Mulyana
關於
Mulyana (Mangmoel) b. 1984. Mangmoel is known as an artist who uses yarn and cloth in his work. Mangmoel graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Crafts, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung in 2012. After his solo exhibition in 2012 entitled 'Mogus World',Mangmoel lives in Yogyakarta until today. Mogus is an alter-ego in the form of an octopus monster character created by Mangmoel complete with they ecosystem that is close to the visual form of underwater. 13 years since his first solo exhibition, Mangmoel has undertaken many explorations. Apart from using yarn as the main material, Mangmoel also combines materials and massive forms using iron structures and other supporting materials. What clearly stands out from Mangmoel's work is the modular system in each of his works, this system was chosen because he felt it could save the main material. Mangmoel realizes that his work practices indirectly have an impact on the environment, bearing in mind the use of manufactured thread material which is not small in each of his works. This is what made Mangmoel decide to use leftover yarn from the factory to be used as material for his creations. The yarn used as the material for his work was obtained from several home-based industry in Bandung city. Apart from being cheaper compared to new yarn, Mangmoel found the idea of repurposing as a form of managing creative materials, which
indirectly became a big idea at the level of the concept of the work that was created.
Mangmoel with Mogus as his alter-ego doesn't just stop at creating monster characters and their ecosystem. The magical objects that Mangmoel creates also include installations, 2-dimensional images and videos as alternative forms of his work. The idea of repurposing and developing a modular model of work creates value creation effects, behavioral effects and perceptions of his work as well as the identity effect that appears in each of Mangmoel's works. Until 2023 Mangmoel is active in holding exhibitions, both solo and group exhibitions such as 'Fragile Ecologies', Sapar Contemporary - New York USA 2022; ìWater in Asian Artsî, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka - Japan 2023; ìModular Utopiaî, USC LA Fischer Museum, Los Angeles - USA 2023. Apart from that, Mangmoel has also worked on commission works such as: 'Sea Remembers', ARTJOG 11, Yogyakarta - Indonesia 2018; HERMES Window Display in Singapore, Seoul and Shanghai in 2019 and 2022, as well as holding artist residency activities at Cheongju Korean Design and Craft, South Korea 2021 and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka - Japan 2022.