ART AT OMSC

Wisnu Sasongko graduated from the Faculty of Fine Art in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2002, and came to New Haven, Connecticut in 2004-2005 as the Paul T. Lauby artist in residence. Still an emerging artist, he has already exhibited in Asia, Europe and North America, and his work has been featured in several Asian Christian Art Association publications. A very prolific artist, he had nine exhibitions in one year while he was artist in residence in New Haven, and he was one of five artists featured in the 2007 exhibition, "The Christian Story: Five Asian Artists Today" at the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) in New York City.
     Sasongko differs somewhat from many other Asian Christian artists in that he rarely depicts biblical events or stories, placing more emphasis on precepts of the Kingdom of God, or infusing his work with redemptive content or Christian themes. His concerns have more to do with "...how Christian people apply love and ceremony to transform this culture."

"I paint what I can see, what I can touch, what I can feel...I don't want to paint the biblical stories because I've never seen them...As an artist, I can only imagine Jesus."