Agus, who is known by his artistic name “Guz Wid” was born on 26th. August, 1968 in Kendal, Central Java, Indonesia. He is much admired and respected as a Cartoonist and recipient of numerous accolades either locally or abroad namely: GRAND PREMIO, Tryactiora category 16th. Salao Humor TABORDA 2011-Argentina; Best Works St. Petersburg International Caricature Competition 2011-Russia; Exhibition International Contest of Visual Art Fun in Vasylivka Style- 2011-Russia; Exhibition in the 2nd. International Cartoon Competition –Dictatorship and Tolerance 2011- Germany; Exhibition 14th. Porto Cartoon World Festival 2012- Portugal; Selected Cartoonist in the 40th. Piracicaba International Cartoon contest 2013– Brazil; The Finalist of the 41st. World Gallery of Cartoon 2013- R Macedonia; 2nd. Prize International Exhibition Cartoon Yemmitos 2014- Romania; contender in the Lomba Kartun YDSF 2019 Surabaya, Indonesia; Selected Prize 9th Jiaxing International Cartoon Biennale of China 2019; 1st. Selection of the 16th. International Comics and Cartoon Festival 2019 /Kosovo; Finalists Works of the 3rd. International Our Heritage Jerusalem Cartoon Contest | 2019; Theme Prizes SICACO 2019, Korea; 1st. winner 27 Colicomix International Cartoon Contest 2020 Columbia; contender in I Lomba Kartun Jambi 2020 Indonesia.
Guzwid
Artwork 1
Keadilan yang runtuh, Indonesia adalah negara hukum, segala sesuatu diatur dengan hukum, tapi sangat sulit untuk mendapatkan keadilan, karena hukum dan perangkatnya digerogoti tikus , hukumpun keropos dan jatuh, ada anak kecil sebagai DALANG( SUTRADARA) yang sedang membawa wayang kulit “tokoh buto= raksasa” , Yang memenangkan hukum, memegang hukum adalah raksasa, jadi hukum kalah dengan orang yg punya kekuasaan dan harta, bagi rakyat hukum hanyalah dewi hukum yang terjerembab jatuh tak berdaya.
Collapsed justice, Indonesia is a state of law, everything is regulated by law, but it is very difficult to get justice, because the law and its instruments have been devoured by rats, the law is rotten and falls, there is a small child as the DALANG (director) who is carrying a shadow puppet “buto figure = giant” , The one who wins the law, holds the law is a giant, so the law loses to people who have power and property, for the people the law is just a law goddess who falls helpless.
Artwork 2
Bagi para pencari keadilan, bagi rakyat kecil, harus lewat jalan yang rumit dan berliku liku, tapi bagi yang berduit dan miliki kekuasaan, hukum akan ramah dan memudahkan. Harusnya hukum itu tidak diskriminatif. Tapi lihatlah hukum selalu berpihak pada yang kaya dab kuat, itu empiris dan realistis. Hukum di Indonesia tidak diskriminatif hanya pada kita hukum. Tapi dalam kenyataanya hukum itu pilih kasih, tajam ke bawah, tumpul ke atas.
For those seeking justice, for the little people, they have to go through a complicated and tortuous road, but for those with money and power, the law will be friendly and easy. The law should not be discriminatory. But look at the law is always in favor of the rich and strong, it is empirical and realistic. The law in Indonesia is not discriminatory only to us. But in reality the law is bias. Sharp down, blunt up.