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Roby Dwi Antono — A Miraculous Self Healing
Roby Dwi Antono

A Miraculous Self Healing

2020

In "A Miraculous Self Healing," Roby Dwi Antono delivers one of his most psychologically resonant compositions, conjuring a figure suspended between vulnerability and regeneration. The Indonesian artist's signature visual language is fully present here, weaving together wide-eyed, doll-like faces with surrealist undertones and a palette that oscillates between tenderness and unease. Rendered as a pigment print on archival fine art paper, the work translates Antono's meticulous draftsmanship into a format that preserves the luminosity and tonal depth of the original, ensuring that every layer of symbolic imagery reads with striking clarity at 37.6 by 51.1 centimetres. Antono has built an international following by probing themes of innocence, trauma, and transformation, and this 2020 work sits at the heart of those preoccupations. The title functions as both declaration and paradox, suggesting a healing process that is as strange and otherworldly as it is sincere. His figures rarely offer comfort in a conventional sense, instead presenting repair as something unsettling, even miraculous in its resistance to easy understanding. That tension is precisely what gives the work its emotional staying power and distinguishes it within his broader practice. Available through The BlackWood Gallery as a signed edition of fifty, "A Miraculous Self Healing" represents a carefully considered entry point into Antono's work for collectors seeking a piece with genuine depth. The edition size is restrained enough to preserve long-term desirability, while the archival medium guarantees stability over time. Framing is not included, affording the collector full discretion in how the work is ultimately presented and contextualised within a collection.

Medium
Pigment Print on Archival Fine Art Paper
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada

For Sale — $3900

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Roby Dwi Antono, A Miraculous Self Healing, 2020

In "A Miraculous Self Healing," Roby Dwi Antono delivers one of his most psychologically resonant compositions, conjuring a figure suspended between vulnerability and regeneration. The Indonesian artist's signature visual language is fully present here, weaving together wide-eyed, doll-like faces with surrealist undertones and a palette that oscillates between tenderness and unease. Rendered as a pigment print on archival fine art paper, the work translates Antono's meticulous draftsmanship into a format that preserves the luminosity and tonal depth of the original, ensuring that every layer of symbolic imagery reads with striking clarity at 37.6 by 51.1 centimetres. Antono has built an international following by probing themes of innocence, trauma, and transformation, and this 2020 work sits at the heart of those preoccupations. The title functions as both declaration and paradox, suggesting a healing process that is as strange and otherworldly as it is sincere. His figures rarely offer comfort in a conventional sense, instead presenting repair as something unsettling, even miraculous in its resistance to easy understanding. That tension is precisely what gives the work its emotional staying power and distinguishes it within his broader practice. Available through The BlackWood Gallery as a signed edition of fifty, "A Miraculous Self Healing" represents a carefully considered entry point into Antono's work for collectors seeking a piece with genuine depth. The edition size is restrained enough to preserve long-term desirability, while the archival medium guarantees stability over time. Framing is not included, affording the collector full discretion in how the work is ultimately presented and contextualised within a collection.

Medium
Pigment Print on Archival Fine Art Paper
Dimensions
sheet: 37.6 x 51.1 cm
Year
2020
Edition
of 50
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada

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