Samuel Indratma

Samuel Indratma (born December 22, 1970 ) in Central Java, Indonesia, is a community visual artist and muralist, who studied graphic art between 1990 and 1996 at the faculty of Fine Art, Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

He was a prominent member of the left wing, activist group of artists, Apotik Komik, operating between 1997 and 2005, creating public art in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The group considered their public art as a tool of social communication. Indratma also co-founded the Jogjakarta Mural Forum, which formed in 2005.

Solo exhibitions

 * Mural Blues (Yogyakarta, 1997)
 * From Horror to Hope (Yogyakarta, 1998)
 * Begadang III (Yogyakarta, 2001)
 * The Interpretation of Sureq La Galigo (Singapore, 2004)
 * Urban Apartment (Melbourne, 2007–2008)
 * Agro Metal (Jogjakarta, 2009)

Group exhibitions

 * AWAS! Recent Art from Indonesia (Traveling exhibition, which visited Indonesia, Australia, Japan, and Europe (1999-2001))
 * Four Member of Apotik Komik (Singapore, 2000)
 * 36 Ideas from Asia: Contemporary South-east Asian Art (Traveling exhibition, which visited Singapore and Europe (2002-2003))
 * Melbourne connection Asia (Melbourne, 2003)
 * Exploring Vacuum II (Jogjakarta, 2003)
 * CP Open Biennale 2003 (Jakarta, 2003)
 * 15 Tracks: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art (Traveling exhibition, which visited Japan (2003-2004))
 * Reformasi (Singapore, 2004)
 * Olympics Art Exhibition (Jakarta, 2004)
 * Contemporary Heroes (Yogyakarta, 2008)
 * The Highlight (Yogyakarta, 2008)

Art Projects

 * Melayang (Exhibition of comic murals, Yogyakarta, 1997)
 * Sakit Berlanjut (Public art project with venues in various public spaces of Yogyakarta, 1999)
 * Les Paravent (Stage artistic for Theater Garasi, Jakarta, 2000)
 * Galeri Publik Apotik Komic (Founding of a public street gallery for the duration of one year, involving input from six young artists from Jakarta and Jogjakarta, 2000–2001)
 * Sama-sama City Mural Project (Various public spaces of Jogjakarta, 2002)
 * Sama-sama / You're Welcome (Indonesian - American Art collaboration between Apotik Komik and the Clarion Alley Mural Project, San Francisco, various public spaces of Jogjakarta, ).
 * Intersection (San Francisco, 2003)
 * Gesalt (Gestalt: (n)a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts., 2003)
 * Art & Peace Project (Collaboration with Haverford college students, Pennsylvania, 2003)
 * Tanda Mata Mural Art Projects (Workshop mural for 6 slum area in Jogjakarta, including at Fly Over Lempuyangan, 2007–2008)
 * Kode Post Sign Art Projects (Workshop Sign Art for 12 kampong in Jogjakarta, 2008)
 * School Art Project (Workshop involving high school students to make sculpture for public spaces, 2008)

Residencies

 * 2003 : Clarion Alley Mural, San Francisco for 2 months.
 * 2007 : ArtPlay Melbourne and Tasmania for 2 months.