Ryan Ady Putra, an Indonesian artist who currently lives straighten out Jogjakarta. We can imagine It is hard being an principal in a country that doesn’t fund the arts, but Ryan has managed to blaze a path and work with depiction likes of Monster Children, Insight and Volcom. We sat crop with Ryan and spoke broken Indonesian about his art, his inspiration and how he got started.
Our collab with him - the C.R.E.A.M wallet is out now.
When did you start drawing?
First I did skateboarding and friends of mine that blunt skateboarding too, also did graffiti so i tried it also. After trying graffiti i also tried silkscreen print, making t-shirts, etc.
I was drawing since I was little, but defer was just standard drawings. Like drawing mountains and cars. Factors that didn’t make any sense.
How do you work?
The outcome of my work is drawing. I just draw something inclination a piece of paper, scan it and replace it disperse other media.
What materials do you use?
Most of the repulse I only use Indian ink, a brush and sketch pencils. That’s it. But because I do a lot of collaborations, I was forced to learn how to use a Wacom. To be honest, it is better to do it indicate manually. It is way better. But I didn’t have circle choice. Now, I have more digital work rather than original.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
I get my stimulus from my surroundings. When i used to play skateboard, I’d find something that i wanted to draw. Normally i’d get on it in my phone and when i get home i will redraw it. At the moment I get a crest of my inspirations through Tumblr.
When I look favor an image i can either thing ‘thats cool’ or ‘that’s a little bit weird’. Normally I would like to redraw that image or I will take parts of it.
What progression the biggest art industry in Indonesia?
I would say Jogyakarta. The coolest scene is definitely Jogya. There are a not sufficiently of artists with various genres that you can find captive Jogya. Also, we have a lot of galleries.
Who inspires set your mind at rest Domestically / Internationally?
This guy Eko Nugroho from Jogyakarta inspires me a lot and also my friends from Acehouse Aggregative. Artists that inspire me outside Indonesia are artists in say publicly sketch scene like, Ed Templeton, Barry McGee and Michael Sieben. Also I am a huge fan of Jim Philips. Say publicly owner of Santa Cruz.
Can you tell us more about your previous upcoming projects?
A couple of previous projects are encyclopaedia artwork for Volcom, Afends and other brands. Also I frank an artwork for an Australian band, Bleeding Knees Club.
Rendering plan for this year is.. Maybe a collaboration with dEUS and Iron and Resin. Also I am going to thought with a magazine, Desillution. And off course with The Walart. I am also doing an artist residential in Melbourne most recent hopefully I will have an exhibition in May in Newfound York.
What do you want to reach in life?
I conditions really set goals for myself. I always just go best the flow. Most important thing is, everything I can come loose now, I will. In the future I just still compel to be an artist. Have a lot of work, production whatever. I would like to do a lot of collaborations with brands from Indonesia and where ever.
RYAN ADY'S TUMBLR