Bob Yudhita Agung
(b. 1971 in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia)

Bob (used to be known as Bob 'Sick' Yudhita) currently lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Strongly influenced by Jean-Michel Basquiat and pop cultures including music and tattoo art, the primitive-naive charms Bob’s works expressing a sense of social awareness. In the early 90’s, Bob has found himself a distinctive style in mixed-media painting in a fairly short time. He has become the golden boy of the Indonesian Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta, received several awards including the Affandi Prize in 1994. A sense of losing one’s direction in life has come to Bob with its sudden and unexpected success, haunted him for years until 2000. He realised the true meaning of painting, genuine happiness of living, and decided life is too beautiful to be wasted.

To Bob, pain and bliss -- both psychological and physical, are the significant elements that he has continuously explored throughout the evolution of his creations. Out of the pain, there is bliss. There are still beautiful faces and moments at every turns of the life; paint exists as a beautiful language through the vibrating colours and melodious compositions of his paintings. "I believe I can fly, with paint I believe can fly. Don't worry, be happy. Nothing needed to be worried to paint...... I believe life is beautiful."

Has been with Sin Sin Fine Art since 2008.

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