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Made Surita was born July 27, 1951 in the village of Payangan. His father, a Hindu official, specialized in painting wayang (puppet) figures. In 1965, after finishing primary school, he started to draw zealously, picturing nature and people with cult functions.
In 1968 he enrolled at the Sekolah Seni Rupa Indonesia (School of Fine Arts Indonesia, or SMSR) in Denpasar. After two years there, he was able to finance his study through the paintings he was selling. During this period, the artist Nyoman Darsana, also from Payangan, helped him master batik techniques.
The years between 1971 and 1988 represented a period of doubt for him, a quest for his own soul. From time to time he sought comfort in other occupations and professions, concentrating more on batik, or working as a journalist for various newspapers. In 1988, he eventually discovered his own personal painting style based on Balinese culture.
A style of his own? He discovered it by combining the different existing wayang styles – the 'Kamasan Klungkung' style and the 'Young Artist' style as it had been developed and taught by the Dutch painter Arie Smit.
Elements of both styles were subordinated to his own subject matter – the culture of Bali or daily life as it is determined by religion. In his most recent paintings, he links up even more stylistic elements than before. The compositions refer to the 'Young Artist' painting style, the figures and trees to 'Wayang Kulit' (shadow puppet), the colors to 'Wayang Kamasan' and the technical finish to the traditional Ubud style.
Since 1970, Surita's work has been widely exhibited throughout Indonesia as well as in galleries in Singapore (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999), Australia's Darwin Museum (1996) and the Darwin Parliament House (1997). +
A graduate in Fine Arts from the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) Denpasar, Senayadi has exhibited two and three-dimensional works in exhibitions, including two solo shows, throughout Bali and Java since 2005. He represents a new wave of Balinese artists dedicated to innovating within the contemporary format experimenting with conventional and non-conventional media. “I am very grateful for having my work recognised in the UOB Painting of the Year Awards,” said Senayadi, born in 1985 in Marga, Tabanan, Central Bali. “Through this award, I trust it will help provide a bridge to the goals that I want to achieve in my career.”
Despite his visual challenges during the past five years, Senayadi has excelled in his artistic pursuits. In 2018 he was recognised as one of Nine Finalists in the TiTian Prize, a biannual art award presented by Yayasan TiTian Bali (Bali Art Foundation) recognising Balinese talent innovation within the visual arts. In 2019 Senayadi distinguished himself with eye-catching and ingenious works made from natural coconut fibres, ‘Menanti Keberuntung/Longing #1’ and ‘Buta Bongol/Deaf Monster’ during ‘Mahardika’, a group exhibition at TiTian Art Space in Ubud. +
I Nengah Jati was born in Banjar Sama Undisan, Jehem Village, Bali, October 5, 1990. His poetry book is titled “Silunglung” (Expression Library, 2018). His works are also published in Suara Saking Bali. +
He is I Nengah Jati, he is usually called Jati. He was born in the same undisan, bangli on October 5, 1990. He comes from bangli but now resides in Ubud. Regarding his educational history, he graduated from SMK TP 45 Bangli and then continued his undergraduate studies in Balinese at the State Hindu University I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa and for the achievements he had achieved, he was the champion of writing Balinese poetry. After completing his education he is currently working as a Balinese language instructor. +
I Nengah Sujena was born in Bangli, Bali, in 1976. He graduated from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 2005. Sujena has had solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Bali, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Tokyo etc. In 2007 he had a solo show entitled Songs of Solitude at the Komaneka Gallery.
Nature is the main source of creative inspiration for Sujena. His paintings articulate the revelation of nature. They reflect an ecological awareness that recognizes the fundamental relation between nature and the human. His works subtly criticize the anthropocentric view that considers the human as the center of truth with all the privileges to exploit nature. Sujena conveys a critical, yet poetic, message that living in harmony with nature is a soothing, peaceful life. +
I Ngurah Suryawan, born in Denpasar Bali on February 25, 1979. He obtained his formal education at the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University, Bali (2006) with the title "Speaking Behind Silence: Anthropological Studies of the Violence of the 1965-1966 Mass Massacres in Jembrana Regency, Bali."
He completed his Masters in the Masters Program in Cultural Studies at the Postgraduate Program at Udayana University (2009) with a thesis entitled "Bara on the Edge of Power: Genealogy of Subaltern Violence and Upheaval in Buleleng Regency, Bali". Doctoral education was completed at the Humanities (Anthropology) Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta (2015) and wrote a dissertation entitled "Elite's Strategy to Steal State Power in West Papua". The postdoctoral research program started from 2016-2017 on the cultural ecology of the Marori and Kanum people in Merauke, Papua under the ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Program) and Australian National University (ANU) scheme. He was a visiting researcher at KITLV (Koninklijk Instituut voor taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde), Universiteit Leiden 2017 – 2018 to write his research on the formation of the middle class elite in the interior of Papua. His books on Papua include: A Broken Soul (2014), Looking for the Morning: Ethnographic Fragments (2015), Papua Versus Papua: Disunity and Cultural Change (2017), Dismissed Voices: Against Silent Culture ( 2017), Dim Living Space: The Ecological Concussion of the Marori and Kanum People in Merauke, Papua (2018), Kitong Pu Dreams: Anthropology and Transformation of the Papuan People (2018), Searching for a Changing Bali (2018). +
Dr. I Nyoman Cerita SST, MFA is an artist and academic of performing arts, especially dance in Bali, from Banjar Sengguan, Singapadu Village, Sukawati District, Gianyar Regency, Bali. He has been able to build an effort to develop the arts, especially dance in Bali. Various works that until now have provided important notes on the development of the art of dance, I Nyoman Cerita is able to create dance works in the Nyeraki way. The term Nyeraki means all-rounder. The ability of nyeraki referred to here is the ability of Nyoman Cerita to create musical compositions (dance accompaniment music), create dance moves, and be able to create costume concepts. The ability of nyeraki is very rarely possessed by dance artists in general.
I Nyoman Cerita is also an innovative artist, he brings up many new ideas such as processing dance properties that can be used in various functions. In one his dance work Satya Brasta, dancers carry a pajeng (umbrella) and a fan property, the pajeng can function as a spear, chariot wheel, and cloud symbol, while the fan property can be used as a mace and golden chariot. His Balinese dance works are the inspiration for teaching materials in the studio and as a presentation of performing arts. +
I Nyoman Darma Putra is a professor in Indonesian literature at the Faculty of Arts, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. He obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Queensland, in 2003, where he took a postdoctoral program from 2007-2009.
Apart from teaching literature and culture at Faculty of Arts, Darma Putra also teaches tourism subjects at Masters Program of Tourism and Doctoral Program of Tourism Udayana University. Darma had been the head of Masters Program of Tourism for four years, 2014- January 2018. His research interest includes Indonesian literature, Balinese literature, Balinese culture, tourism.
With Michael Hitchcock, he published Tourism, Development and Terrorism in Bali (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007), while his sole authored book is A literary Mirror; Balinese Reflections on Modernity and Identity in the Twentieth Century (Leiden: KITLV Press, 2011).
He publishes a number of article in international peer review journals including Asian Ethnicity, Indonesia and the Malay World, Current Issues in Tourism, The Journal of Hindu Studies, and Tourism Geographies.
Since 2011, he has been the editor in chief of Jurnal Kajian Bali (Ranked 2, on Indonesian accredited journal Sinta). +
I Nyoman Darma Putra teaches Indonesian literature in the Faculty of Letters and Culture, Udayana University (Bali) and is an adjunct professor in the School of Language and Cultures, the University of Queensland. He is the author of A literary mirror: Balinese reflections on modernity and identity in the twentieth century (KITLV/Brill, 2011). +
I Nyoman Ekaputra S.Sos M.AP was born on June 1, 1965 in Denpasar. Residing in Br. Pengukuh, Peguyangan Kangin, North Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. He works as a civil servant as well as a holder at a temple in Peguyangan and helps if anyone needs help with writing Balinese script and fostering children in the village pasraman. His last education was at Ngurah Rai University, Bali, majoring in Master of Public Administration. +
Born in 27 May 1958 in Banjar Dlodtangluk, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali. He was raised in the neighborhood of artists, painters, sculptors, dancers and musicians. He was conciously choose to follow the path of art during his teenager years and enrolled in the High School of Arts in Denpasar. Soon after, he travelled to Yogyakarta in Central Java and pursuing bachelor degree in Fine Arts at the Indonesian Art Institute. The two schools shaped his perception in arts and expand his realm in understanding the relations between the visual of traditional art in Bali and the technique and approach of Western art. The dialog betweenn the two world is evident in Erawan’s works up until now.
He begun working and living as an artist since 1983. For about 25 years he has been working in different fields of art as he is as much as talented in visual and performance art. His works are mainly inspired by the philosophy of life in Balinese-Hindu perspective called Trimurti, in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Visnu the maintainer or preserver, and Siva the destroyer or transformer. The form or destruction and incarnation, life and death, chaos and order, traditional and modern. He creates paintings and installation, video art and body art performance in many exhibitions in Indonesia and abroad. +
I Nyoman Kaler was born in 1892 in Pamogan Village, South Denpasar District. His father, I Gde Bakta, was a versatile artist in his day. His mother, Ni Ketut Taro, owns the art of his grandfather, I Gde Salin. Kaler himself studied with his grandfather and father, who later passed on to him the nandhir dance, butterfly row, Sisia Calonarang, wayang wong, and parwa.
Kaler never received formal education, because as he recalled, until 1900 in Denpasar there were no schools opened. However, his ability to both read and write Balinese script and Latin script cannot be doubted. This skill is obtained from non-formal education on the sidelines of his busy life deepening the arts of dance and percussion. In mastering pagambuhan dance and percussion, he was educated by I Gusti Gede Opium, I Made Sariada, and I Made Nyankan (all from Denpasar) and I Made Sudana from Tegal Taniu.
In 1918, at the age of 26, I Nyoman Kaler deepened the Legong Kraton dance with his teacher, Ida Bagus Boda from Kaliungu Klod, Denpasar. In 1924, he studied dance and percussion with Anak Agung Rai Pahang from Sukawati, Gianyar. Kaler was very impressed with this one teacher. His teacher's extraordinary way of teaching allowed Nyoman Kaler to understand the intricacies and movements of dance in depth. Kaler also became a favorite student because of his amazing talent.
Kaler can play almost all Balinese gamelan instruments and understands very well all pegongan music, gender, angklung, semar pagulingan, and so on. Nyoman Kaler started teaching in1918. +
I Nyoman Loka Suara is a painter born in Bali, February 13, 1970. He studied fine arts at ISI Denpasar. Since 1993, he has been active in various joint exhibitions, including the Palette group exhibition at Come Out festival Australia (1998), Beijing International Art Biennale, China (2015), Asian Art Biennale II, Hong Kong (2017). He is also a member of the Militant Arts Community of Fine Arts. Loka's works often feature gloomy-looking figures with distorted techniques. The neck of the figure is made long like a giraffe so that it gives a unique impression on the painting. +
Modern and ontemporary painter who was born in 1952. +
“What the modern architecture is still trying to achieve today has been implemented in the traditional Balinese architecture for centuries now, where the concepts of energy conservation and environmental preservation are amongst the fundamental elements in every design.” – Popo Danes
From private homes and restaurants to starred hotels and luxury resorts, the renowned Balinese architect Nyoman Popo Danes is known for his exemplary designs that showcase a distinct flair of being in harmony with the local culture and nature. This green-conscientious architect always integrates eco-friendly aspects of Bali’s traditional architecture into his designs.
“While some architects are very focused on making their buildings look stunning from the outside, my main concern has always been the functionality of each aspect of the building. I always make sure that my designs are in harmony with their natural surroundings; that each room has a function; that a strong connection between the architecture, landscape, and interior is established. I don’t care if my architecture is not photogenic, as long as it serves its function well.”
As an international destination, Bali attracts people from all corners of the world with its uniqueness. Therefore, Popo believes that every building on the island needs to be able to help these people feel that they are in Bali. “When you travel, you want to be immersed in the local atmosphere. In Bali, a building should exude the feeling of locality so when you enter it, you know you’re not in Jakarta, Hong Kong, or anywhere else.”
The works of the two-time ASEAN Energy Award winner (in the category of Best Practice in Tropical Architecture) are known as some of the most striking in design, functionality, and environmental consciousness. Air conditioners take up the biggest energy consumption in a building, and Popo’s eco-friendly creations have the ability to ‘communicate’ with nature to lessen energy consumption through the overuse of air conditioners.
“I create buildings that have open pavilions (just like in typical Balinese buildings) to allow breeze to blow in, and I don’t put too many glass windows. Then again, air circulation or heat is not the only reason why air conditioners are overused. People also tend to turn their air conditioners on to escape from the noise pollution outside their buildings. When all windows and doors are shut, it’s quiet inside. This is where nature steps in. Towering trees can be a great noise filter, and they also serve as a fresh, cool air provider.”
From Indonesia to India and China to the Philippines, most of Popo’s architecture projects involve challenging landscapes. “It’s never easy. A lot of projects i’ve been doing so far (especially for luxury resorts) involve slanted soil, hilly surfaces and everything else not flat. Of course I can always take the easy job; for example in Bali, I get so many offers to design a building on a flat surface. The thing is, in order for me to build it, I have to get rid of a rice field. I will never build anything on a rice field. Rice field is a symbol of prosperity for the Balinese, and is home to the goddess of prosperity, Dewi Sri.”
I want to introduce my 95 year old grandfather who is still actively working as a carving artist, he is named I Nyoman Ritug, he started working since he was 10 years old with his father, until now he is still actively working, I hope he has a long life.. thank God proud to be his grandson, even though my ability is far below his.. +
I Nyoman suprapta was born on November 11, 1962. He has made geguritab from 2000 to now, has published 219 titles of geguritan, because he gave his life for Balinese literature. He received the Rancage Literature Award in 2013 from the Rancage Cultural Foundation, Bandung from the service sector. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, which was already past. +
Nyoman Tusthi Eddy was born in Pidpid, Karangasem, Bali, December 12, 1945. He studied at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, FKIP Singaraja, graduating from 1969. Apart from being a teacher, he writes poetry, short stories, essays, articles, literary criticism, both in Balinese and in English. Indonesia. His works have been published in the Bali Post, Kompas, Suara Karya, Horizon, Basis, Warta Hindu Dhrama, Sarad, and so on. He received a number of awards, including the Bali Sastra Sabha (1999), the Modern Balinese Literature Penatar Charter from the Karangasem Education Office (2002), the Rancage Literature Prize (2004 and 2009). In addition, he also translated Indonesian and English literature into Balinese. His published books: Memories for the sake of Memories (1981), Poems Around the World (1984), Far East Poems (1985), Murmurs About Literary Appreciation: A Number of Essays and Notes (1985), Comparison of Words and Terms in Malay- Indonesia (1987), Introduction to Modern Balinese Literature (1991), Dictionary of Indonesian Literary Terms (1991), The Face of God in the Eyes of a Poet (1994), Folklore from Bali (1997), Duh Ratnayu: Tembang Kawi Mendamba Cinta (2001), Tafsir The symbolic story of Bagus Diarsa (2002), Ning Brahman (2002), SungaiMu (2004), Somah (2008). +
I Nyoman Wahyu Angga B. Santosa or better known as Wahyu Angga was born on May 21, 1997 in Denpasar. He is one of the alumni of the 2015 Bali Literature study program, he is also the author of the parwa literary work, kakawin Prapanca Suddhani. Currently, he is continuing his master's education at the Postgraduate program at Udayana University, Faculty of Cultural Sciences. +
I Nyoman Wardi is a faculty member in the Department of Cultural Studies, Udayana University, Bali - Indonesia. He is also a researcher with issues relating to the environment and cultural in the Center of Environmental Studies at Udayana University. +
