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" My first step of letting go is
what  decides what comes next."

I believe abstraction is the ultimate door to a very personal visual language of someone. There is hidden symbolism, memories, and attitude that is woven underneath the craft. It could be about innocence, heritage, upbringing, surrounding, yearning, the notion of beauty, and even darkness. Every deliberate movement or mark, tension, pressure, or velocity that's put into the canvas by the artist -- using the love of paint, a brush, or any weapon of choice and a combination of colors is simplified, yet a more concealed visual language that's coded, composed and expressed into a work of art.

I’m interested in exploring and capturing the essence and subtle elements of the natural world. In my process, I let the freedom of movement takes shape-- with soft curves, edges, and rhythmic brushstrokes. The initial flow of movement comes instinctively, followed by the layering of different techniques and detail work to achieve textural contrast, dimension, and depth. Often, imagining a burst of petals that blooms and lights up in the nighttime, or seeing something as simple as the calming gradient of the colorful sky at sundown, or the surface of water that glimmers make me wonder about the mystery of the deepest oceans -- piqued my creative process and subliminal stimuli.

At the core, I am more interested in the sensorial and experiential aspects of feelings and processes. It is a collaborative event of constructing my vision and letting go of inhibition in the pursuit of harmony. Following curiosity. embracing the unknown, and drawing out what's hidden inside into something physical really gratifies me.

Working with acrylics, immediacy is an important factor in the process and it helps to retain a spontaneous quality that I love. I also enjoy dynamic line work, gradation, and a play of light and dark to give each of my works a quiet intensity.


 

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Education 

UPH Pelita Harapan University

Visual Communication Design,

BFA, cum laude

Indonesia

2008-2012

Exhibitions

Something For Everyone
National Juried Show / 311 Gallery

Raleigh, NC
December 2020

International Exhibition of Contemporary Art

Group Exhibition / Galerie Sonia Monti

Paris, France

December 2020

Monochrome

National Juried Show / 311 Gallery

Raleigh, NC
July 2021


From Women’s Eye
Virtual Exhbition / Kefi Art Gallery

Toronto, CA
March 2021

311 Gallery x Levitate x Novi Lim

Solo Art Showcase

Raleigh, NC

September 2021

Art Comes Alive

International Juried Show

ADC Fine Art Gallery

Cincinnati, OH

November 2021

Novi Lim: Fluidity In Nature

TurningArt x Artsper

Boston, MA

July - September 2022

Soft Touch

Studio E Gallery

Palm Beach, FL

August 6 - August 31 2022

Collaborations :

Events

HelvetArt International Art Competition
- Nominated - Swiss, Switzerland

2020

Creative Allies Illustration Poster Competition "We Are Serenades"
- Winner-
Raleigh, Nc, United States

2012

Features

Blink Art Resource:
The Ultimate Resource Guide to Art
Spring 2022

Featured in SaatchiArt New Voices, 100 Artists Printed Catalog
March 17th, 2021.

Featured in SaatchiArt Spring 2 2021
Printed Catalog,
April 14th, 2021.

Featured in SaatchiArt  Best of Spring 2021
Printed Catalog
May 19th, 2021.

10 American Artists on The Rise
The Artling - Best of Contemporary Art
November 30th, 2020

 

Galleries

Studio E Gallery
Palm Beach, FL

ADC Fine Art
Cincinnati, OH

TurningArt
Boston, MA


Kefi Art Gallery
Toronto, Canada

Instagram:
@artbynovi
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