Aryo Toh Djojo (b.1984), lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Aryo Toh Djojo employs an airbrushing technique as a central facet of his artistic process, skillfully incorporating principles of design, such as visual perspective, color theory, and an examination of the formal elements of art, to experiment and shape his paintings. Notably, he draws inspiration from the likes of Gerhard Richter, Vija Celmins, Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari, and Richard Prince. Much of his oeuvre is situated within the urban fabric of Los Angeles, thus resonating with the city's distinct subcultures.
Painted with a light and dreamy airbrushed acrylic, Aryo Toh Djojo’s work depicts his lived Californian experience, punctuated by the occasional UFO. Recurring throughout the works are distant stars, or perhaps alien life come to visit. Toh Djojo uses this unfamiliar presence to unsettle and disquiet the beauty of his constructed world. The glimmering points of light through the exhibition remind the viewer of the imperfect nature of perception. Experience is something to behold, to treasure, and to release. Like finding the lost thread of a narrative, Toh Djojo encourages experiential looking and searching.
Aryo Toh Djojo completed his BFA at the Art Center College of Design of Pasadena, CA. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally in solo exhibitions with Perrotin, Tokyo, JP; Stems Gallery, Brussels, BE; Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA; Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Public Land, Sacramento, CA; Weekend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Recent group exhibitions include Sow & Tailor, LA; Stems Gallery, Paris, FR; WOAW Gallery, Hong Kong, CN and Singapore, SG; Perrotin, Dubai, UAE; Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA; F2T, Milan, IT; Another Gallery, Paris, FR; Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE; Domicile, Los Angeles, CA; Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM; Stems Gallery, Brussels, BE; False Fast Gallery, San Diego, CA; First Amendment, San Fransisco, CA, and Sanwa, Glendale, CA.