Hey, it’s been a while! It’s already the end of the first week of October and here I am playing catch up with contents from early and mid September. Life has been pretty busy lately—when has it not been, really?—but sometimes it’s peppered with good news, like this one. Please allow me to tell you a little story of a mini exhibition I was lucky to partake in September.
Around a month ago, there was a call for submissions for an exhibition hosted by the LemariBukuBuku community—of which I have been an occasional member—and MRT Jakarta for Hari Perhubungan Nasional. The theme was mass transport and the deadline was around a week from then. It was probably a long shot and a close call, but I put my name on the list and was determined to finish a new piece for the exhibition.
Hey, it’s been a while! It’s already the end of the first week of October and here I am playing catch up with contents from early and mid September. Life has been pretty busy lately—when has it not been, really?—but sometimes it’s peppered with good news, like this one. Please allow me to tell you a little story of a mini exhibition I was lucky to partake in September.
Around a month ago, there was a call for submissions for an exhibition hosted by the LemariBukuBuku community—of which I have been an occasional member—and MRT Jakarta for Hari Perhubungan Nasional. The theme was mass transport and the deadline was around a week from then. It was probably a long shot and a close call, but I put my name on the list and was determined to finish a new piece for the exhibition.
📷 Fujifilm X-T100 with Fujinon Aspherical Superb EBC XC 15-45mm lens
Throwing Myself under the Bus
Luckily for me, I had coincidentally sketched up a drawing inspired by Jakarta’s public transport a few days prior. The only thing I needed to adjust is the size, since the initial drawing had a square format and the exhibition required a postcard-size artwork. But that was a pretty easy fix, once I already figured out the composition and the layout of the big-picture illustration. And since the sketch was already pretty well done, the next step was to fix and finish everything in digital. Yeah, I’m still an old-school artist who sketches things on paper, scans it and finishes it on my computer.
In the end, the whole process took about 5 days to finish. The truth is it shouldn’t actually take that long, but due to my demanding full-time job at the agency and other commitments, I had to squeeze some time to finish the piece. Thankfully, I managed to do it—and with an hour to spare too! Don’t worry, I filmed the whole process on my YouTube and Instagram—just in case you want to check it out.
I find it really funny how I used to not think of myself as someone who draws cars when I was younger, yet this is the third (or fourth?) piece where I utilise the public transport. And I really don’t think it’s going to be my last. Moreover, a lot of people actually like when I draw public transport—Agung even goes so far as to say that it’s better than my human drawings. Crazy how life works out, huh?
The exhibition was actually pretty small. It was held on 17-24 September 2023 at the Area Indonesia One, Stasiun MRT Bundaran HI (Entrance B)—which was the most unused wing of the station, but it’s okay. If you happened to stop by and see it, thank you so much! We all worked really hard on our pieces—and there were some who didn’t manage to finish on time too—so we greatly appreciated it if you came.
Throwing Myself under the Bus
Luckily for me, I had coincidentally sketched up a drawing inspired by Jakarta’s public transport a few days prior. The only thing I needed to adjust is the size, since the initial drawing had a square format and the exhibition required a postcard-size artwork. But that was a pretty easy fix, once I already figured out the composition and the layout of the big-picture illustration. And since the sketch was already pretty well done, the next step was to fix and finish everything in digital. Yeah, I’m still an old-school artist who sketches things on paper, scans it and finishes it on my computer.
In the end, the whole process took about 5 days to finish. The truth is it shouldn’t actually take that long, but due to my demanding full-time job at the agency and other commitments, I had to squeeze some time to finish the piece. Thankfully, I managed to do it—and with an hour to spare too! Don’t worry, I filmed the whole process on my YouTube and Instagram—just in case you want to check it out.
I find it really funny how I used to not think of myself as someone who draws cars when I was younger, yet this is the third (or fourth?) piece where I utilise the public transport. And I really don’t think it’s going to be my last. Moreover, a lot of people actually like when I draw public transport—Agung even goes so far as to say that it’s better than my human drawings. Crazy how life works out, huh?
The exhibition was actually pretty small. It was held on 17-24 September 2023 at the Area Indonesia One, Stasiun MRT Bundaran HI (Entrance B)—which was the most unused wing of the station, but it’s okay. If you happened to stop by and see it, thank you so much! We all worked really hard on our pieces—and there were some who didn’t manage to finish on time too—so we greatly appreciated it if you came.