Wayan Gunasta alias Gungun, was born in Nyuh Kuning, Ubud. He has written poetry since he was a teenager and has been featured in many articles in the Bali Post. In addition to poetry, he pursued the art of cartoons, vignettes, sketches, painting. He has studied "character design and animation" in Japan. Since 1979 he has been diligent in exhibiting his works at home and abroad, such as Balai Budaya Jakarta (1979), Frementale Art Gallery (Australia, 1994), Oriental City (London, England, 2004), V Gallery (Yogya, 2007), etc. His published cartoon and comic books include Mahabhrata Comic Series (1992), Bali in Cartoon (1997), Gunasta Sketsa Rhythm (1999), Bali Pulau Cartoon (2004), Propoor Tourism (2006), Balinese Coloring Book Series (2008). He initiated and published a collection of poems by eighty-one Balinese poets whose works were published in the Bali Post, entitled Edition Hitam Putih (Wayan Pendet Foundation, 2006).
Wayan Gunasta alias Gungun, lahir di Nyuh Kuning, Ubud. Dia menulis puisi sejak remaja dan banyak dimuat di Bali Post. Selain puisi, dia menekuni seni kartun, vignet, sketsa, lukis. Dia pernah studi “character design and animation” di Jepang. Sejak 1979 dia rajin memamerkan karyanya di dalam dan luar negeri, seperti Balai Budaya Jakarta (1979), Frementale Art Gallery (Australia, 1994), Oriental City (London, Inggris, 2004), V Gallery (Yogya, 2007), dll. Buku-buku kartun dan komiknya yang telah terbit, antara lain Mahabhrata Series Comic (1992), Bali in Cartoon (1997), Irama Sketsa Gunasta (1999), Bali Pulau Kartun (2004), Propoor Tourism (2006), Balinese Coloring Book Series (2008). Dia memrakarsai dan menerbitkan buku kumpulan puisi delapan puluh satu penyair Bali yang karya-karyanya pernah dimuat di Bali Post, berjudul Edisi Hitam Putih (Yayasan Wayan Pendet, 2006).
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