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
My work is driven by a need to recreate and reconnect with the content I have consumed and identify with throughout my life. Content, whether it is stories, games, videos, or images, it is a means of engaging with aspects of life that may not be reachable within a material reality.
I enjoy the discovery of fantasy worlds and spaces that invite viewers to be immersed. My animation exhibits an appreciation for human expression through the media of movement. Additionally, I create paintings that distills moments within my fantasy spaces.
Appropriating the aesthetics of anime, games, fantasy, and digital content I elicit the feeling of immersion and fantasy. Digital culture and media shape my perception of art. I am interested in connecting with viewers the same way I have connected with digital media, both informing and by receiving ideal images and ideas that guide my artistic practice as a means of expression.
Currently I am defining the relationship between animation and painting. I am investigating both the still and moving image and developing a multi-disciplinary practice nuanced and immersive in its experiences.