Intro

Before I start about Art and Bali arts, I'd like to mention a couple of things. First of all, this sites development doesn't stop here. My name is Robert Handley, my wife and I will develop this site into the Art site of Bali containing everything from Bali arts, Paintings, sculpture to Galleries and more.
I am an American artist living in Ubud, Bali for quite some time now studying the arts of Bali. I find Bali arts most unique in comparisson to other South east Asian arts.

Now alittle bit about Ubud from what I know and read from various places.

Ubud is a Arts city situated in Bali-Indonesia ,Famous for its painter's community, Ubud is special in more ways than one. It has its own magic, and its particularly beautiful surroundings and gracious way of life have drawn celebrities and artists from all over the world in recent decades; some have even adopted Ubud as their own home. The magic is easy to find - just take a walk south of the village through its terraced paddy fields to the monkey forest. Fresh water spouts out of the sheer rock at the base of the ravine, and a bath in a secluded shady spot is purifying.

Paintings : If you are seriously in the Bali market for Bali paintings, first look in the major galleries to see what is available for how much, then seek out the artists in their own homes. Much of the fun is meeting them and discussing the nature of things over a cup of Balinese coffee. The best known Bali galleries are Neka, Agung Rai, Agung Raka, Komaneka, Munut, Rudana, and Nyoman Sumertha. Outside Ubud itself, the best painters are found in Pengosekan, Pelialtan, Penestanan and Batuan. A partial list of highly regarded local artists: Antonio Blanco, recently deceased long-term resident, immortalized as self-styled "Dali of Bali," Campuhan. Ketut Budiyana, JI. Hanoman. Wayan Durus, classic style, JI. Tebesaya, Peliatan. Ngurah K K, refined "Young Artist" style, Campuhan. Hans Snel, Dutch painter known for his abstract style, JI. Kajeng

Galleries Most museums and galleries in Ubud opens at 8 am and many remain open on demand through the evening. Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) JI. Bima, Pangosekan. Phone 974168. Entrance fee under a dollar. This monumental structure houses the private collection of highly regarded collector, Agung Rai. See originals by famous painters such as Spies, Bonnet, Hofker, Affandi, and others. Rotating exhibits. Bookshop, library an shop on premises. Hours: 9 am-6 pm.

Bamboo Gallery Jl. Raya Ubud, east of Neka. A small air conditioned gallery tastefully decorated and specializing in contemporary Indonesian art.

Lempad Gallery JI. Raya Ubud. Home and studio of Bali's most famous artist, Lempad, who died in 1978 at the age of 116. The gallery is now run by his great grandchildren.

Munut Gallery On the main road, near the turnoff to Peliatan. Run by I Wayan Munut, a pupil of Rudolf Bonnet. Contemporary Indonesian and Balinese art. Museum Puri Luklean. Founded under the auspices the royal family in 1953, the collection represents the evolution of Balinese painting from its inception in the 1930's until the present. Originally catalogued by Rudolf Bonnet, the current trustees have maintained the same standard through a continuous program of acquisitions. Tranquil setting in lovely gardens. Small admission fee. 8 am-4 pm.

Neka Gallery Opposite the post office. Home of Bali's most foremost collector, Suteja Neka.

Neka Museum Sangginan, on the main road 1.5 km west of Ubud. Neka is Ubud's foremost art dealer and patron. Four traditional buildings house Neka's private collection by Bali's most revered artists: Lempad, Spies, Covarrubias, I Bagus Made and Made Wianta. Open 9 am-4 pm. Entrance fee under $1.

Rudana Museum Main road going from Mas to Peliatan. Nice collection of contemporary Indonesian art housed in a monumental marble building.

Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women JI. Sriwedari 213, Banjar Taman and main street of Ubud. Although displaying works by women world-wide, the focus is on female Balinese artists. Only one of its kind in Southeast Asia. 8 am-5 pm.

Everybody in Bali seems to be an artist. Coolies and, princes, priests and peasants, men and women alike, can dance, play musical instruments, paint, or carve in wood and stone. It was often surprising to discover that an otherwise poor and dilapidated village harbored an elaborate temple, a great orchestra, or a group' of actors of repute.

One of the most famous orchestras in Bali is to be found in the, remote mountain village of Selat, and the finest dancers of legong were in Saba, an unimportant little village bidden. among the rice fields. Villages such as Mas, Baluan, Gelgel, are made up of families of painters, sculptors, and actors, and Sanur produces, besides priests and witch-doctors, fine story-tellers and dancers.

In Sebatu, another isolated mountain village, even the children can carve little statues from odd bits of wood, some to be used as bottle-stoppers, perches for birds, handles, but most often simply absurd little human figures in comic attitudes, strange animals, birds of their own invention, frogs, snakes, larvae of insects, figures without reason or purpose, simply as an outlet for. their creative urge. In contrast to the devil-may-care primitive works of Sebatu are the super-refined, masterful carvings from Badung, Ubud, Pliatan, and especially those by the family of young Brahmanas from Mas who turn out intricate statues of hard wood or with equal ability paint a picture, design a temple gate, or act and dance.

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