Iqi Qoror
2024-
Busy Afternoon - Candid
150 x 100 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023
Ruang Dalam Rindu
120 x 200 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023
Exhibited in Closed Alpha Testing
Berpose Pintar di Depan Panorama 3 Panel
100 x 120 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023
Smart Posing Before 3 Panels Panorama starts off the final set of Closed Alpha Testing and also the 3 works of Iqi Qoror exhibited with a minimalistic escapism only provided by an artificial method, but by no means a bleak artwork as two figures are locked on in their immersion.
Along with the two other displayed submissions by Iqi Qoror, The resemblance makes it hard not to draw a parallel to Chuck Palahniuk’s messages in his book Fight Club. In this case the anti-consumerism notion against the so-called “Ikea Nesting Instinct” that more so in the present day constantly resurfaces in mainstream media and internet culture through renewing formats respectively.
Rest Area
100 x 100 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023
Much like that of a highway’s, Rest Area paints the intersection in between rest and action, a man composed while being surrounded by notion of thrill; Cadillac Fleetwood resemblance, clay tennis court, outdoor pool and open field.
Other than as a transition to the other two paintings, The spirit of Chuck Palahniuk’s book continues to reflect with the reevaluation of values thematics. Within the context of the exhibition. the importance of not being lost in the face of fear of missing out and not having the things you own end up owning you.
With one work left to go, this penultimate piece also rounds up the exhibition’s theme as an almost full circle mirroring Adriel Arizon’s concept that opened the exhibition.
Jalur Selatan
120 x 100 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2024
Jalur Selatan (Southern Route) ends both the series and exhibition with a depiction a man on his trail, still but on the move, resting but vigilant. With the mountains and waves pattern behind him, the piece carries a similar spirit of a different stage with Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.
Towards the stallion beside the phallic trees a vanishing point would stretch, tangent to the crashing waves but parallel to the protagonist who like the horse, seems to be stoic on his search.
To tie off the similarities to the book, altogether the mature elements elicits the often debated subject of purpose and elusiveness of masculinity in the emasculating era and more relevantly identity in homogenized society.
2023
Picture of a Man and His Shoes
60 x 50 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023
Napping on the Log
60 x 50 cm - Acrylic on Canvas - 2023