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Original, unique 1/1 mixed‑media painting on canvas by Jono Sugiartono titled Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras (2025), 90 × 90 cm, using oil, acrylic and natural pigments with metallic gold pigments and authentic volcanic material, hand-signed on front and back, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and provenance from Abstract Art Gallery, shipped flat and unframed.
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Jono Sugiartono — Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras, 2025
Museum-scale mixed-media painting · Oil · Acrylic · Natural pigments · Metallic gold pigments · Authentic volcanic material · 90 × 90 cm · Unique original artwork 1/1
A journey through human civilization
Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras is a major symbolic composition by Indonesian contemporary artist Jono Sugiartono.
A monumental human presence emerges from a landscape suspended between the earth and the cosmos. Its form appears to move through successive eras, carrying the memory of ancient civilizations toward an unknown but luminous future.
Flowing lines travel across the canvas like roots, rivers, constellations and pathways of knowledge. They connect human figures, celestial forms and geological matter within a single living network. Each line suggests that knowledge is never isolated: it is transmitted, transformed and enriched from one generation to the next.
The composition moves between deep blue, turquoise, ivory, ochre, black and luminous gold. Earthly mineral tones meet atmospheric light, creating a visual tension between ancestry and possibility, memory and discovery.
The golden passages act as fragments of preserved wisdom. They illuminate the darker areas of the painting and reveal new details according to the viewing angle and surrounding light.
An entirely handmade multilayer artwork
The work was created entirely by hand through successive layers of oil, acrylic, natural pigments, metallic gold pigments and authentic volcanic material on canvas.
The volcanic material gives the surface a distinctive geological character, connecting the painting physically to the Indonesian land. Its natural irregularities, mineral density and tactile relief make the composition impossible to reproduce identically.
The interaction between fluid painted lines, textured volcanic matter and metallic pigments creates a surface that changes continuously with light. From a distance, the work presents a powerful figurative and cosmic composition. At closer range, it reveals accumulated layers, granular details and luminous fragments embedded in the canvas.
This is not a print, reproduction or digitally produced image. It is a completely handmade and unreproducible original artwork.
Sundanese philosophy
The painting is rooted in the Sundanese philosophy of:
Silih Asah — refining one another
Silih Asih — loving one another
Silih Asuh — caring for and guiding one another
These principles form the spiritual structure of Jono Sugiartono’s practice. Humanity progresses when knowledge, affection and responsibility are passed between individuals, cultures and generations.
In Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras, this continuous transmission becomes a universal journey. The human figure does not remain fixed in one historical moment. It stretches across time, carrying ancestral memory while opening itself to new horizons.
The painting ultimately celebrates humanity’s enduring desire to understand, create, transmit and advance.
The artist — Jono Sugiartono
Jono Sugiartono, born in 1968 in Ciamis, West Java, is an Indonesian contemporary artist whose work explores civilization, ancestral memory, cultural transmission and the relationship between humanity, nature and the cosmos.
Trained at the Bandung Fine Arts Teachers’ College, he developed his artistic language through decades of engagement with Sundanese culture and the material heritage of the Indonesian archipelago.
He founded Galeri Nusantara Jakarta, active from 1995 to 2015. His career includes exhibitions in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar, together with monumental mural projects created for historical locations and luxury hotels across the Indonesian archipelago.
Jono was selected among the Top 10 finalists of the UOB Painting of the Year 2023 and received the Aeternum Gold distinction from Spanish curator Antonio Pedro. His works are held in private and institutional collections, including the Indonesian Ministry of Culture.
His Presence series creates visual archives connecting prehistoric origins, traditional philosophy and contemporary civilization. Every composition is built through accumulated layers of material, gesture and cultural memory.
Jono Sugiartono is represented internationally by Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia.
Artwork details
Artist: Jono Sugiartono
Title: Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras
Year: 2025
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Materials: Oil, acrylic, natural pigments, metallic gold pigments and authentic volcanic material
Technique: Handmade multilayer mixed-media painting with textured mineral relief
Dimensions: 90 × 90 cm
Rarity: Unique original artwork — 1/1
Condition: Excellent — preserved in the artist’s studio and never restored
Signature: Hand-signed on the front and reverse by Jono Sugiartono
Certificate of Authenticity: Original certificate personally signed and issued by Jono Sugiartono
Gallery artwork ID: AAG · JS · EE · 2025 · 001
Artist’s certificate reference: AAG-JS-P1-2025-EEA-001
Provenance: Artist’s studio, Ciamis, Indonesia / Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Image rights: Jono Sugiartono — Abstract Art Gallery
Frame: Not included
Certificate, provenance and collector protection
The artwork is accompanied by its original Certificate of Authenticity, personally signed and issued by Jono Sugiartono.
The certificate records the artist, title, year, medium, dimensions and unique reference number, establishing clear documentation for the artwork’s identity and provenance.
The work also benefits from the lifetime authenticity and provenance guarantee of Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, providing permanent support regarding its documentation and attribution.
Professional flat shipping
The artwork is offered without a frame and without a wooden stretcher.
To protect its multilayer surface, volcanic material and textured details, the canvas will never be rolled and never shipped in a tube.
It will be delivered completely flat, protected by suitable conservation paper and secured between reinforced rigid XPS panels. The professional packaging is designed to prevent pressure, folding, movement and impact during international transportation.
Worldwide delivery via DHL Express with tracking.
UNIQUE ORIGINAL 1/1 · ENTIRELY HANDMADE · 90 × 90 CM · OIL · ACRYLIC · NATURAL PIGMENTS · METALLIC GOLD PIGMENTS · AUTHENTIC VOLCANIC MATERIAL · MINERAL RELIEF · SIGNED FRONT AND BACK · ORIGINAL ARTIST-SIGNED CERTIFICATE · DOCUMENTED PROVENANCE · SHIPPED FLAT · REINFORCED XPS PROTECTION · NEVER ROLLED · DHL EXPRESS · LIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE
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ABSTRACT ART GALLERY
Abstract, sculptural & contemporary paintings — Unique artworks — Lifetime guarantee — Worldwide free shipping
Fast dispatch from Riga International Airport within 24 to 48 hours after order confirmation. Delivery time then depends on the collector's country and the international carrier. Every artwork is carefully packaged, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, and benefits from a lifetime guarantee. The gallery is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via Catawiki messaging for any advice, tracking, or information.
For collectors, resellers and galleries: artworks can be held by the gallery, perfectly stored and ready. Gift packaging, certificate, artwork message, and custom dedication included. Direct shipping to your client available on request.
Abstract Art Gallery (SIA Positive International Art) is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2010, based in Riga, Latvia, specialising in contemporary abstraction, sculptural minimalism, and in-depth research on materials, textures, and depth.
The gallery represents a curated roster of contemporary artists, each bringing a distinct technique and artistic language — from acrylic pouring and sculptural relief to mixed media on canvas and 3D acrylic-resin work. Every artist is selected for their commitment to material research, craftsmanship, and long-term artistic integrity.
Types of works available
The gallery offers exclusively original contemporary artworks, carefully selected, including abstract minimalist works, textured and sculptural compositions, relief and 3D pieces, and large-scale wall pieces with strong architectural presence.
Custom commissions are available upon request across the gallery's roster of artists. Any format, dimension, or colour palette that can be conceived and realised can be created, tailored precisely to your space and vision.
Standard formats include 50 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm, 61 × 91 cm, 120 × 120 cm, 123 × 53 cm, as well as larger formats depending on the work. Depths generally range from 0.2 cm (canvas works) to 5–7 cm, and can reach up to 12 cm for certain sculptural pieces, offering a strong interaction between form, light, and space.
Frames and presentation options include US Box white, US Box black, slim aluminium frame, protective transport tube for unframed canvases, and other premium finishing options available on request.
Materials and Quality
Works are created using high-end materials selected across Europe, with particular attention given to quality, stability, and longevity. Depending on the artist and the piece, the gallery uses premium wood supports, professional-grade canvas, fine acrylic pigments, natural fibers, resin, and finishes selected for their long-term resistance. Each work is presented with careful attention to detail, finish, and presentation.
Expertise and Artistic Vision
Abstract Art Gallery stands apart through a curatorial approach that combines artistic sensitivity with material research — continuous exploration of texture, pigment, matter, and light across its artists' practices. Works are designed to integrate into modern interiors, architectural spaces, executive offices, hotels, galleries, and private collections, while maintaining a strong artistic identity.
For Collectors
Works offered by the gallery are conceived as genuine artistic investments, with high durability, museum-level quality, and an aesthetic designed to transcend time. Shipping is free worldwide, carefully protected and insured, and every work benefits from a lifetime guarantee on colour fastness and material quality under normal exhibition conditions.
Custom commissions are welcome. Whether you have a specific size, a particular colour palette, or a precise vision for your space, our artists can create a work tailored exactly to what you have in mind. Contact us via Catawiki messaging to discuss your project.
Abstract Art Gallery
Contemporary Art — Sculptural & Abstract Works — Multiple Represented Artists
Gallery Quality — Artistic Research — Excellence in Materials
Translated by Google TranslateJono Sugiartono — Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras, 2025
Museum-scale mixed-media painting · Oil · Acrylic · Natural pigments · Metallic gold pigments · Authentic volcanic material · 90 × 90 cm · Unique original artwork 1/1
A journey through human civilization
Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras is a major symbolic composition by Indonesian contemporary artist Jono Sugiartono.
A monumental human presence emerges from a landscape suspended between the earth and the cosmos. Its form appears to move through successive eras, carrying the memory of ancient civilizations toward an unknown but luminous future.
Flowing lines travel across the canvas like roots, rivers, constellations and pathways of knowledge. They connect human figures, celestial forms and geological matter within a single living network. Each line suggests that knowledge is never isolated: it is transmitted, transformed and enriched from one generation to the next.
The composition moves between deep blue, turquoise, ivory, ochre, black and luminous gold. Earthly mineral tones meet atmospheric light, creating a visual tension between ancestry and possibility, memory and discovery.
The golden passages act as fragments of preserved wisdom. They illuminate the darker areas of the painting and reveal new details according to the viewing angle and surrounding light.
An entirely handmade multilayer artwork
The work was created entirely by hand through successive layers of oil, acrylic, natural pigments, metallic gold pigments and authentic volcanic material on canvas.
The volcanic material gives the surface a distinctive geological character, connecting the painting physically to the Indonesian land. Its natural irregularities, mineral density and tactile relief make the composition impossible to reproduce identically.
The interaction between fluid painted lines, textured volcanic matter and metallic pigments creates a surface that changes continuously with light. From a distance, the work presents a powerful figurative and cosmic composition. At closer range, it reveals accumulated layers, granular details and luminous fragments embedded in the canvas.
This is not a print, reproduction or digitally produced image. It is a completely handmade and unreproducible original artwork.
Sundanese philosophy
The painting is rooted in the Sundanese philosophy of:
Silih Asah — refining one another
Silih Asih — loving one another
Silih Asuh — caring for and guiding one another
These principles form the spiritual structure of Jono Sugiartono’s practice. Humanity progresses when knowledge, affection and responsibility are passed between individuals, cultures and generations.
In Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras, this continuous transmission becomes a universal journey. The human figure does not remain fixed in one historical moment. It stretches across time, carrying ancestral memory while opening itself to new horizons.
The painting ultimately celebrates humanity’s enduring desire to understand, create, transmit and advance.
The artist — Jono Sugiartono
Jono Sugiartono, born in 1968 in Ciamis, West Java, is an Indonesian contemporary artist whose work explores civilization, ancestral memory, cultural transmission and the relationship between humanity, nature and the cosmos.
Trained at the Bandung Fine Arts Teachers’ College, he developed his artistic language through decades of engagement with Sundanese culture and the material heritage of the Indonesian archipelago.
He founded Galeri Nusantara Jakarta, active from 1995 to 2015. His career includes exhibitions in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar, together with monumental mural projects created for historical locations and luxury hotels across the Indonesian archipelago.
Jono was selected among the Top 10 finalists of the UOB Painting of the Year 2023 and received the Aeternum Gold distinction from Spanish curator Antonio Pedro. His works are held in private and institutional collections, including the Indonesian Ministry of Culture.
His Presence series creates visual archives connecting prehistoric origins, traditional philosophy and contemporary civilization. Every composition is built through accumulated layers of material, gesture and cultural memory.
Jono Sugiartono is represented internationally by Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia.
Artwork details
Artist: Jono Sugiartono
Title: Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras
Year: 2025
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Materials: Oil, acrylic, natural pigments, metallic gold pigments and authentic volcanic material
Technique: Handmade multilayer mixed-media painting with textured mineral relief
Dimensions: 90 × 90 cm
Rarity: Unique original artwork — 1/1
Condition: Excellent — preserved in the artist’s studio and never restored
Signature: Hand-signed on the front and reverse by Jono Sugiartono
Certificate of Authenticity: Original certificate personally signed and issued by Jono Sugiartono
Gallery artwork ID: AAG · JS · EE · 2025 · 001
Artist’s certificate reference: AAG-JS-P1-2025-EEA-001
Provenance: Artist’s studio, Ciamis, Indonesia / Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Image rights: Jono Sugiartono — Abstract Art Gallery
Frame: Not included
Certificate, provenance and collector protection
The artwork is accompanied by its original Certificate of Authenticity, personally signed and issued by Jono Sugiartono.
The certificate records the artist, title, year, medium, dimensions and unique reference number, establishing clear documentation for the artwork’s identity and provenance.
The work also benefits from the lifetime authenticity and provenance guarantee of Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, providing permanent support regarding its documentation and attribution.
Professional flat shipping
The artwork is offered without a frame and without a wooden stretcher.
To protect its multilayer surface, volcanic material and textured details, the canvas will never be rolled and never shipped in a tube.
It will be delivered completely flat, protected by suitable conservation paper and secured between reinforced rigid XPS panels. The professional packaging is designed to prevent pressure, folding, movement and impact during international transportation.
Worldwide delivery via DHL Express with tracking.
UNIQUE ORIGINAL 1/1 · ENTIRELY HANDMADE · 90 × 90 CM · OIL · ACRYLIC · NATURAL PIGMENTS · METALLIC GOLD PIGMENTS · AUTHENTIC VOLCANIC MATERIAL · MINERAL RELIEF · SIGNED FRONT AND BACK · ORIGINAL ARTIST-SIGNED CERTIFICATE · DOCUMENTED PROVENANCE · SHIPPED FLAT · REINFORCED XPS PROTECTION · NEVER ROLLED · DHL EXPRESS · LIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE
Seller's Story
ABSTRACT ART GALLERY
Abstract, sculptural & contemporary paintings — Unique artworks — Lifetime guarantee — Worldwide free shipping
Fast dispatch from Riga International Airport within 24 to 48 hours after order confirmation. Delivery time then depends on the collector's country and the international carrier. Every artwork is carefully packaged, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, and benefits from a lifetime guarantee. The gallery is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via Catawiki messaging for any advice, tracking, or information.
For collectors, resellers and galleries: artworks can be held by the gallery, perfectly stored and ready. Gift packaging, certificate, artwork message, and custom dedication included. Direct shipping to your client available on request.
Abstract Art Gallery (SIA Positive International Art) is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2010, based in Riga, Latvia, specialising in contemporary abstraction, sculptural minimalism, and in-depth research on materials, textures, and depth.
The gallery represents a curated roster of contemporary artists, each bringing a distinct technique and artistic language — from acrylic pouring and sculptural relief to mixed media on canvas and 3D acrylic-resin work. Every artist is selected for their commitment to material research, craftsmanship, and long-term artistic integrity.
Types of works available
The gallery offers exclusively original contemporary artworks, carefully selected, including abstract minimalist works, textured and sculptural compositions, relief and 3D pieces, and large-scale wall pieces with strong architectural presence.
Custom commissions are available upon request across the gallery's roster of artists. Any format, dimension, or colour palette that can be conceived and realised can be created, tailored precisely to your space and vision.
Standard formats include 50 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm, 61 × 91 cm, 120 × 120 cm, 123 × 53 cm, as well as larger formats depending on the work. Depths generally range from 0.2 cm (canvas works) to 5–7 cm, and can reach up to 12 cm for certain sculptural pieces, offering a strong interaction between form, light, and space.
Frames and presentation options include US Box white, US Box black, slim aluminium frame, protective transport tube for unframed canvases, and other premium finishing options available on request.
Materials and Quality
Works are created using high-end materials selected across Europe, with particular attention given to quality, stability, and longevity. Depending on the artist and the piece, the gallery uses premium wood supports, professional-grade canvas, fine acrylic pigments, natural fibers, resin, and finishes selected for their long-term resistance. Each work is presented with careful attention to detail, finish, and presentation.
Expertise and Artistic Vision
Abstract Art Gallery stands apart through a curatorial approach that combines artistic sensitivity with material research — continuous exploration of texture, pigment, matter, and light across its artists' practices. Works are designed to integrate into modern interiors, architectural spaces, executive offices, hotels, galleries, and private collections, while maintaining a strong artistic identity.
For Collectors
Works offered by the gallery are conceived as genuine artistic investments, with high durability, museum-level quality, and an aesthetic designed to transcend time. Shipping is free worldwide, carefully protected and insured, and every work benefits from a lifetime guarantee on colour fastness and material quality under normal exhibition conditions.
Custom commissions are welcome. Whether you have a specific size, a particular colour palette, or a precise vision for your space, our artists can create a work tailored exactly to what you have in mind. Contact us via Catawiki messaging to discuss your project.
Abstract Art Gallery
Contemporary Art — Sculptural & Abstract Works — Multiple Represented Artists
Gallery Quality — Artistic Research — Excellence in Materials
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Artist
Jono Sugiartono
Edition
Original
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Gallery
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Enduring Enthusiasm Across Eras
Technique
Acrylic painting, Mixed media, Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed, Signed
Country of origin
Latvia
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Blue, Gold, Multicolour, White
Height
90 cm
Width
90 cm
Weight
2 kg
Depiction/theme
Nature
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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