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For the Balinese, daily, religious and
family lives are united inextricably with each other in
a sacred dance of being. Their ancient and complex culture
is rooted in reverence, respect and a strong belief in Karma.
The black and white checkered cloth is used as a reminder
of the constant karmic struggle between good and evil; a
battle that the Balinese know will never be fully resolved.
To the Balinese, life is a dance of maintaining balance. |
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The 10th anniversary of the Kebiar Seni exhibition pays
tribute to the devotion of the Balinese traditional artists'
Karmic struggle between good and evil. The works presented
in this exhibition, should be viewed as an interconnected
whole and against the background of the Balinese Culture.
From this viewpoint, their work of art should no long longer
be viewed as secular art but rather, a visual expression
of religious devotion to maintaining cosmic balance with
secular subjects or narratives. |
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The work of Wiranata, illustrated in Fig. 1, pays tribute
to the balance of shadow and light. While the work of Made
Budi, shown in Fig. 2, expresses the struggle between traditional
and modern Balinese life. His drawings often include foreign
tourists intermingle with daily Balinese activities. The
work of Murtika in Figure 3 depicts the purification of
Sita after her return from kidnapping. This drawing embodies
the tension between King Rama's trust and mistrust, and
his wife's (Sita) purity and impurity. |
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