LOT 50
AGUS SUWAGE
B. Indonesia, 1959
Happiness Is When What You Think What You Say And What You Do Are In Harmony, 2024
Acrylic and embroidery on canvas
90 x 70 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Agus Suwage 2024” on lower right
RM 4,800 – 9,000
Agus Suwage is one of Indonesia’s leading contemporary artists, renowned for works that confront identity, politics and the human condition with wit and provocation. Born in Purworejo in 1959 and trained in graphic design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, he is best known for his recurring self-portraits, used as a lens to explore themes of power, faith, consumerism and mortality. Moving fluidly between painting, installation, collage and sculpture, Agus blends popular culture, religious imagery and political commentary to create works that are playful yet unsettling. With exhibitions across Asia, Europe and the United States, his art has become a vital voice in Southeast Asian contemporary practice, resonating far beyond Indonesia.