Bayu Utomo Radjikin

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b. Sabah, 1969
Bayu Utomo Radjikin
Infinity X
2009
signed and dated ‘BAYU UTOMO RADJIKIN 2009’ (bottom centre)
acrylic on canvas
152 x 118cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 26,000 – 30,000
Price Realised
RM 37,400

EXHIBITED
Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery, 24th Asian International Artists Exhibition, November 2009.
Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, Marketplace of Creative Arts Exhibition in conjunction with the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), May 2010.

Since Bayu Utomo Radjikin won the Major Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition in 1991 with his Bujang Berani, Bayu has used different aspects of the human figure to highlight injustices, deprivations, inner anguish and angst. His paintings took a dramatic turn after his London sojourn in 2005-2007 when his figures assumed warrior persona with theatrical hand gestures or depicted deep in thought. He unveiled these works of mock-classicism amidst ancient European architecture in the exhibition MIND THE GAP: From KL to London and back at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.