Godod Gallery
Born: 1953, Indonesia
He is from the Wonogiri region in Central Java which is an area of limestone hills and of poor agricultural communities. People of Wonogiri are relatively famous for having a culturally flexible attitude towards problems of daily life.
He was brought up in the Javanese traditional community which was plain, simple and quiet, far from the complexities of technology and urban life. Hence Godod is very familiar with Javanese spiritualism and esoteric matters. This has a lot of influence on how he sees the world and his preference to create his art.
About his works:
Godod uses the power of his soul to connect with the subtlest aesthetic vibrations and integrates them with his fantasies, spiritual experience and his experience of bygone environments. This is what makes his paintings feel unique as they have a very mysterious character and a magical content.
Godod’s paintings have always appeared unique since the 70’s; in his depiction of various human activities amidst the calm, peaceful, tranquil but never lonely nature. Looking from a bird’s eye view, he observes human activities in the various simple natural and cultural environments with warmth to life. Although he depicts mankind in the middle of nature, he has a unique point of view on the relationship of human life with nature. In Godod’s paintings, nature means open nature which helps man carry out his activities.
Godod does not see paintings as merely being decorative or pursues art for art’s sake but he uses them to express his dreams and aspirations that come from his mind and conscience. Although in his works nature is always calm and compromising, at the present time, it is experiencing a time of uncertainty, violence and an imbalance, which is affecting every aspect of human daily life. One must have a strategy to stay cool and rational in these difficult times. For this reason, Godod thinks of peaceful and comforting things and paints it even though he is aware of what is happening around him. He tries to put forth calming and homely symbols.
Most importantly, he merely wants to make a small contribution with his artistic values and atmosphere in which he consciously depicts humans living harmoniously with others as well as with nature that provides life.
Education:
1972: Completed High School
1982: He graduated with a doctorate degree from the STSRI “Asri” Yogyakarta now called the Visual Arts Faculty of the Indonesia Art Institute of Yogyakarta
Exhibitions:
1975: Started his creative activities at Passar Seni Jaya Ancol, Jakarta: Took part in STSRI “Asri” Exhibition at LIA Building Surabaya
1976: Art Fair at Taman Ganesha ITB Buliding
1977: Calligraphy Exhibition at Furni Fair Jakarta, sponsor by Mr. Joop Ave
1978: ALASTA Exhibition at Ismail Marzuki Cultural Centre, Jakarta
1979: Calligraphy Exhibition I at Semarang
: Yogya Fine Artists Exhibition at Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta
: Solo Exhibition I at Mini Gallery of Arts Ancol, Jakarta
1980: Exhibition with Fellow Seven Painters at Balai Budaya Jakarta (acting as the promoter)
: Solo Exhibition II at Balai Budaya, Jakarta
: II-nd Winner in painting contest organized by students Art Week Regional Level (Non-Realist painting)
1981: Calligraphy Exhibition at Banda Aceh
:Photography Exhibition “Sapanta” 5 at Balai Budaya, Jakarta
:The 81 Group Exhibition at Surakarta (acting as the promoter)
: Nusantara Night Exhibition at Sari Pacific Hotel Jakarta (acting as promoter)
1982: Fins Arts Exhibition by the ’82 Graduates at STSRI “Asri” Yogyakarta (Acting as the promoter)
: Young Painters Biennale Exhibition at TIM, Jakarta
1983: Solo Exhibition III at Senopati Gallery, French Cultural Centre, Jakarta
:Fund Raising Exhibition for Bank Mata jointly with Sigit Setiarso, Jakarta
:Solar Eclipse Photos Exhibition jointly with the late Adam Malik.
1984: Paranormal Painting Exhibition at Ancol, Jakarta
: Jakarta Painters Exhibition at TIM, Jakarta
: Godod Sutejo – Supriyandi Due Exhibition at PPIA, Jakarta
: Mitra Budaya Painting Exhibition at Hilton Hotel, Jakarta
1985: Painting & Photography Exhibition ASEAN IV, Jakarta (upon the invitation of Department of Education and Culture)
: Three Painters Exhibition (Titik Sunarti, Nunung WS and Godod Sutejo) at Taman Budaya, Padang
1986: Ancol Painters Joint Exhibition at Mini Gallery of Arts, Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol, Jakarta
: Four Painters Exhibition at PPIA Pramuka, Jakarta
1987: Indonesia’s Painting Exhibition at TIM, Jakarta
: Painting Exhibition at Taman Mini Indonesia, Jakarta
: Exhibition in Swiss (Paris)
: Exhibition (Art Market) ITB, Bandung
: Painting Exhibition at Semarang Trade Fair
1988: Trienale Exhibition at Bali’s Art Centre
: Pasar Seni’s 13th Anniversary Exhibition at Pasar Seni Gallery of Art, Jakarta
: Model’88 Exhibition at Pasar Seni Gallery of Art, Jakarta
: Jakarta Lenggang-lenggok Exhibition at Pasar Seni Gallery of Art, Jakarta
: Citra ’88 Painting Exhibition at Semarang
: The 1987 Year’s End at Ubud, acting as co-promoter with Joko Mullono
: Yogya Painters Biennale Exhibition at Putra Budaya Yogyakarta
: Joint Exhibition at the Yogyakarta Pavilion, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
: Joint Exhibition at Bukopin Building, Jakarta
1989: Orchids Painting Exhibition at the Gallery Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol, Jakarta
: Jakarta Painters Exhibition at the Ismail Marzuki Cultural Centre, Jakarta
: Took part in establishing and managing the Co-operative of Artists
: Craftsmen (Kopsera) Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol, Jakarta
: Took part in establishing and managing the Co-operative of Artists
1990: The 15th Anniversary of the Ancol Art Market Exhibition
: Group Exhibition “Serasi 90” at the Lingkar Mitra Budaya, Jakarta
1991: The 16th Anniversary of the Ancol Art Market Exhibition
: Group Exhibition “Symphony 7” at the Lingkar Mitra Budaya, Jakarta
: Group Exhibition “Painting of the End of 1991” at the Ancol Art Market
1992: The 17th Anniversary of the Ancol Art Market Exhibition
1993: The 18th Anniversary of the Ancol Art Market Exhibition
: The 5th Yogyakarta Art Festival Exhibition, at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum, Yogyakarta
: “Borobudur Painting” group exhibition, at Borobudur, Magelang, Central
: Group Exhibition “Sketsa” at the National Art Gallery, Jakarta Java
1994 : The 6th Yogyakarta Art Festival Exhibition, at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition at the Shini Art Gallery, Ubud – Bali
1995: Group Exhibition in Japan
: The 7th Yogyakarta Art Festival Exhibition, at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition with Purwokerto artists, at Purwokerto
1996: Group Exhibition at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition “Seketsa” at the Surakarta Cultural Centre, Surakarta
: Group Exhibition “Ikaisyo” in Bali
: Exhibition of the First National Fine Arts Jamboree at the Ancol Art Market, Museum, Jakarta
: Group Exhibition at the Melia Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition “Gebyar Seni Lukis Indonesia” at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
1997: The 5TH one man exhibition in Yogyakarta
: Group exhibition at the Phoenix Hotel, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition ‘Syawalan” at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum,Yogyakarta
: Yogyakarta Art Festival Exhibition, at the Vredeburg Fortress Museum, Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition “Gelar Kencana” in Yogyakarta
: Group Exhibition “Painting of the End of 1997” at Sri ratu Pasaraya, Semarang
1998: The 6th one-man exhibition at the Centre de Beaute, Jl. Wijaya 1/62 Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta (Senin Pahing, 12 January 1998 – Kemis Pon, 12 February 1998)