BIOGRAPHY

Zulkarnaini Rustam


"My work is connected to a sense of innocence and harmony, white expresses the most natural sense of feeling above all colors. I speak my concern to the corruption issue of the government with no yelling or screaming, but a composition of white for the peace and hope I wish the government could bring to our society. I express myself with paint on carpets. Straight lines state the calmness and balance, curves relate to movements, other shapes evoke feelings of floating and flying.”

Born in 1969 in Padang, Indonesia, Zulkarnaini studied at the Indonesian Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta. He has been invited to participate in numerous exhibitions, including Manifesto, Jakarta, Indonesia (2008); Indonesian Invasion, Hong Kong (2008); Sense of Balance, Jakarta, Indonesia (2007); An Approach to Indonesian Contemporary Art, Bali, Indonesia (2006); Ekspresi Al Qur`an dalam Kaligrafi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1996)..

Education and bcakground
1996   Indonesian Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1989   Indonesian Fine Art High School, Padang, Indonesia

Selected Solo Exhibitions
1996   Ekspresi Al Qur`an dalam Kaligrafi - Fine Art Faculty ISI, Gampingan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 
Four Leaves - Biasa Art Space, Bali, Indonesia
Manifesto - Nasional Gallery Jakarta, Indonesia
Tribes -  Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Indonesian Invasion - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2007  
Artvertising - National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sense of Balance - IGA, Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Post Calligraphy - Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Matahari, Modern Calligraphy - Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2006 
An Approach to Indonesian Contemporary Art - Biasa Art Space, Bali, Indonesia
The Gate: Pre Discourse - Galeri Semar, Malang, Indonesia
Genta+ -Biasa Art Gallery, Denpasar , Bali, Indonesia
Mutiara Hikmah - V-Art gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia