這些形象本身作為文化元素的本來意義已經被超越，這些民間象徵圖案大部分如面具一樣地呈現，變成一種視覺上的象徵符号，以併貼、馬賽克或方塊圖案放於畫布上，令藝評家也視之為現代及抽象手法。在其作品中，到處也潛伏着 ”眼晴” 的形狀，跟據Antonius自己所説，他是想以此描繪 ”真相的最終存在” ，這是源自他喜歡觀察事情的內在願望。
由於同時受東西文化影响，Antonius的作品表現了兩者的張力，同時又融和。他的作品複雜，甚至乎混亂地展現著不穩定的人和物，環環相扣的線將他們連結在一起，舖排出多角度的視線切入點，或者在反映着藝術家創作時的思緒狀態，是來自於他豐富的人生體驗，包括他熱衷於觀察人和事，以至基於廣闊的東西文化經驗而產生對社會現象的批判態度。
Antonius 的作品主要以紙、布及繩作混合媒體創作，大自然色調如泥土色及黃調都常見於他的作品。
由於Antonius喜歡觀察人，”人” 成為了他作品的主題。於2022年疫情期間，他在保留原有風格上，進一步創作了一系列以個别人物為主體的作品，並活潑地採用白色，來代表”人” 的純潔、誠實和真摯。
自2023年起，Antonius 一直在創作他的機械人系列，顯示着從他想像力而來的的各種有趣形象。
Antonius initially learned from well-known Indonesian artists Barli. After his graduation from the Academy of Fine Art in Bandung, Indonesia in 1982, he went to study in the Academy of Fine Art in Cologne, Germany majoring in glass painting and textile arts, after which he went to Master School of Art where he was under the supervision of Prof. Schaffmeister & M.Brinkhaus and finished his study in 1991. In 1989, he won the 1st prize at the competition “Malen auf Liegestuehlen”, Olivandenhof in Cologne, Germany; and in 1998 he again won the 1st prize of “Mask in Venice”, Art Addiction Annual in Venice, Italy. With his overseas art experiences, from 1984 to 2020 he did in total 33 solo exhibitions in Indonesia, India, Germany, Netherlands, France, Finland, USA, Vietnam, South Korea and China; and from 2005 to 2020 he participated in totally 114 group exhibitions held all over the world including Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, UAE, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Moldova, Morocco, Russia, USA, Canada, Egypt, Ecuador, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Myanmar, China, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, of which some exhibitions were organized by national museums/galleries and renown art organizations like Art Basel and Saatchi Gallery.
It is not surprising that his artworks have already been collected all over the world by reputable museums, galleries and art foundations, as well as by private collectors. Antonius himself is also a very active player in the art scene as he frequently organizes art exchange projects among artists.
Artwork Description
Antonius’ paintings contain a high level of complexity that attract art critics’ attentions. Originated from Chinese parents, Antonius was born in middle of Java, Indonesia. Figures of the Wayang puppet shows and patterns of the batik designs, as well as human figures he observes in daily life provide huge source of images reproduced on his paintings in a way that the original meanings of these cultural elements no longer exist; instead such folkloric emblems, mostly appear as masks, turn into just visual symbols arranged in collages, mosaic and cubism-like patterns which were also read by art critics as a representation of modernity and abstraction. One can also identify that “eye” lurks everywhere in his paintings where according to Antonius, “they are the ultimate presence of truth” he’s depicting, which shows his internal wish for observing people and life.
With his background influenced both by east and west cultures, Antonius’ paintings are showing such tensions as well as the reconciliation between them. They are also complex or even chaotic rendering of unstable beings or figures that were drawn by interlocking lines and arranged in multiplicity of perspective, which may reflect the state of his mind as a result of his rich life experiences ranging from observing humanity in daily life to having critical attitudes of social phenomena based on both his east and west cultural exposures.
Antonius is using mainly mix media of paper, rag & jute in his paintings. And nature plays a main role in his use of colour where earthy or yellow tone are commonly seen in his artworks.
As Antonius likes observing people, “people” becomes the main subject of his paintings. During the pandemic in 2022, while maintaining his basic styles, he further created a series of individual human figures in vivid white colour to symbolize human’s innocence, honesty and authenticity.
Since 2023, Antonius have been making his Robot series showing funny figures coming out from his imaginations.
個人簡介
Antonius 起初跟印尼畫家Barli 學習繪畫。他於1982年畢業於印尼萬隆的藝術學院後，便到德國科隆的藝術學院進修，主要學習玻璃繪畫及布料藝術，其後再跟隨Schaffmeister 教授及M.Brinkhaus 學習，於1991年完成藝術碩士課程。他於1989年在德國科隆贏得 ”Malen auf Liegestuehlen” 比賽頭等獎，也在1998年的意大利威尼斯 “Mask in Venice” 比賽中再奪頭等獎。伴随豐富的海外藝術旅程，由1984至2020年，Antonius 於不同國家一共舉辦了33次個人作品展覽，其中國家包括印尼、印度、德國、荷蘭、法國、分蘭、美國、越南、南韓及中國。而由2005至2020年，他更於世界各地参與了共114場集體作品展覽，當中國家包括印尼、馬來西亞、南韓、阿聯酋、意大利、德國、西班牙、葡萄牙、希臘、摩爾多亞、摩洛哥、俄羅斯、美國、加拿大、埃及、厄瓜多爾、阿根庭、巴拿馬、秘魯、墨西哥、烏拉圭、緬甸、中國、澳門、星加坡、台灣、泰國、菲律賓、柬埔寨、越南、孟加拉、不丹、印度和尼泊爾，其中部分展覽是由當地國家博物館/藝廊，或著名藝術機構如巴塞爾及沙馳藝廊主辦的。
由比可知Antonius 的作品正被世界各地收藏，當中包括著名博物館、藝廊及藝術基金，當然還有私人收藏家。Antonius 本人都是藝術場景的活躍参與者，為藝術家們舉辦了不少藝術交流計劃。
作品描述
Antonius 作品的內含複雜性早已引起藝評家的關注。他生於印尼中爪哇的華人家庭，印尼皮影戲(Wayang) 中各種人形或形象，及印尼國家級工藝的印花布(Batik) 圖案設計，與及他從每天生活中觀察到的人物形象，為他於作品中複制及展現各種人物或形象提供極其豐富來源。在Antonius的作品中，這些形象本身作為文化元素的本來意義已經被超越，這些民間象徵圖案大部分如面具一樣地呈現，變成一種視覺上的象徵符号，以併貼、馬賽克或方塊圖案放於畫布上，令藝評家也視之為現代及抽象手法。在其作品中，到處也潛伏着 ”眼晴” 的形狀，跟據Antonius自己所説，他是想以此描繪 ”真相的最終存在” ，這是源自他喜歡觀察事情的內在願望。
由於同時受東西文化影响，Antonius的作品表現了兩者的張力，同時又融和。他的作品複雜，甚至乎混亂地展現著不穩定的人和物，環環相扣的線將他們連結在一起，舖排出多角度的視線切入點，或者在反映着藝術家創作時的思緒狀態，是來自於他豐富的人生體驗，包括他熱衷於觀察人和事，以至基於廣闊的東西文化經驗而產生對社會現象的批判態度。
Antonius 的作品主要以紙、布及繩作混合媒體創作，大自然色調如泥土色及黃調都常見於他的作品。
由於Antonius喜歡觀察人，”人” 成為了他作品的主題。於2022年疫情期間，他在保留原有風格上，進一步創作了一系列以個别人物為主體的作品，並活潑地採用白色，來代表”人” 的純潔、誠實和真摯。
自2023年起，Antonius 一直在創作他的機械人系列，顯示着從他想像力而來的的各種有趣形象。