Fika Ria Santika

Fika Ria Santika

Artist Bio

Fika Ria Santika has always been inspired by nature. She was born and raised in the Minangkabau Plateau in West Sumatra, where nature has become a part of their daily lives. Her inspiration often revolves around the cycle of life and the inevitable growth. Through these ideas, she first created her series of works titled “Tumpuk lapis tampak isi” in 2015 until today. Although her inspiration comes from nature, a lot of her works include modern mediums such as resin, acrylic, pigment, digital prints and LED lights. 

Fika enjoys creating a series of works that aligns with the way the world works. Fika Ria Santika was born in 1987 and graduated from Universitas Negeri Padang in 2010. She also graduated her masters degree from Institute of Art Indonesia in Yogyakarta in 2012. In 2014, she won a mural design competition at the National Gallery of Indonesia. Fika has done a residency at Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung, Indonesia in 2015. Her recent exhibition “(Re) Imagining the image” at Gajah Gallery, Singapore and Artjog Resilience 2020 at the Jogja National Museum.

Tumpuk Lapis Tampak Isi: Laras 10 (Layers that reveal matter: Harmony 10)

Through the observation of nature, this work explores hue, barrel and shadows. Layers that reveal matter is my perception of the environment, its surroundings and its character. Understanding our environment and its surroundings is the best way to survive and learn. The constant changes in situations is an unending mystery. Man is created to be the central balance between nature and other living creatures. It is all about balance and harmony between the two worlds. My works always try to blend in the concept of the powerful and the weak, organic and inorganic, hard and soft. The work represents my hope to unite what seems impossible.

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