One of the brightest store in Kemang, South Jakarta yet still independently owned by the creative outlet known as Penny Store Jakarta recently released a special collection of Penny Apparel. Dubbed as “Penny Artist Series”, this End of the Rain 2015 collection is part of their collaboration project with various exiting Indonesian artists to make apparel with unique, provocative designs that usually seen on the street walls or inside a gallery. For this first release, the store enlisted the services of two highly talented Indonesian artists such as Ryan Ady Putra and Dimas Galih Oktavian or familiar by the name of Okta Samid to make the Penny Artist Series apparel collection.
Over the years both artists has developed a strongly identifiable body of works. Most of their work are usually skateboarding related with a highly detailed graphic, unique coloring, and a pinch of dark humour. Both are also has exhibited work in few big cities around the globe, from Los Angeles, Portland, Jakarta to Melbourne in Australia. While Ryan’s work has already led to a prolific client list including Nike, Converse, and Stance Socks. Aside offering several wearable goods, Penny Store Jakarta also worked with an amazing photographer Harris Syn for the Artist Series lookbook. Well known for his distinctive angle and tone, his works are also has gain recognition from in and out of the country. For those of you who are interested in this collection, it is available now offline and online via www.penny-613.com.