
Life as Art Asia
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Life as Art Asia
5M ago
Spirals of vibrant circular geometric designs pulsate from central points. Layers of contrasting structured, repetitious patterns fills the canvas with stunning visual information. While we gaze upon the seemingly unknown vistas of movement with dazzling colour alongside earthy tones, cosmic landscapes and natural elements such as flowers and leaves remind us of home. We engage ..read more
Life as Art Asia
5M ago
Classical Balinese painting is an authentic living tradition that has evolved over the centuries as artists introduce personal innovations to sacred religious images that function as a vital narrative role in the culture. During the past two decades, however, contemporary imagining has liberated Classical iconography from the canons of tradition, granting exciting original expression. The ..read more
Life as Art Asia
7M ago
A young Indonesian lady wearing a hijab sits crossed-legged, making the Dharmachakra mudra hand gesture, meditating on a yoga mat positioned upon a lotus throne. The beautiful life-sized sculpture, ‘Sri Naura Paramita,’ its creator stylized as the subject, is immediately compelling, tinged with light-heartedness, yet packs a mighty blow. The sculpture by emerging Bandung multi-disciplined ..read more
Life as Art Asia
7M ago
“My concern is to express reflections that go far deeper than what we can know with our panca indra (eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin). All of my work is a process that goes hand in hand with the demands of my soul. It is essentially a spiritual process taking visible pictorial shape,” Made Djirna.
Lovers of Balinese art recently had the unique opportunity to see an exhibition of one of Indonesia’s contemporary masters, Made Djirna. MADE DJIRNA RETROSPECTIVE 1992-2022, opened on 18 December 2023 and continued until 7 January 2024 at ARMA Museum, Ubud.
The exhibition featured forty works, thi ..read more
Life as Art Asia
7M ago
Aprililia is an emerging painter from West Sumatra gifted with a unique talent who began residing in Bali in 2023. Born in 2000 in Padang, the self-taught artist significantly contributes to the growing wealth of national and international creatives who call the island home.
Lily, as she is also known, majored in Informatics Education at PGRI University SUMBAR, Padang, West Sumatra. The subject involves studying and applying the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, testing, development, and evaluation of operating systems, software, and computer performance ..read more
Life as Art Asia
8M ago
AI and 3D printing technology offers Jemana Murti vast horizons for artistic development. Emerging Balinese artist Jemana Murti has embarked on a distinct creative mission, anchored securely within his traditions while propelling him on an exciting trajectory and original art frontiers.
Majoring in Fine Art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore one of the subjects Murti studied during his four years at college was New Media Art. The genre includes digital art, interactive art, internet art, virtual art, art made using AI, robotics, video games, biotechnology, 3D printing, computer a ..read more
Life as Art Asia
8M ago
One of 2023s most significant art exhibitions has recently closed. YEAR OF THE TIGER, a presentation of paintings by Balinese priestess Mangku Muriati at BIASA Art, Ubud, in collaboration with V-Room Bali and Honold Fine Art, ran from 3 September – 25 November 2023.
Mangku Muriati is an internationally renowned traditional painter of the sacred religious Kamasan images and contemporary narratives. Kamasan, also known as Classical and Wayang paintings adorn temples, palaces and the houses of aristocracy throughout the island. (Mangku denotes the title of temple priest)
In Bali, where the veil ..read more
Life as Art Asia
8M ago
Art Jakarta is the premier Southeast Asian-focused art fair in Asia, located in the heart of the most significant art market of the region, Jakarta. It is an indispensable platform for contemporary art exchange and an international forum for key stakeholders in Asia to serve the region’s burgeoning art ecosystem. This year, Art Jakarta 2023 will be held on 17–19 November at a new venue, JIExpo Kemayoran, in Jakarta, celebrating artistic expression in a spacious environment with state-of-the-art facilities.
Art Jakarta 2023 welcomes galleries from Indonesia and Southeast Asian countries, inclu ..read more
Life as Art Asia
8M ago
I first met Hana Madness at the discussion “Art Has Saved My Life”, led by two Indonesian art activists at the Rumah Sanur Creative Hub, Bali, in June 2019. The discussion was one of the forums of Ayo Ketemu! (Let’s Meet!), an innovative entrepreneurial, creative program for Indonesians with mental and physical disabilities. Hana spoke of utilizing art as an alternative therapy to positively impact her healing processes concerning mental health issues.
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and suffering from psychotic symptoms, Hana began investigating art in high school to help with stre ..read more
Life as Art Asia
9M ago
Renowned Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor Goenawan Mohamad presents a collection of printmaking works in his first print exhibition, Kitab Hewan: Book of Beasts, open 3 February – 5 March 2023 at Sika Gallery, Ubud, Bali. The works are the outcome of an artist in residency program at the DEVFTO Printmaking Institute.
“Previous to the pandemic, I knew nothing about printmaking, even though I greatly appreciated the genre. Then, while attending an exhibition in Ubud in April 2021, I met Devy Ferdianto, Indonesia’s master printmaker and I wanted to learn from him,” Moh ..read more