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|Biography text=In 1986 Richard Horstman (b. 1964 Melbourne, Australia) first visited Ubud, Bali. He then returned to Indonesia regularly, pursuing his passion for surfing. His interest in Eastern cultures  inspired him to travel throughout South East Asia, as well as to Japan, Hong Kong and China. In the early 1990’s he began making sculptures, exhibiting and selling works in galleries in Melbourne and from his home studio on Phillip Island.
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Indonesia, first visiting Bali in 1986. He spent extended periods in Sumatra and began living in
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Bali in 2004. He has worked in the Bali and Indonesian art worlds since 2008 as an writer,
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journalist, a co-creator with artists and an art tour presenter to national and international guests
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from 2014. He has participated intercultural exchange events in Thailand, the Philippines and
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Indonesia, while regularly attending events in Singapore, Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
  
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In 2004 Richard began living permanently in Bali, he currently resides in Ubud, the island’s cultural and artistic heartland. His experience in Indonesia totals more than 23 years. He regularly visits museums and galleries attending fairs, exhibition openings, art discussions, auctions,and cultural programs locally, nationally, and in the region.  Richard’s passion for art inspired him to write articles, first being published in 2007.
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Richard consults professionally and non-professionally to Indonesian and foreign artists,
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collectives, galleries and art spaces. Richard is passionate about reporting on developments in
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the Bali art infrastructure and innovations in the Bali art world. He previously made and
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exhibited sculptures and installations and is currently painting in his spare time.
  
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Richard’s role is as a mediator, or ‘bridge’, between the public and the art world, to aid in the communication of art and its understandings. He contributes articles and essays to the print and online media, and exhibition catalogues, while actively communicating with artists, curators, collectives,  galleries and art spaces, art lovers, collectors and the public.
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During 2022 Richard experienced growth in his writing genres penning his second social cultural
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observation piece on Bali, entitled Duality and the Exploitation of the Spirit published in
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NOW!Bali Magazine in the January/February 2023. He began writing book reviews published in
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the Jakarta Post and NOW!Bali with his fourth review Masks of Bali: Between Heaven & Hell
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published in the Post in February.
  
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Since January 2018 he has held the position of  art columnist for NOW!Bali Magazine and has contributed articles to the Jakarta Post and Jakarta Globe newspapers, Art Republik, Now! Singapore, NOW!Jakarta, Arti, Art Malaysia, Art One Nation, Indo Expat, The Yak, UbudLife & Ubud Community News magazines. He is currently being published regularly in Indonesia’s largest English language newspaper the Jakarta Post.
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An article for the Australian quarterly hardcopy magazine ArtLink, a special edition on
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Indonesian art was published in April 2023 and a review of the Bali art scene, post-pandemic
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with international tourism open for Singapore magazine Plural Art Mag. He is currently writing
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articles for NOWBali Magazine. Unfortunately since July 2023 the Jakarta Post is no longer
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publishing its Features section, meaning no more specialized reporting on Indonesian art and
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culture which is a massive blow for the country and the global audience.
  
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Richard is the advisor at Cata Odata Art Space in Ubud, an art tourism presenter, and is well known in Bali for his contributions behind-the-scenes. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Bali Art Society 2014-2015. One of his current projects is the compiling of data and information for his upcoming Bali art guide book to be published in 2020.
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In November 2022 Richard began initial steps for his next book, WINDS OF CHANGE: Women
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in Balinese Art, the first study into the pioneering women in Balinese art, due to be published
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later in 2023. This is the follow-up to his first book published late 2019 Ubud Diary: Celebrating
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the Ubud School of Painting - the Diversity of the Visual Language launched at the opening of
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Ubud Diary a new gallery in Lodtunduh, Ubud where he worked as a consultant from June 2019
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until March 2020 when the pandemic impacted on the Bali and global economy.
  
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As an artivist (art activist) he has a strong social platform and is passionately sharing ideas and brainstorming with artists, gallerists, art spaces and collectives about professional structuring, communications, vision, branding, building community and the on going development of the Bali art infrastructure.
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In the past Richard has been a contributor to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, Ubud Now & Then
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online magazine, the Yak Magazine, Art Republik, NOW! Singapore, NOW!Jakarta,
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Art&Market, Singapore, the art columnist for UbudLife Magazine, Arti, Art Malaysia, Art One
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Nation, Indo Expat & Ubud Community News magazines. He have been a regular contributor to
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the Jakarta Post for over ten years and am the art columnist for NOW!Bali Magazine.
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As an art activist Richard has a strong social platform and is passionate sharing ideas and
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brainstorming with artists, gallerists, art spaces and collectives about professional structuring,
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communications, vision, branding, building community and the ongoing development of the Bali
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art infrastructure. Richard is currently working on a series of geometric paintings for his
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upcoming Universal Eye Mandala Art website.
  
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Passionate about communicating the virtues of art, Richard believes art is a unique language that belongs to the community, with the power to transform lives. “Everyone has a creative genius inside, we simply need to discover our passion,” he says. “Art is a force that empowers and unites people, while building community. Art makes our world a more beautiful, peaceful and meaningful environment.”
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Richard’s articles are published:
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|Link=https://lifeasartasia.wordpress.com
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www.lifeasartasia.art
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www.lifeasartasia.weebly.com
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Facebook Page: Bali Art Reviews
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Instagram: @lifeasartasia
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Previous art roles:
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Bali Art Society 2013-2014
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Art Presenter Artpreciation (2016-2018)
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Advisor
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Cata Odata Art House 2014 – 2018 Penestanan, Ubud Bali
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Ubud Diary Jul 2019 – MARCH 2020, Ubud, BaliLodtunduh, Ubud, Bali
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o Ubud Diary is a new art gallery in Ubud with the mission to raise the profile of the
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historical Ubud School of Painting. It is planning its grand opening late in
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November 2019 with a group exhibition of works by senior artists of the Ubud
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School, including the launch of the book 'Ubud Diary: Celebrating the Ubud School
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of Painting - the diversity of the visual language" written by me and translated into
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Bahasa Indonesian by Richard Nixon Tambalo. Ubud Diary's annual exhibition
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program will include three solo exhibitions by senior artists, along with one annual
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event in Jakarta. The renown Ubud School of Painting which was 'founded' in the
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late 1920s - early 1930s in Ubud is destined to die out, through its program of
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exhibitions, book and catalogues, and other annual events Ubud Diary's vision is
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to reignite the genre and encourage regeneration that can lead to its future
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sustainability.
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|Link=bio provided by Richard Hortsman
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|Website=https://lifeasartasia.art/
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|Examples of work={{Biography/Example
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|Title of work=https://lifeasartasia.art/2023/07/09/illuminating-i-gusti-made-deblog-landmark-research-project-highlights-a-mysterious-icon-of-balinese-painting/
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|Topic=Visual Artists, Writers
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|SummaryTopic=Art critic and activist
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|SummaryTopic id=Kritikus seni dan aktivis
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Biography


In English

Richard Horstman, (b 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) has more than 25 years of experience in

Indonesia, first visiting Bali in 1986. He spent extended periods in Sumatra and began living in Bali in 2004. He has worked in the Bali and Indonesian art worlds since 2008 as an writer, journalist, a co-creator with artists and an art tour presenter to national and international guests from 2014. He has participated intercultural exchange events in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, while regularly attending events in Singapore, Jakarta and Yogyakarta.

Richard consults professionally and non-professionally to Indonesian and foreign artists, collectives, galleries and art spaces. Richard is passionate about reporting on developments in the Bali art infrastructure and innovations in the Bali art world. He previously made and exhibited sculptures and installations and is currently painting in his spare time.

During 2022 Richard experienced growth in his writing genres penning his second social cultural observation piece on Bali, entitled Duality and the Exploitation of the Spirit published in NOW!Bali Magazine in the January/February 2023. He began writing book reviews published in the Jakarta Post and NOW!Bali with his fourth review Masks of Bali: Between Heaven & Hell published in the Post in February.

An article for the Australian quarterly hardcopy magazine ArtLink, a special edition on Indonesian art was published in April 2023 and a review of the Bali art scene, post-pandemic with international tourism open for Singapore magazine Plural Art Mag. He is currently writing articles for NOWBali Magazine. Unfortunately since July 2023 the Jakarta Post is no longer publishing its Features section, meaning no more specialized reporting on Indonesian art and culture which is a massive blow for the country and the global audience.

In November 2022 Richard began initial steps for his next book, WINDS OF CHANGE: Women in Balinese Art, the first study into the pioneering women in Balinese art, due to be published later in 2023. This is the follow-up to his first book published late 2019 Ubud Diary: Celebrating the Ubud School of Painting - the Diversity of the Visual Language launched at the opening of Ubud Diary a new gallery in Lodtunduh, Ubud where he worked as a consultant from June 2019 until March 2020 when the pandemic impacted on the Bali and global economy.

In the past Richard has been a contributor to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, Ubud Now & Then online magazine, the Yak Magazine, Art Republik, NOW! Singapore, NOW!Jakarta, Art&Market, Singapore, the art columnist for UbudLife Magazine, Arti, Art Malaysia, Art One Nation, Indo Expat & Ubud Community News magazines. He have been a regular contributor to the Jakarta Post for over ten years and am the art columnist for NOW!Bali Magazine. As an art activist Richard has a strong social platform and is passionate sharing ideas and brainstorming with artists, gallerists, art spaces and collectives about professional structuring, communications, vision, branding, building community and the ongoing development of the Bali art infrastructure. Richard is currently working on a series of geometric paintings for his upcoming Universal Eye Mandala Art website.

Richard’s articles are published:

www.lifeasartasia.art www.lifeasartasia.weebly.com Facebook Page: Bali Art Reviews Instagram: @lifeasartasia

Previous art roles: Member of the Board of Directors of the Bali Art Society 2013-2014 Art Presenter Artpreciation (2016-2018) Advisor Cata Odata Art House 2014 – 2018 Penestanan, Ubud Bali Ubud Diary Jul 2019 – MARCH 2020, Ubud, BaliLodtunduh, Ubud, Bali

o Ubud Diary is a new art gallery in Ubud with the mission to raise the profile of the historical Ubud School of Painting. It is planning its grand opening late in November 2019 with a group exhibition of works by senior artists of the Ubud School, including the launch of the book 'Ubud Diary: Celebrating the Ubud School of Painting - the diversity of the visual language" written by me and translated into Bahasa Indonesian by Richard Nixon Tambalo. Ubud Diary's annual exhibition program will include three solo exhibitions by senior artists, along with one annual event in Jakarta. The renown Ubud School of Painting which was 'founded' in the late 1920s - early 1930s in Ubud is destined to die out, through its program of exhibitions, book and catalogues, and other annual events Ubud Diary's vision is to reignite the genre and encourage regeneration that can lead to its future

sustainability.

In Balinese

In Indonesian

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bio provided by Richard Hortsman

Examples of work

Book Timeless Bali volume 2
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Book Ubud Diary: Celbrating the Ubud School of Painting - the Diversity of the Visual Language
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https://lifeasartasia.art/2023/07/09/illuminating-i-gusti-made-deblog-landmark-research-project-highlights-a-mysterious-icon-of-balinese-painting/
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UNESCO Award for Literacy 2019
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International Linguapax Award 2018
Kerthi Bhuwana Sandhi Nugraha 2019
Semantic Mediawiki 2015
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