Sneakers are the theme and subject matter in Dodit Artawan’s paintings. If we find ourselves stand face to face with Dodit’s paintings, we will immediately suspect that Dodit is crazy for sneakers. Such suspicion proves to be correct. Dodit is indeed a lover of sneakers; one can say that he is a “sneaker-freak” or a “sneaker head”. The range of sneakers that we see in Dodit’s canvases actually represents his personal collection. Scores of pairs of sneakers are neatly stored in a glass case in Dodit’s bedroom, like treasures. When he was still a high-school student, Dodit had the desire to collect branded sneakers. Branded sneakers, with their many kinds of designs, exert a strong appeal on Dodit—and to other sneakerheads in general, of course. In this case, we can say that they have a fetishist attitude toward sneakers.
Artist:
Curator
Asmudjo Jono Irianto
Time and Place
SIGIarts
November 6th – 21st, 2010
Documentation
Artworks
Exhibition Details
Our Events in 2010
Symmetrical Sanctuary
January 15th, 2010
Cosmic Mantra
February 13th, 2010
Crash Project
March 13th, 2010
Fluid Friction #2
April 7th, 2010
As the Face...
May 5th, 2010
Reality Effects
July 13th, 2010
Sugih
October 2nd, 2010
Sneakerhead...
November 6th, 2010
Our Events in Previous Year
2009
2008
Sneakerhead Painting: Double Fetishism
