The Magic of Life ~ Price List
Monday, October 27th, 2008 | Three Brothers + One | No Comments
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| 1 | A Gift from Universe | 60 x 50 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 800 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 2 | I am the star | 50 x 60 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 800 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 3 | Emptiness | 60 x 50 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 800 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 4 | Spirits to Welcome the Future | 120 x 100 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 2,225 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 5 | Universal | 150 x 100 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 2,225 |
| Mix Media on Canvas | ||||
| 6 | Dialogue | 100 x 120 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 1,675 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 7 | Dedication | 110 x 90 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 1,675 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 8 | Freedom of Life | 200 x 60 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 2,800 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 9 | Wounded in the salt water | 180 x 200 cm, 2008 | Made Budiana | US$ 2,800 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 10 | Making a Wish | 180 x 90 cm, 2008 | Made Budiana | US$ 1,900 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 11 | Reincarnation | 110 x 150 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 2,225 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 12 | Thank you for your love | 63 x 80 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 1,675 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 13 | Beauty in Sadness | 63 x 80 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 1,675 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 14 | God Hands | 90 x 70 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 1,575 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 15 | Look at Me as Yours | 70 x 90 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 1,900 |
| Mix Media on Canvas | ||||
| 16 | Hero for the Future | 120 x 90 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 2,225 |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| 17 | Life is Beautiful | 100 x 80 cm, 2008 | Ketut Budiarsa | US$ 1,675 |
| Mix Media on Canvas | ||||
| 18 | Nostalgia | 60 x 50 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 2,800 |
| Mix Media on Canvas | ||||
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| Screaming in the Silence | 50 x 60 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 800 | |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| Go Home | 50 x 60 cm, 2008 | Wayan Piadnya | US$ 800 | |
| Acrylic on Canvas | ||||
| Spiritual Journey | 60 x 50 cm, 2008 | Nyoman Budiarta | US$ 800 | |
| Mix Media on Canvas | ||||
THE MAGIC OF LIFE — paintings by Made Budiana
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Three Brothers + One | No Comments
THE MAGIC OF LIFE — paintings by Wayan Piadnya
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THE MAGIC OF LIFE — paintings by Ketut Budiarsa
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Three Brothers + One | No Comments
THE MAGIC OF LIFE — paintings by Nyoman Budiarta
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THE MAGIC OF LIFE — paintings exhibition by ‘Three Brothers + One”
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Three Brothers + One | No Comments
October 23 - November 17, 2008
Often referred to as the ‘Three Brothers + One’ the Balinese artist family of Nyoman Budiarta, Ketut Budiarsa, Wayan Piadnya and Made Budiana, stand together as an inspiring lesson in the power of art to heal.
In spite of their physical challenges, three of the four brothers have carried on a style of painting that originated in the village of Pengosekan in the 1930s. This school would undergo a transformation forty years later under the guidance of Dewa Nyoman Batuan and his uncle Dewa Ketut Mokoh. Whereas Batuan later moved to a more commercial style, Mokoh embarked on an exploration of provocative subjects oftentimes with sexual undercurrents that defied the false morality of the Suharto era.
The ‘Three Brothers + One’ were taught by Mokoh’s most impressive protégé, Gusti Ayu Murniasih. She was a female artist who won enormous acclaim for her beautiful but explicit paintings, which sought to expose Indonesian society’s hypocritical attitudes towards women and downtrodden groups, before her tragically premature death in 2005.
As far as the brothers are concerned, Murni did her job well. Although their art is also laced with self-effacing social criticism, it is chiefly preoccupied with a sense of wonder and thankfulness for all the world and the life that has been has given them. Using the charming naive modelling and pastel colors also seen in the work of Murni and Mokoh, together and individually they create a magical world of birds, beasts and humans celebrating love and life.
‘Faces’ — an exhibition of paintings by Nico Vrielink
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 | Nico Vrielink | No Comments
September 22 - October 23, 2008
For an artist who has painted over 4000 images of his wife, Jeane Seah, since he met his muse in Singapore in 1985, ‘Faces’ represents a radical shift in gear as he turns his remarkable talents as a portraitist to other subjects in a series of large oil paintings inspired by his family as well as Bali.
A Dutchman by birth, Nico Vrielink, began his art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels with the modest intention of becoming an art teacher. The combination of foolhardiness and courage would lead him to take a walk on the wild side dream of living life to its fullest based on art and love alone.
Restless by nature, Vrielink and company would live in numerous extraordinary places over the years including a chateau in Burgundy, luxurious apartments in Europe’s capitals and manor houses in Holland and Belgium before moving to Bali in 1998. A prolific artist by any measure he would mount countless exhibitions and sell his striking oils to numerous museums and collectors.
Older and more reflective, Vrielink’s latest work mirrors a new depth of perception and understanding seen in the eyes of his subjects, which serve literally as portals to their souls and in the process, his own. So, too, they mirror a maturing that took place on Bali, the island of the Gods. Painted quickly with broad, sure strokes they are encapsulate the moment with a stunning subtlety that can only be achieved by a painter of great experience.
Perhaps incongruously, Vrielink still lives life to its utmost enjoying fine food, company and drink with the gusto of a true gourmand. Wisdom has certainly taught him that these blessings are transient and all the more precious because of it.
‘Footprints in Two Worlds’ an exhibition of paintings by Suratmin Bagus Priyo
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Suratmin Bagus Priyo | 1 Comment
August 18 - September 18, 2008
In his newest show, ‘Footprints in Two Worlds’, the Central Javanese artist, Suratmin Bagus Priyo, startles and delights his audience with three distinctly different groups of 33 drawings and paintings along with an enigmatic installation ‘I am not a Fish’.
The danger, of course, of too much diversity in one exhibition is that the artist can quickly lose balance and careen out of control. In Bagus Priyo’s case, however, the artist rushes to the precipice to stimulate our excitement but stops before it’s too late. Although different, all three groups of art are also tied together by the artist’s imitable edgy style. With long experience in commercial art, the creation of logos (he has won several prizes in this regard) and caricatures, Bagus Priyo also challenges our understanding of the boundaries between these false categories.
As their name implies, ‘Black and White’ paintings, are monochromatic studies of various themes including a dynamic image of Garuda (the mythological bird of Java’s Hindu past), street and water scenes, Hindu-Buddhist temples and glimpses of daily life. The “Naturalist” group has the same edginess but launches into blues and browns. Again the images are realistic scenes but not from Indonesia but Europe, including two paintings of dark brooding forests, that leads to the question if he is referring to the East and West in this title.
While most of us have two feet, Bagus Priyo, passes a third portal with his ‘Post-Modern’ series, an eclectic blend of abstract, semi-abstract and cartoon characters including the Biblical (and Koranic) King Solomon who appears with catfish swimming around his head. Others feature chess boards, numbers, letters and calligraphy arousing a sense of mystery.
Indeed Suratmin Bagus Priyo has also left his footprints in another world, as he seeks to explore the magical roots of art with refreshing self-effacing humor. His extensive writings allow us to label him as a quirky latter day shaman and philosopher. Although he offers no immediate revelations or immediate solutions to life’s mysteries, the artist assuages us with intriguing, oftentimes beautiful imagery. It would seem his biggest message is that we should be adventurous and not afraid to explore and enjoy our lives. He is also a penultimate humanist urging one and all to respect if not celebrate our differences in good humor and faith. As his ‘I am not a Fish’, manifesto reads, “Don’t treat ME, HIM, HER, or THEM, like FISH! We are HUMAN!” He is serious, of course, but also smiling.
Kama Sutra an exhibition of paintings by Ida Bagus Indra
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Ida Bagus Indra | No Comments
July 28 - August 14, 2008
Suspended between the sacred and sensual, Kama Sutra, the newest series of paintings by the prolific Balinese artist Ida Bagus Indra (IBI) is homage to the Goddess. Through the exquisite dance movements of his talented wife and muse, Ayu Ary, the collection consists of a series of live paintings of Ayu in the form of Dewi Semara Ratih, the Goddess of the Sea, made at sunset on the beach of Tanah Lot Temple, and against the backdrop of Batukaru Mountain, the sacred mountain in west Bali. Using vigorous strokes and bright colors, the flowing robes and scarves of the dancer, swirl in the wind creating movement and energy of the highest order. Indra further explores the theme of dancers in a new series of panels that resemble time lapse photos and film.
Among the paintings we also see numerous allegories focusing on the give and take of male female relationships and love. In one of the most touching we see a nude couple seemingly meditating, elsewhere playing chess symbolizing the need to give and take to make a relationship work. The romance is genuine and based on mutual respect and a deep abiding love that perceives Ayu as the embodiment of the celestial nymph, seducer, adviser, mother and Dewi Pertiwi, the Goddess of the Earth.
As suggested in the exhibition’s title, Kama Sutra, Indra also daringly explores the eroticism of the nude female form and love making. While dreamy and other worldly these images are also provocative in their direct representation of the sensual pleasure (kama) experienced by both parties. They also refer to the elemental Hindu concept of the bipolar Universe and the intrinsic human urge to unite opposites into an immutable whole. They are also beautiful and sensitive love songs of a visual bard at the height of his creative powers.
Ritual and River an exhibition of paintings by Marcus Walkley
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Marcus Walkley | No Comments
June 23 - July 24, 2008
While trained in the fine arts, Australian artist, Marcus Walkley, has made a career of breaking conceptual and technical boundaries. Unwilling to confine himself to ‘one’ type of art he worked as a commercial artist as well as designing and making sets for theater. This would in turn lead to a series of commissions for public spaces. In the process he would win a well-earned reputation for his spectacular use of glazes and gilding with precious metals.
The sumptuous but ethereal results of his mastery can be seen in numerous restaurants, hotels, night clubs, public places, corporate spaces and private residences in Australia, Spain, Denmark, Singapore and Bali. Two of the most notable works were the re-gilding of the lobby dome of the Four Seasons Singapore and a 12-week residency at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, during which time Marcus produced an original painting for each of the famous resort’s villas.
In his exhibition, Ritual and River, Marcus combines a minimalist sensibility, Balinese iconography and precious metals and glazes. Rich and mysterious, his compositions are quirky relying on unusual angles. The textures of the paintings explore light, reflections and shadow. Comparable to the surface of a moving river his stated aim is ‘to present both the hidden currents and subtle vistas…experienced in the vast landscapes of Bali’s ongoing spiritual life’.
Interestingly, Marcus compares his art not to paintings but rather, ramie, a gossamer-like textile renowned for its strength, transparency and luminosity since antiquity. Ramie was also famous because of metallic thread images and patterns woven into the fabric that only appear and sparkle when hit by light at certain angles. Thus suddenly the diagonal image of a cili, a stylized symbol of Bali’s blessed goddess of rice leaps out of a silvery background only to retreat back into the shadow. This ritual is a multi-faceted process of discovery that demands the participation of both the artist and viewer. The river is the resulting endless flow of creativity and inspiration.
