Kho was trained at the Institute of Fine Arts at the renowned ITB in Bandung and at the University of Applied Sciences for Art and Design in Cologne. Kho’s works are shaped by the Buddhist and Christian customs with which he grew up with in his parents’ home, as well as the influences of his Javanese homeland.
His mixed material works, which are mostly made with earth tones on canvas, are based on women, men, children and dancers from Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, whom the artist has met on his numerous travels in recent years. The mosaic-like figures are composed of expressive faces and bodies, consisting of figures, animals and mythical creatures and the presence of eyes and masks typical of Kho’s works.
Works
Biography
| *1958 | Klaten, Java, Indonesia |
| 1977 | Student of the Artist Barli in Bandung, Indonesia |
| 1981 – 1982 | Institute of Fine Arts, ITB, Bandung |
| 1985 – 1991 | Studies of Art and Design, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, focus on stained glass, textile arts, master student of Prof. Schaffmeister & M. Brinkhaus |
| 2004 | Founder of the “Wina Gallery & Foundation”, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia |
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
| 2019 | “Faces in memory”, Galerie Musnadi-Weskamp, in the studio rooms of Galerie Smend, Cologne |
| 2018 | Shanghai Guoman Hotel, Shanghai, China |
| 2018 | Sunrise Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2018 | Zeinxeno Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
| 2018 | House of Sampoerna, Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 2017 | Koi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2016 | La Maison, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 2014 | Tibet House US, New York, USA |
Gruppenausstellungen (Auswahl)
| 2019 | “From Beijing to Bali”, Danes Art Veranda, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
| 2019 | “Bali Mega Rupa”, ARMA Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia |
| 2019 | “Bali – Bhutan” Indonesia – Bhutan Art Exchange Project, Bhutan Art Gallery, Thimpu, Bhutan |
| 2019 | “The many faces of Ramayana”, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2019 | “Together”, Indonesia – Nepal Art Exchange Project, Mithila Yain Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 2019 | “Art Vogue D’Nation 2019”, XuFeng Art Museum, Qingdao, China |
| 2019 | “The 8th Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2019, National Museum, Beijing, China |
| 2019 | “Bali-Bhutan”, Indonesia – Bhutan Art Exchange Project, ARMA Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia |
Prizes / Scholarships
| 1998 | 1st Prize “Masks in Venice”, Art Addiction Annual, Venice, the “Golden Mask”, “Diploma of Excellence”; Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy |
| 1998 | 1st prize competition “Painting on deck chairs”, Olivandenhof, Cologne |