Gumilar Lukisani a.k.a GINDRING WASTE  is part of the tight-night contemporary Indonesian pop art scene – including fellow ‘Art Whore’ Approved artists Yahya Dwi Kurniawan aka ‘Yahyatune’, Erick Mahendra aka Harian Harimau, Chris Tianto, Reza Ray aka @rezarayfajarz Ican Harem and Jeritan Rakyat. This scene involves players who are more than your standard artist, being clothing designers, photographers, musicians and general all round multi faceted creatives.

Gumilar is part of this trend, working in paste ups, painting, street art and also digital media – creating works at a furious pace. His crystal skull face creations being an integral part of the current Indonesian street psyche.

(Pictures below of Gumilar with fellow Art Whore Approved Indonesian artists – Roy Adhitya + Yahya Dwi Kurniawan)

With the Indonesian scene currently blowing up, and Gumilar being an integral part, now is the perfect time to get that knowledge by reading his Art Talk below…

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Yahya DK is a player in the small and tight knit underground arts scene in Indonesia producing both art and music at a frenetic pace.

Growing up in Indonesia Yahya was exposed to what he describes as ‘the smell’ of punk music and outsider art at a young age through bands such as ‘Rancid’ and ‘The Ramones’, tv show ‘Jackass’ and the visual aesthetic of pop and skateboard art.

(Picture below of Yahya)

With ties to rising Australian art gang ‘Loser Unit’, a recent move into hand made patches, and a growing number of international fans, now is the perfect time to get to know Yahya by reading the Art Talk interview below…

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