Pranoto at a Master Class, Midland Junction Arts Centre, 2011
2007
2007
Pranoto was born in a small village outside
Solo, Central Java in 1952. He was driven
to be an artist from an early age, so he
moved to Ubud, Bali in 1974 to pursue his
dream. He changed course from his
background in batik to be a painter and
nothing else.
He was successful in his ambitions and has
participated in solo and group exhibitions
throughout Indonesia.
As an early arrival in Bali, he has been a
support to many artists settling in Bali,
also providing
advice and guidance.
Over the years he has collected his
friends'
work, which is what led to the establishment
of Pranoto's Art Gallery in 1996. This has
been a wonderful
project, not only for the
presentation of his collection,
but for solo
and group exhibitions, and the model
sessions
that take place twice a week at the gallery.
Pranoto has always enjoyed
experimenting
with different techniques and media,
constantly adding new skills to his repertoire.
The model
sessions have provided
a space to experiment and marked
the most
productive era of his artistic life. He has
experimented with tinted plaster on ceramic,
pastel on
sandpaper and pastel paper,
as well as oil paint on
sandpaper, which provides
a rich texture to work on and a
dark ground.
Currently he is working in charcoal on
paper,
which he has exhibited in Bali and Australia.
These works are more like "painting with black
and
white" than they are drawings,
as one artist
commented.
Pranoto's work reflects his colour
sensitivity and
passion to capture the presentation of
light,
which creates a luminous glow to his figures.
Pranoto in Java checking the figures-
2008
EXHIBITIONS
2012- Gallery East Christmas Show, group exhibition, Fremantle Western Australia
- Adi's Gallery, group exhibition, Ubud, Bali
- Arslonga Vita Brevis, group exhibition, Sragen, Java
2011- "Capturing the Light" Solo exhibition,
100 works at Gallery East, North Fremantle and
Midland Junction Arts Centre, Artist in Resident
through City of Swan, Life Drawing Master Classes
and Marathon, June
- Gallery East Christmas Show, group exhibition, Fremantle Western Australia
- Reopening Pranoto's Art Gallery, group exhibition, Teges, Bali
2010- "Body Light and Exotic" Two artists, Auli and Pranoto
at Terasseni Gallery, Ubud
2009- "At Home" with Kerry Pendergrast at
Pranoto's Art Gallery, June, July
- "The Gradations" Terasseni Gallery,
Group Show,
Pengesekan, Ubud
2008- Pranoto's
Art Gallery Allstars, Three Monkeys Cafe
With
Kerry Pendergrast, Nyoman Wirdana,
Dana
Hendra Basuki and Bambang Wiwoho
- Black and
White,
(Group show) at Barata
Gallery,
Pengosekan
2007-
Sanur Festival,
August, (Group Show)
- Body Double,
Tim Brown and Pranoto,
Bali
Mystique Hotel, Kerobokan
- Gecek Bali,
(Group Show), December
Adipata
Soeryo Fine Art Gallery, Jalan Raya Ubud
2006- 5 British and 5
Indonesian artists
touring Exhibition, London, Brighton,
Jengala Gallery, Bali and Pranoto's Art
Gallery, Ubud, June to September
- Life Drawing- the Nude,
artists
from Korea and Indonesia,
Danwon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2005-
Pranoto at
the Waroeng, Monkey
Forest Road, Ubud, Solo exhibition
2004-
"Works by
Pranoto and Kerry
Pendergrast" Sydney, Australia,
private gallery
-
"Mind in Painting" Group
Exhibition, Sanur
Plaza Hotel, Denpasar
- Pameran Lukisan Nasional
II,
(LESBUMI) Jakarta, Surabaya, Surakata,
(Group)
- "Natural" Pranoto and Kerry Pendergrast,
Charcoal and Soft Pastel, Maya Ubud Resort
- "Radiance" Pranoto and Kerry Pendergrast,
Charcoal and Soft Pastel, Pranoto's
Gallery, Ubud
- Group Exhibition at Hansen's
Gallery, Sanggingan, Ubud
- "Paintings
from Ubud"
Pranoto, Kerry Pendergrast, Joe Mintardja,
Hamka, Cindy, Agustian and Awik.
Koi
Gallery, Jakarta
(Group exhibition)
-"Pesta
Lihat Lukisan No 5"
Sony Painters Place, Petulu,
Ubud
(Group exhibition)
2006
Pranoto in 2006
Pranoto and Kerry Pendergrast
2001
2003-
"Terlanjang"
Millenium Gallery,
Jakarta, Indonesia (Solo exhibition)
- "Duet",
Maya Ubud Resort,
Pranoto and Kerry
-
"Kelompok Himpas", Galeri Seni
Rupa, Surakata,
Java (Group)
2002 - "Ubud Views" Pranoto's Art
Gallery, Ubud, Bali
(Group)
-
"Works in Pastel" , Galeri 9,
Jogjakarta, Java (Group)
- "Ten Go Postmo" , Pranoto's
Post
Modern Gallery (Group)
1991
2001- Puri Art Gallery, Malang Java
(Group)
- "Small II" Pranoto's. (Group)
- "Black and White",
Bunga Bunga Bali, (Group)
2000- Works in Pastel Pranoto's Gallery,
(Solo)
- "Small", Pranoto's Gallery
(Group)
- "Human Form II" Pranoto's
Gallery (Group)
- Selected Artists, Malang, East Java
- "Pameran Lukisan" Estetika
Millenia Nusantara 2000, Grand Bali
Beach, Sanur, Bali
Pranoto and friend at new studio
1990
(Group)
- Figure Drawing , Sanur Raya (Group)
- Melia Hotel Jogjakarta (Group)
1998- "Human Form I" Pranoto's (Group)
1997- Chandra Gallery, Ubud, Bali
1996- Opening of Pranoto's Art Gallery,
Ubud, Bali
1995- HBS Reunion-Solo Artists Association
Hotel
Dana, Solo, Java, (Group)
Gift from the artist- Dana Hendra
Basuki-
for his friend Mr Pranoto A Raji
Java (Group)
1991- Exhibition of Paintings,
Bali Hilton
International,
Nusa Dua, (Solo Exhibition)
- Dialog 6 Balai Budaya, Jakarta, Java
(Group)
- Neka Museum, Ubud, Bali (Group)
1990- Museum Bali, Denpasar (Group)
1980-87 Joined the Annual Bali Arts
Festival
Exhibition, Denpasar, Bali
(Group)
1979 Art Centre Werdhi Budaya,
Denpasar, Bali (Solo
Exhibition)
1978-77-76 Art Centre Werdhi Budaya,
Denpasar (Group of 4
artists)
Pranoto in 1978