About

Jumaadi (b. 1973, Sidoarjo, East Java), is a multidisciplinary artist working across a range of mediums, including painting, drawing, performance and installation. Lives and works between Australia and Indonesia, Jumaadi’s work is deeply influenced by Indonesian local traditions and cultures, including wayang kulit (shadow puppets), traditional Balinese paintings, rituals and textiles.

A sense of re-discovery characterises these new works by Jumaadi. Trees, mountains and figures of men and women are reinscribed on kain belacu cloth, the material for traditional Balinese painting from Kamasan …