Surabaya, Indonesia, b. unknown

Jonathan Hadipranata b.1995, Surabaya, Indonesia ​ As a visual artist, Jonathan Hadipranata's work is inspired by anime cartoons from his childhood. However, his work has a rather weighty concept behind it, and his child-like characters are portrayed with their mouths taped against dark and light backgrounds. These paintings are driven by his emotions and love for storytelling, symbolizing his experience and view of society in which we are often unable to speak up or be our true selves. ​ In 2014, he went to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Development degree. After almost two years of honing his foundational skills in the school, he has returned to Indonesia. ​ Hadipranata held his first-ever solo exhibition “Hide Under the Table” in Tokyo in 2021, the show subsequently launched his career as an artist and has shown his works in other parts of the world, including the latest ones: “Rythm and Repetition Vol. 2”, Aught, (USA, 2024); “Rythm and Repetition”, Medel Gallery Shu, (Japan, 2023); “Among The Crowd”, Medel Gallery Shu, (Japan, 2022); “Proxemics”, The Waluso Gallery, (UK, 2022); and “Inmates”, Aught, (South Korea, 2021).