Artist Bio
Ardian Yudawan was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Yudawan is pursuing a BFA with a focus in Digital Animation and Painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is expected to complete his degree this spring. Yudawan’s art practice is compelled by a need to recreate and reconnect with the content he has consumed and identified with throughout his life.
Yudawan is interested in creating immersive experiences. For the past three years he was a graphic designer for the UW-Madison's Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence. He has also exhibited digital animation and visual media in the UW-Madison Digital Salon and the “Regroup/Restore/Reroute” exhibition through UW’s wood-cut printmaking course. Ardian Yudawan lives and works in Madison, Wisconsin.
Artist Statement
Through my work, I reconnect with the spirit of digital art that’s shaped me.
I’m interested in creating images that invite the viewer to immerse themselves in a fantasy space: a world of experiences that may not be obtainable within their material reality.
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Developing a multi-disciplinary practice, I investigate the still and moving image. While my paintings distill moments through a digital lens, I use animation to exhibit my appreciation for human expression in movement.
My aesthetics are informed by digital media including online art & videos, anime, video-games and digital culture. Defining the relationship between animation and painting through my work, I hope to send a digital message, “I am here!”.