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Ida Bagus Made was born in Tebasaya, Ubud, Bali in 1915. Ida Bagus Made came from a Brahman family of accomplished artists in Tampaksiring, Bali. His Father, Ida Bagus kembeng (1897–1952), was a well-known painter who won the prestigious Silver Medal in 1937 at the International Colonial Art Exposition in Paris. Ida Bagus Made first learned painting and carving from his father. He later studied painting under the guidance of Rudolf Bonnet. Bonnet once wrote that Ida Bagus Made was one of the most talented artist in Bali. He was in his teens when the modernization of Balinese art began in the late 1920s, and only 21 years old when he joined the prestigious Pitamaha Artist Guild, founded in 1936 to preserve Balinese art from the threat of tourism and commercialism. His father, Ida Bagus Kembeng had two wives: Jero Deblog and Ida Ayu Rai. Ida Bagus Made was a child from his second wife. From his marriage with Jero Deblog, Ida Bagus Kembeng had two sons: Ida Bagus Putu Wiri and Ida Bagus Made Belawa. With Ida Ayu Rai, Kembeng had a daughter, Ida Ayu Oka, and two sons: Ida Bagus Made Poleng and Ida Bagus Nyoman Raka. Ida Bagus Made was married to Gusti Niang and had one daughter, Ida Ayu Sadri. Since Ida Bagus Made did not have a son, he adopted Ida Bagus Pudja, a son of his half brother, Ida Bagus Belawa. He was known by the Balinese as a ritual specialist for carving sacred masks imbued with magical powers for the surrounding temples of Ubud. As a traditional painter of the Pitamaha generation, he became known worldwide for his artistic mastery. Ida Bagus Made was a prolific painter who had a profound distrust of art dealers and collectors.He scrutinized his admirers and only a handful of collectors passed his test. The late Indonesian President Sukarno was one of such collectors that Ida Bagus Made revered. His works are well sought after and are in the collection of many museums in the world. He died after an illness in 1999. In 2000, following the artist’s last wish, the widow of Ida Bagus Made loaned over 100 paintings from the artist’s private collection to the Puri Lukisan Museum for safekeeping.
Ida Bagus Made Togog (1913–1989) was a traditional painter in the Batuan style, Gianyar, Bali. Since childhood, Togog was very familiar with literature in the form of lontar, mythological stories, and folklore. These things become a source of inspiration in painting. When two anthropologists, Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead conducted research on Balinese characters in Batuan Village from 1936 to 1938, Togog was asked to describe his dream expression. At that time, Togog produced dozens of paintings on paper with thematic themes of dreamland and niskala (unseen) with magical nuances. Togog's works can be found at the Puri Painting Museum, ARMA Museum, Bali Museum, Neka Museum, Tropenmuseum, Ethnography Museum in Leiden.
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"Togog was a leader in the group of Batuan artists, in painting, in teaching painting to others, and in selling pictures. He was also one of the oldest, about twenty-five in 1937, was married and hadone child. His father had died when he was twelve
years old, and his mother supported him by selling foodstuffs. His grandparents had been priests. His wife was a weaver and a ritual specialist. Along with Ngendon, Togog was among the first to learn to paint, about two and a half years before Mead and Bateson arrived. He had painted designs on dancer's costumes and knew how to write classical Balinese on palm-leaf manuscripts.
He was also a ritual specialist. Togog often visited Spies and Bonnet, watched them work, and tried to copy Bonnet's work and a picture from a magazine. He showed them his own work for criticism, and was a member of their artist's collective, Pita Maha. Togog spent time as a migrant farm laborer, plating coconut trees and working in a coffee plantation in the mountains.
Togog assisted Bateson in checking the attributions of the paintings. He made eighty-three pictures in the collection." +
Master Balinese woodcarver Ida Bagus Njana (1912-1985).
Njana's family descends from Dang Hyang Nirartha, the saint of Balinese Hinduism, who moved to Bali in the 1500s and spread his religious reforms by travelling around the island. In the village of Mas, the local headman gave him one of his daughters. Their son from his marriage, Ida Putu Mas, started the Brahmana Mas line. Like their ancestors, the Mas Brahmins became priests or, like Njana, woodcarvers and architects. +
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"Tjeta was the younger brother of Ida Bagus Teroewi, the headman of Batuan and Mead and Bateson's host. Their father was a renowned dancer who also painted cloth for dancers' costumes and funeral shrouds. Tjeta assisted him and also himself danced in the gambuh.Tjeta was about twenty-two years old when he began to study painting with Togog, and was among the first Batuan painters who learned to use colored paint and pastel. He produced twenty-nine pictures in the collection." +
Ida Bagus Oka (16 April 1936 – 8 March 2010). He was Minister of State for Population/Head of BKKBN (1998 – 1999) in the Development Reform Cabinet during the administration of President B.J. Habibie. Previously, he served as the 7th Governor of Bali for a term of office from 1988 – 1998. He became Governor of Bali replacing Ida Bagus Mantra. He also served as Chancellor of Udayana University, Bali. In 2001, he was tried in connection with a corruption case and sentenced to one year. +
Ida Bagus Pawanasuta, born in Gianyar, November 21, 1966. He writes in Balinese and Indonesian. He is a writer, he is also a teacher at a high school in Klungkung. He also has many published works, including “Pangasih Pamero” in 2005 published by Balai Bahasa Bali, Gaguritan Aji Palayon Transformasi Kakawin Aji Palayon in 2006 published independently, and Essay Collection “Learning on Giri” in 2009 published independently. There are still many of his works, but he is also the founder of the Tutur Studio (1999) and the Lentera Literary Community (2008). +
A Balinese from a Brahmana priestly family, I. B. Adnyana is considered a first-rate classicist. Born in 1958 in Denpasar, he grew up attending Balinese rituals and brings an insider’s knowledge to his subjects. As is evident in his images, he has been given special unimpeded access and privileged positions and angles. It’s highly unlikely that a Western photographer would ever be allowed to enter sacred inner courtyards and get this close to a venerable high priest.
His subjects appear at ease and revealing of their inner emotions. It is as if his subjects are family members relaxed in the presence of another Balinese. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time to photograph with the greatest possible empathy and intimacy. Amidst all the confusion, he knows what is going on and is able to anticipate what is going to happen next. While other photographers are fiddling with their camera settings, he is ready to record the climax, the significant gesture or the moment when the trance state takes hold. +
Sindu Putra, whose full name is Ida Bagus Sindu Putra, was born in Sanur, Bali, July 31, 1968. Now he lives in Lombok, NTB. He wrote poetry as a teenager and has been active in the Coffee Drink Studio. His poems were published by the Bali Post, Kompas, Koran Tempo, Kalam, etc. He won the Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa award for his poetry book Tales of the Fire Dog. Other poetry books that have been published are the Night of the Night Birds Camp (2000), The Weed House (with IAO Suwati Sideman, 2003), Segara Anak, Origami Birds, Tales of the Fire Dog, In Lombok I Get Poetry (2018). +
Ida Bagus Tilem was a sculptor who was born in Mas, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, on December 13, 1936 and died November 20, 1993. Since childhood he learned to sculpt from his father, Ida Bagus Nyana. His works feature visuals that captivate art lovers. After his first trip abroad when he was chosen to represent Indonesia at the New York World Fair in 1964, he diligently held exhibitions abroad, such as Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, Austria, and Mexico. +
Ida Bagus Tugur was born in Griya Cucukan, Klungkung, Bali, 29 May 1926. He was a maestro of traditional Balinese architects (undagi) who created many monumental buildings in Bali. His works include the Ardha Candra open stage at the Bali Cultural Park, the Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon, the Kanda Pat Sari or Catus Pata statue in Semarapura City (Klungkung), the Bali DPRD Building, Balinese architectural buildings at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Jakarta), and sacred buildings for several temples in Bali. He died on December 21 2020 in Denpasar at the age of 94 years. +
Ida Bagus Wayan Widiasa Keniten was born in Geria Gelumpang, Karangasem. January 20, 1967. The books he has written in the form of literary works and literary studies include (1) Buduh Nglawang (acquired Rancage); (2) Bangke Matah; (3) Butcher's Inheritance; (4) White Horse; (5) Kania's Novelt; (6) Drill; (7) Sabdaning Lonely; (8) Mekel Paris; (9) Soul Tree; (10) Women of the Night; (11) The Fable of Flip-flops, (12) Genjek Socio-Contextual Perception, (13) Basur's Existence, (14) Jro Lalung Ngutah (Received Widya Pataka Award), (15) Manukan Birds Session.
The First Winner of the 2013 National Achievement Teacher and Recipient of the 2013 Education Satyalancana Honorary Award from the President, Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Istora Senayan Jakarta. In 2014 he participated in the Benchmarking Program to Germany, then to Paris (France), Belgium, and Amsterdam (Netherlands). Thursday, August 14, 2014 received the Widya Kusuma award from the Governor of Bali. In 2015 he got Widya Pataka for his book Jro Lalung Ngutah. +
Karangasem, January 20, 1967, is the date a role model was born into this world; a role model that teaches us the importance of literature in everyday life. Ida Bagus Wayan Widiasa Keniten is a widely known for his expertise in writing literary works word for word. It is evident from his sparkling name that he has won several very brilliant achievements, including the 2013 Satyalancana Education Honorary Award and many others.
It is undeniable that his love for Balinese culture is one of the reasons he is passionate about composing a literary work. He has written and marketed dozens of books, one of which is Wang Bang Sunaran's Gaguritan. This gaguritan tells
about the struggle of life and life. The struggle took place between a spiritual teacher (Sang Dyah) and his students named Jagul Anom, Pucung, Ginanti,
Ginada, Kumambang, Sinom, and also Wang Bang Sunaran. The dialogue glue was done by Wang Bang Sunaran. This figure acts as a link between the spiritual teacher and his students. Wang Bang Sunaran's self-image as a student is flawed; he rarely studies, rarely helps others, is difficult to manage, and feels all-knowing. Because of that, he wanted to find the way of truth. The path was found in Sang Dyah, who he thought was an enlightening figure in the darkness of his soul. +
He is Ida Ketut Djelantik, a writer from Buleleng who is located in Geria Tegeha Banjar, Tegeha Village, Banjar District. He was born in 1905 in Tegeha Village and is a descendant of the couple Ida Ketut Manggis and Ida Ayu Putu Tangi.
As a child he was raised in the Gria environment where his daily life tends to be busy with social activities, he has a desire to study religion and philosophy as well as moral encouragement for the village environment where he grew up.
His education level was only up to SR or Sekolah Rakyat (People's School) and it was not finished, with his desire to explore tattwa, ethics and philosophy he studied it self-taught until he got recognition from local residents and the Dutch Government at that time.
Because of his high achievements and abilities, in 1938 he was appointed to work in the Religious Staff at the Religious Office of the Lesser Sunda Province at that time in Singaraja.
He was also assigned by the Governor-General of the Netherlands to Bogor to translate Sanskrit books and manuscripts into Indonesian and Kawi of his literary abilities.
In 1950 he worked at the Kodam Raksa Buana which is now known as Kodam 11 Udayana as the Hindu Rohdam, he also participated in compiling the emblem of the Pataka Kodam Udayana.
Then, he passed away in 1961 to be exact on the 18th of November +
Ida Pedanda Gede Made Gunung (1952 – 18 May 2016) was a Hindu Pedanda (cleric/priest) from Blahbatuh, Gianyar, Bali. He was a legend who had a progressive view far into the future. This Pedanda, who was born in Gria Gede Kemenuh Purnawati, seems to have changed the image of Pedanda (Hindu Priest) from simply leading ceremonies, to becoming a Dharma Discourse preacher.
He is very skilled in translating complex Hindu religious philosophy to the general public using simple, clear and straightforward language accompanied by a great sense of humor. It is not surprising that he often appears in various media, both electronic and print media, to provide Dharma Wacana (sacred discourse) to Hindus. Not only in Bali, he also gave dharma discourses outside Bali, from Java to Kalimantan. Apart from actively appearing in various print and electronic media, he is also active in writing in cyberspace via his website.
Born with the name Ida Bagus Gede Suamem, he completed his elementary school education at Blahbatuh Elementary School in 1965. Then he continued his junior secondary education at SMPN in Gianyar until graduating in 1968. Then he continued his education at Taman Guru Atas in Sukawati. He worked as a Family Planning Field Officer (PLKB) Gianyar from 1972 to 1974. Then he changed profession to become an elementary school teacher in Banjar Mawang, Lodtunduh, Ubud, from 1975 to 1983, then moved to teach at SD 3 Pering from 1983 to 1985. He was appointed as the Hindu Religious Field Extension Coordinator for Blahbatuh District from 1985 to 1987 and then returned to teaching as a teacher at SD 7 Saba from 1987 to 1994. In 1992 he was ranked as an exemplary teacher for Blahbatuh District.
In between his busy teaching activities as a teacher, he continued his education at the Hindu Dharma Institute (now changed to Indonesian Hindu University) until he obtained a Bachelor's degree in 1986. Apart from being a school teacher, he is also a black belt in karate and once joined the DPD Gojukai (Black Belt Council) 1988 – 1991.
He was medicalized or became a pedanda in 1994. From 2002 until near the end of his life, he was an extraordinary lecturer at the Faculty of Usada, Indonesian Hindu University. He is also known to be very critical in addressing the problems of carrying out Hindu ritual ceremonies in Bali, especially Human Yadnya and Pitra Yadnya, which have often been held with great pomp and cost a lot of money.
Ida Pedanda Gede Oka was born in Banjar Kualon, Denpasar, 1909. Apart from devoting his life as a priest, he was known as an undagi (traditional Balinese architect). This talent was inherited from his father, Ida Bagus Anom, a famous undagi and sculptor of his time. Since the age of eight he has learned to make sculptures from his father. As an undagi, he really understands the books Asta Kosala-Kosali, Asta Bumi, Wismakarma and the like. He is not only an expert in making traditional Balinese buildings and Hindu sacred buildings, but is also an expert in making vessels, jempana and bulls for the Ngaben ritual. +
Ida Poetu Taman was a sculptor (1873-1953) born in Mas Village, Ubud, Bali. He is very skilled in wood carving. He is also an expert in carving rock for the construction of Hindu religious shrines in Bali. Apart from being a sculptor, he is known in the dance drama "Calon Arang" as Patih Pandung who fights against the evil of Nateng Dirah. He once joined the Pitamaha art community. +
Ida Wayan Eka Werdi Putra or who is often called Gus Eka is the initiator of SAGARAGIRI Outdoor. SAGARAGIRI comes from the word Sagara/Segara which means sea and Giri which means mountain. Sagara-Giri is a concept of Balinese local wisdom that describes the sacredness of the dimension of space. Sagara (mountain)-Giri (sea), Pasir-Wukir, and upstream-teben (downstream) are other terms that are also symbols of unity and mutual influence.
Some traditional Balinese literature mentions that the Kawi Wiku or poet priests wrote their literary works in beautiful places. The priest, poet or author walks along the mountains and coasts to express his visual beauty in the form of literary works as a form of glorification of the Creator.
This is what became the inspiration for the establishment of SAGARAGIRI Outdoor. Glorifying nature is one of the ways that Balinese predecessors used to enjoy life, even as a spiritual practice. In this increasingly frenetic era, we want to adapt the concept and practice to invite SaGi's friends back to nature, protect it, and enjoy it from a different perspective. +
Mr. Ida Bagus Wiryanatha, he was born on May 19, 1961 in Pejeng village, Gianyar. Is a native of Br Puseh Pejeng Village, Gianyar. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Indonesian HINDU University at the Faculty of Health.
He has completed his last education S1 Dr. General at Udayana University and S2 Religion and Culture at the Hindu University of Indonesia.
Mr. Ida Bagus Wiryanatha is the son of the late. Ida Peranda Wayan Ngenjung and the late Ida Peranda Istri Bun.
Mr. Ida Bagus Wiryanatha has 1 very beautiful wife named Ida Ayu Wimba Ruspawati and from his marriage with his wife, he is blessed with 3 children. +
Since leaving her ancestral home in Florence, Italy, Idanna pursued her interest in diverse cultures through far-flung travels. First she worked in New York for her uncle, Emilio Pucci, when his designs ushered vibrant colors into fashion.
She later settled in Indonesia and began her studies of Balinese culture with particular emphasis on myth and the oral tradition. She became especially intrigued by the traditional court of justice in the ancient royal capital of Bali. Its ceiling paintings narrate a sacred epic hauntingly similar to Dante’s Divine Comedy. The quest gave birth to her first book, The Epic of Life: A Balinese Journey of the Soul (Van der Mark Editions, NY), a classic on Balinese culture.
Various writing assignments for the Hong-Kong based Asia Magazine enabled her to travel throughout the Indonesian Archipelago, South East Asia, Japan and across the Soviet Union on the last steam engine of the Trans-Siberian railway.
She returned to New York to pursue her degree in Comparative Literature at Columbia University. During this time, she obtained a grant from the Margaret Mead Institute of Intercultural Studies for a project entitled The Prince and the Pauper: Two Balinese Portraits.
Her focus then turned to the life of her American great-grandmother, Cora Slocomb, who shocked New York’s Gilded Age by launching the first nation-wide campaign against the death penalty in 1895 to save a young Italian immigrant from execution–the first woman sentenced to the electric chair. Her research gave birth to The Trials of Maria Barbella (Vintage, NY, 1996).
After she obtained the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance in Geneva, she served in the UN Mission to East Timor as an electoral officer during the referendum for independence in 1999. Later, she collaborated with the Burma Project (Open Society Foundations) on a special mission to Myanmar.
In film, Idanna produced the Italian segment of the TV series Amazing Games (ABC/Kane Productions) for which she received the Ultimo Novecento award from the City of Pisa. She also co-produced Leonardo’s Legacy, a Discovery Channel special. She then produced and directed Eugenia of Patagonia, a documentary-feature on the pioneering life in Chile of her maternal aunt who served for thirty years as mayor of a vast municipality at the end of world, battling for the people and the environment
Her following work, Brazza in Congo: A Life and Legacy (Umbrage Editions, NY) is an illustrated biography of another ancestor, the explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, after whom the capital of the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville, is named, and who is still remembered for his pioneering struggle on behalf of the rights of the people. On the same theme, she curated exhibitions at The National Arts Club in New York and La Casa Italiana of NYU.
Idanna conceived and narrated the documentary Black Africa White Marble, which recounts her battle against the ruler of Congo-Brazzaville. It won the Grand Prix at the Festival of Annecy 2012 (France), the Audience Award at the Cambridge Film Festival 2013 (UK), and Best Documentary at the Berlin Independent Film Festival 2014.
She was also responsible for the donation to the National Museum of Cameroon in Yaoundé and permanent installation of a sixty-foot masterpiece of contemporary art by the Poto Poto School of Painting in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. In 2015, she produced The Transformative Power of Art, an exhibition at the United Nations in New York.
With her husband, Terence Ward, she then produced Talk Radio Tehran, a documentary by Mahtab Mansour that follows high-spirited Iranian women as they fulfill their aspirations in spite of the gender-apartheid system that dominates daily life in Teheran.
In a collection of true stories between East and West, The World Odyssey of a Balinese Prince (Tuttle, 2020), she narrates the extraordinary life of a cultural visionary and medical doctor whose daring adventures transcend borders.
The Lady of Sing Sing: an American Countess, an Italian Immigrant, and their Epic Battle for Justice in New York’s Gilded Age (Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press, 2020) is a new expanded edition of her earlier work, The Trials of Maria Barbella.
Idanna serves as an ambassador of Religions for Peace, the world’s largest interfaith organization. She speaks fluent Italian, English and French, and reasonable Bahasa Indonesia. She resides with her husband between Florence and New York.
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