Veri Apriyanto!! Drawing Pencil Art Indonesia yang Mendunia

An artist has taken self-portrait to a new level, drawing several versions of himself into his works to create an optical illusion.
Veri Apriyatno, 40, features no less than seven times in one of his own artworks in which each figure seems to be drawing another one.
The series, entitled ‘Narcis Diagnosis’, explores various emotions the artist has felt at different times during his life.
Mr Apriyatno, from Tangerang, Indonesia, has been drawing since his childhood and has used pencil and charcoal to create the intricate artworks on canvas.


He said: ‘The inspiration for this series is myself as a matter of subject and object.
‘Different feelings of alienation, loneliness, emptiness and trying to find and identify them to explore more deeply about who I am.
‘Each work represents my feelings at that time which are always changing all the time.’
Each artwork varies in size with the average measuring 6.5ft by 5ft and take Mr Apriyatno between one and two months to finish.

He said: ‘I'm an arts graduate so a lot of my technique has come from there where we were encouraged to explore different styles.
‘In addition to drawing I have had four books published in Indonesia teaching people about how to draw but my ultimate goal is to have an exhibition of my work one day.’