Balinese Profil

Balinese Profile

I Nyoman Tjokot (Balinese Maestro) "His creations are quite exotic to look at, traditional but without academic influence. His works have a frighteningly macabre feel, his animal carvings eerie, his figurative sculptures showing strange and frightening forms, as well as beasts whose features are indistinct" The detritus logs and roots commonly found along the river's edge have a unique artistic potential. Click Details I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (Balinese Maestro) Home of the painter "I Gusti Nyoman Lempad" - reads the name board outside the former home of this legendary Balinese artist, which is not difficult to find amidst the many art shops mushrooming along Ubud s main high street. You only have to walk about 500m to the east of Puri Ubud and you will see the sign. Otherwise, any body you ask is sure to know the whereabouts of the home of this most famous public figure. Click details

Ida Pedanda Made Sidemen (Balinese Maestro) "Got no land? So, let's sew within our own selves instead". On the 10th of September 1984 Dewi Sasih was clearly seen in the sky. Dewi Sasih (or, the moon, as it was full at that night) was shining, appearing, it seemed, as a wit ness to the passing of a multi-talented priest, Ida Pedanda Made Sidemen, who was to meet his maker, concluding his long devotion in the earth at the grand old age of 126! Click details

NI KETUT RENENG (Balinese Maestro) "I feel God sitting in the forefront of my mind. From then I don't feel anything. I just move. My body becomes light as a feather. I feel extremely beaudm and the audience are enchanted." A simple 2 x 3 metre cell in Hayam Wuruk street, Denpasar, remained the . A faithful home of Ni Ketut Reneng during the days leading up to her ...Click Details

I Ketut Mario (Balinese Maestro) The improvisational dance that came out of his response to the music that day later became known as Kebyar Duduk, or, if danced with trompong, Kebyar Trompong.These creations soon stirred a revolution in Balinese dance ...The foreign tongue refers to him as Mario, and yet the naine of this artist, who was born in 1897, was actually I Ketut Marya. Passing away on March 22, 1968, this dancer had a somewhat slight build, but he made a big name for himself, and for Bali and Indonesia too. Click Details