Warna Hidup
ROH Projects•Mar 07, 2026 — May 03, 2026
Komunitas Salihara Arts Center•Mar 07, 2026 — May 03, 2026
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Marking Oototol’s first solo exhibition in Jakarta, this two-venue presentation captures the pluralism that defined the late Balinese artist’s approach. Working in Chinese ink with bamboo pens and brushes, Oototol (b.?–2009) developed a consistent practice within a constellation of practitioners in Bali known familiarly as Murni, Mokoh, Mondo, whose formal affinities register across his works. Often framed within these influences, this presentation focuses rather on an engagement with Oototol’s contributions with his singular vision.
The exhibition’s title, Warna Hidup, in Indonesian meaning “the colour of life”, may not be literally traced in Oototol’s works as necessitated by the exclusively monochromatic lens of his ink. But it is rather about his creative misreadings that give colour to the everyday and transgressive, the infectious quality of his way of seeing that touches every corner of the everyday to the mythical. The military uniformed self-portrait, recurring across the…
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Warna Hidup
ROH Projects•Mar 07, 2026 — May 03, 2026
Komunitas Salihara Arts Center•Mar 07, 2026 — May 03, 2026
Press Release
Marking Oototol’s first solo exhibition in Jakarta, this two-venue presentation captures the pluralism that defined the late Balinese artist’s approach. Working in Chinese ink with bamboo pens and brushes, Oototol (b.?–2009) developed a consistent practice within a constellation of practitioners in Bali known familiarly as Murni, Mokoh, Mondo, whose formal affinities register across his works. Often framed within these influences, this presentation focuses rather on an engagement with Oototol’s contributions with his singular vision.
The exhibition’s title, Warna Hidup, in Indonesian meaning “the colour of life”, may not be literally traced in Oototol’s works as necessitated by the exclusively monochromatic lens of his ink. But it is rather about his creative misreadings that give colour to the everyday and transgressive, the infectious quality of his way of seeing that touches every corner of the everyday to the mythical. The military uniformed self-portrait, recurring across the…




































































