Ryan ady putra biography
Ryan Adyputra is a....
Ryan Ady Putra, an Indonesian artist who currently lives in Jogjakarta. We can imagine It is hard being an artist in a country that doesn’t fund the arts, but Ryan has managed to blaze a path and work with the likes of Monster Children, Insight and Volcom.
Artist Ryan Ady Putra grew up in a small town in Indonesia, and discovered his interest in illustration when he met like-minded people.
We sat down with Ryan and spoke broken Indonesian about his art, his inspiration and how he got started.
Our collab with him - the C.R.E.A.M wallet is out now.
When did you start drawing?
First I did skateboarding and friends of mine that did skateboarding too, also did graffiti so i tried it too.
After trying graffiti i also tried silkscreen print, making t-shirts, etc.
I was drawing since I was little, but that was just standard drawings. Like drawing mountains and cars. Things that didn’t make any sense.
How do you work?
The base of my work is drawing.
I just draw something on a piece of paper, scan it and replace it to other media.
What materials do you use?
Most of the time I only use Indian ink, a brush