{"title":"Primal Visions | Gilang Fradika","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e18 August - 5 September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eGilang Fradika is an Indonesian contemporary artist known for richly layered paintings that combine elements of nature, anatomy, folklore, popular culture, and surreal imagery. He was born in Majenang, Central Java, in 1988 and lives and works in Yogyakarta,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHe graduated from the Yogyakarta State University with a major in Graphic Arts in 2012. \u003c\/span\u003eHis training in printmaking and graphic arts continues to influence his detailed, layered approach to image-making.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eGilang works mostly with two-dimensional surfaces, particularly in painting as he \u003c\/span\u003eblends elements of nature, human and animal forms, folklore, and popular culture, creating layered, surreal, and often richly figurative compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is known for combining organic visual forms (like plant structures and anatomy) with imagined or symbolic scenes, blurring the boundary between realism and metaphor, \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ecreating a dreamlike space, where multiple timelines, perspectives, and emotional states coexist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHis work \u003c\/span\u003efrequently reflects on personal memory, inner emotional worlds, cultural narratives, and the interplay between structure and disorder.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003eHis work has been exhibited internationally and featured in notable contemporary art contexts, including art fairs and museum showcases.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7049\/7854\/collections\/gilang-fradika-art-exhibition.jpg?v=1783655908","url":"https:\/\/mitchellfineartgallery.com\/fr\/collections\/primal-visions-gilang-fradika.oembed","provider":"Mitchell Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}