Faisal Habibi

CATASTROPHIC;HAND SAW

2011-09-18T06:13:00.000-07:00

CATASTROPHIC;HAND SAW
Wood, Stainless
72 x 17 x 2,5 cm
2011

Somewhat Different

2011-09-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

"Untitled"
Found Object Mixed with Tennis String, Badminton String
2011

This work became part of the Rada Beda/Somewhat Different/Anders Als Immer exhibition at National Gallery, Jakarta, June 2011, organized by Goethe Institute & IFA

1001 Doors : reINTERPRETING TRADITIONS

2011-03-17T05:44:00.000-07:00

Don't Know Much, Know Better
180x120x3 cm
Wood
2011

This work became part of the 1001 Doors exhibition at Ciputra Marketing Gallery, Jan-Feb 2001, organized by ArtSociates

Tiny Object

2011-03-09T04:17:00.000-08:00

Sculpture IV
Dural 59x23x16mm 2010

Sculpture I
Dural, Wood 67x28x7mm 2010

Sculpture II
Stainless, wood 64x13x3mm 2010

Sculpture III
Stainless 54x4x2mm 2010

CATASTROPHIC;BRUSHES ii

2011-03-09T04:11:00.001-08:00

Catastrophic;Brushes ii
11 x 5 x 25 cm
Wood, Nylon
2010

2 Right Make 1 Wrong

2011-03-08T05:33:00.000-08:00

2 Right Make 1 Wrong
Wood, Steel
250 x 25 x 10 cm
2010

How To Make a...

2011-03-08T05:11:00.000-08:00

(Image: Semarang Contemporary Art Galley)

How To Make a Soup
Acrylic
120 x 75 0,3 cm
2010
How To Make a Chair
Acrylic
120 x 75 0,3 cm
2010

CATASTROPHIC;BRUSHES

2011-03-08T04:59:00.000-08:00

CATASTROPHIC;BRUSHES
Wood, Wire
70 x 85 x 5 cm
2009

Hybridize; table X mirror

2011-03-08T04:48:00.000-08:00

Hybridize; table X mirror
Painted Wood, Mirror
90x120x90
2009

"Everybody Got Mixed Feeling About Function and Form"

2009-09-13T05:22:00.001-07:00

Carpentools

62x 38x0,3 cm

engraved acrylic

2009

Goethe Institut Jakarta, Indonesia

Sept 10th - 18th 2009

POST

2009-09-06T02:43:00.000-07:00

i see u, u see me
engraved acrylic

31x26x11,5 cm
2009

POSTexhibition @ Place Gallery, Richmond, Australia
Sept 16th - Oct 10th 2009

CATASTROPHIC;SCISSOR II

2009-05-27T03:45:00.001-07:00

Catastrophic;Scissor II
Chromed Iron
100x29x2 cm
2009

Faisal's sculpture present new constructions (a kind of allegory) of daily objects that are familiar to us and whose form are familiar to us and whose forms are generally fixed. In these constructions, Faisal Processes the form of the objects, creating new but without leafing originally forms entirely. Faisal seems to be dispensing with the original function of the objects, so much so that eventually seem to be viewing st the object that fuctions ntirely as the thing itself. Faisal, however, still makes use of the original material of the object (wood for chair, metal for scissors, etc). Faisal's attitude seems to hint at his discontent regarding industrially-made object and those that himself consuming. On the other hand, Faisal also discloses the illusory dimensions that the object have, situating them as ambiguous objects, especially when their original functions havelong been taken for granted. Faisal seems to bring the objects te their furthest boundary; a practice that goe beyond the preceding values of accuracy. The functional object, therefore, turn to be a mere object, the thing itself, and creates a unique visual sensations. Faisal's fantasy regarding the objects is reflective of his effort to leave a fixed system of values that has bounded the objects. Faisal's works seem to present us with the meaning of practice that secularises secular objects.[Aminudin TH Siregar for SURVEY2, EDWIN'S Gallery Jakarta]

CATASTROPHIC;SCISSOR I

2009-05-15T04:45:00.000-07:00

Catastrophic;Scissor I
Chromed Iron
100x80x0.5 cm
2009

In the hands of Faisal, scissor, a mere home utility, changes it appearance into slightly odd and threating tool. Changed into some kind of weird "weapon". Faisal's scissor is indeed not usual scissor, but a transformed scissor with an exaggeration on its scissor-ry character. It changes into some kind of gattai (uniting) scissor, structuring its character as scissor, who asks for attention and awareness.

Faisal Habibi is young sculptor with sensitivity to the presence of things surround him, their function, denotation and connotation, and of course their form--or let's just say aesthetic quality. That is why his works often comes from his surrounding, such as chair, desk, and mostly home apparatus. Unrecognized by most of us, the daily stuffs arround us--beside their practical function--actually hold some kind of aesthetic quality. Many of these daily utensils come to the form they've taken now through an evolution in form in order to improve their appearance and function.

Through the change and deformation of things, Faisal's work remind us of the existence of these stuffs--about their aesthetic potential and their symbolic. Thats why Faisal's works feels uniquely fresh, because it comes from the simple things around us. Let's just say than Faisal can change the "ordinary" into "extraordinary". (Asmudjo Jono Irianto for "Contemporary Archeology" SIGIart Gallery, Indonesia)

Bandung Art Now

2009-02-02T19:59:00.000-08:00

Coagulation #3
Pine
45x45x90
2008

Memo
Pine
80 x 125 x120 cm
2008

Coagulation #2
Pine
Wooden parket floor
120x235x145cm
2008

installation view

this work was exhibited in BandungArt NOW,
7 - 17 January 2009
at National Gallery of Indonesia

Curated by Aminudin TH siregar & Heru Hikayat

"METAPHORIA" 15x15x15 Vol.2

2008-11-02T03:17:00.000-08:00

Coagulation #4
Pine, Steel
15,5x15,5x2,5cm
2008

this work was exhibited in 17th-31st November 2008 "METAPHORIA" 15x15x15 Vol.2 at Galeri Soemardja, Bandung, Indonesia.

Curated by Albert Yonathan Setiawan

another post by R.Yuki Agriardi

Indonesia Art Award 2008

2008-11-02T02:24:00.001-08:00

Coagulation #1
Pine
45x45x90
2008

with The Indonesian central bank's senior deputy governor, Miranda Goeltom.

Jurror's Choice Indonesia Art Award 2008

Dedicated to ZOO

2008-11-02T01:52:00.000-07:00

from the opening of ZOO

the twister in my backyard
Drawing pen
110x140 cm
2008

something falling from the ozone
Drawing pen
110x140 cm
2008

A day when the 02 entirely disappeared
Plastic
Variable
2008

All of that works was exhibited in ZOO, 6th - 17th of June 2008, at Gallery Soemardja, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology.

Curated by Albert Yonathan Setiawan

Earlier Sculpture

2008-11-02T01:17:00.000-07:00

Intuition

Plastic
45x25x30 cm
2006

Transfer
Plastic
variable
2006

Intuition 2
recycle paper,
45x25x30 cm
2006

Si Mbok
Stone
Variable
2005

Hope
stone,
23x34x42
2005