An Indonesian artist whose practice romanticizes the sensation of longing, Ipang Cahyo explores the emotional spectrum of intimacy — from playful flirtation to the depths of heartbreak. His paintings trace the fragile space between fantasy and reality, tenderness and loss, offering a poetic reflection on the ways we love, dream, and remember.

Ipang Cahyo (b. 2003, Indonesia) is an emerging painter whose practice orbits around the poetic tension of rindu — longing. Born into a farming family in Bantul, Yogyakarta, he translates intimate emotion into visual metaphor, tracing the emotional topography of love from the blush of infatuation to the quiet ache of heartbreak.
Through soft palettes and whimsical gestures, Ipang constructs narratives that hover between tenderness and melancholy, fantasy and vulnerability. His works act as diary fragments — mapping the tremors of affection, desire, and disillusionment. At once romantic and reflective, his canvases reveal a fascination with the impermanence of feeling and the delicate architectures of human connection.
Currently completing his studies in painting at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta (ISI), Ipang has exhibited widely in group exhibitions across Indonesia and abroad, including Art Jakarta, Museum Sonobudoyo, and Tokyo Geidai. His practice continues to evolve as a lyrical study of how love — imagined or remembered — becomes both a mirror and a myth.
Group Exhibition:
2025
- Nea Arche Art Exhibition at Bumi Seduh Coffee
2024
- Pekanrupa #2 Art Exhibition “Allies Regaining Expression”
- Titik Temu “Personal Reflection & Playground” at R.J. Katamsi Gallery
- Andrawina 3 “Spinning Comedy” at Warehouse Art Project The Ratan
- Reminiscence at Lorong Sangkring Art Space
- Territory at Studio Komunitas Seni Satu Titik
2023
- Dendang Calon Guru #17 at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
- Pangarsa Arsa Paramarta at Indieart House
- Intus Foris at Museum Sonobudoyo (Temporary Exhibition Room)
- Action Festival 2023 at Southern Corridor SGLC Ft UGM
- Artsy Action #6 at R.J. Katamsi Gallery
- Art Jakarta at JIExpo Kemayoran
- Tokyo Geidai in Tokyo, Japan
- Rakta Mahardika Rupa at Building D, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
2022
- Tuwah Sekar at Pendhapa Art Space
- Andrawina #2 “Gladiator” at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
- Vellichor Fest at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
- Returning to Grandma’s House at Komunitas Satu Titik
2021
- Biseka Art Exhibition at Komunitas Satu Titik
- Visual Art Exhibition “Tragedy” at Kafe Habitat
- Camouflage at Komunitas Satu Titik
- Sangkar Putung at Gallery Mbah Ndary
- Manifest 2021 “Dimensional Cultralism” at Balakosa Coffee & Co
- KAF #6 Agora in Dystopia at Faculty of Fine Art, ISI Yogyakarta (Ajiyasa)
2020
- Sampah pemuda at Eling Art Space