Biography
In English
Ketut Rodja was a genius and famous sculptor from Mas Village, Ubud, Bali (1902 - 1965). He was born into a family of artists. He was close friends with President Soekarno who collected many of his sculptures. Apart from that, the Tropen Museum in the Netherlands also collects his work. The Krishna statue created by Rodja was once used as a master art by President Soekarno and shown to Indian Prime Minister Jahwal Nehru and Indira Gandhi at a state meeting.
Rodja is also known as an art deco pioneer in Bali. Apart from that, he was the founder of the first art gallery in Bali in the 1950s which still exists in Mas Village. He is also an artist who actively contributed to the founding of the Ratna Warta Puri Painting Ubud Foundation and was a member of Pita Maha in 1936. Rodja is close friends with Rudolf Bonnet, one of the founders of Pita Maha. Rodja once served as Chairman of the Pita Maha Mas Village branch which coordinated 12 banjars. He was also active in political movements and was highly respected. His iconic work which is still kept at the Siadja Gallery is an ebony wood sculpture entitled "Ananta Bhoga" (1920). Rodja died (murdered) in the 1965 political tragedy.
In Balinese
Ketut Rodja inggih punika pematung genius miwah kasub saking Desa Mas, Ubud, Bali 1902 - 1965 . Dan embas ring kulawarga seniman. Dan masawitra raket sareng Pr sid n Soekarno san ngumpul ak h karya patung dan . Lianan ring punika, Museum Tropen ring Belanda taler ngumpulang pakaryannyan . Patung Krishna san kakaryanin olih Rodja sampun kaangg n master art olih Pr sid n Soekarno miwah kapamerang ring Perdana Menteri India Jahwal Nehru miwah Indira Gandhi ring patemon kenegaraan.
Rodja taler kasub pinaka pelopor art deco ring Bali. Lianan ring punika, dan taler ngwangun galeri seni kapertama ring Bali duk warsa 1950-an san mangkin kantun w nten ring D sa Mas. Dan taler seniman san aktif nyarengin ring ngadegnyan Yayasan Ratna Warta Puri Lukisan Ubud miwah anggota Pita Maha warsa 1936. Rodja masawitra raket sareng Rudolf Bonnet, silih tunggil pangadeg Pita Maha. Rodja naenin dados Ketua Pita Maha cabang Desa Mas sane koordinir 12 banjar. Dan taler aktif ring widang politik miwah kasub. Karya ikoniknyan san mangkin kantun kasimpen ring Galeri Siadja inggih punika patung kayu eboni san mamurda Ananta Bhoga 1920 . Rodja padem kapademang ring tragedi politik 1965.
In Indonesian
Ketut Rodja adalah pematung jenius dan terkenal dari Desa Mas, Ubud, Bali (1902 - 1965). Ia lahir dari keluarga seniman. Ia bersahabat dekat dengan Presiden Soekarno yang mengoleksi banyak karya patungnya. Selain itu, Museum Tropen di Belanda juga mengkoleksi karyanya. Patung Krisna hasil karya Rodja pernah dipakai master art oleh Presiden Soekarno dan diperlihatkan kepada Perdana Menteri India Jahwal Nehru dan Indira Gandhi di suatu pertemuan kenegaraan.
Rodja juga dikenal sebagai pionir art deco di Bali. Selain itu, ia adalah pendiri galeri seni pertama di Bali pada tahun 1950-an yang kini masih ada di Desa Mas. Ia juga seniman yang aktif berkontribusi atas berdirinya Yayasan Ratna Warta Puri Lukisan Ubud dan anggota Pita Maha tahun 1936-an. Rodja bersahabat dekat dengan Rudolf Bonnet, salah satu pendiri Pita Maha. Rodja pernah menjabat sebagai Ketua Pita Maha cabang Desa Mas yang mengkordinir 12 banjar. Ia juga aktif dalam gerakan politik dan sangat disegani. Hasil karya ikoniknya yang kini masih disimpan di Siadja Galeri adalah patung kayu eboni berjudul “Ananta Bhoga” (1920). Rodja meninggal (dibunuh) dalam tragedi politik 1965.
Examples of work
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