Bali The Arts
The Le Mayeur Museum in Sanur Bali
The history of Bali is dotted with foreigners who spent time here and somehow made a difference. One of those people was Belgian artist Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres (1880-1958). He arrived in Bali in 1932 and lived in the village of Klandis close to Denpasar. While living there he met a local Balinese dancer named Ni Pollok who was a famous legong dancer and considered the best in Bali.
Date: November 11th, 2006 |
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Balinese history: Pan & Men Brayut
Balinese Hindu mythology and local Balinese history, are colorful affairs, with many cute stories of how Balinese people have faced probelems and dealt with them. One of the famous stories in Bali is that of Pan & Men Brayut.
Date: October 14th, 2006 |
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Ubud Readers & Writers Festival starts today
Bali is a literary destination! How about that! The Ubud Readers & Writers Festival starts today and is growing into an event that is showing up on more people’s radar scopes. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
Date: September 28th, 2006 |
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Friday & Saturday night events in Bali
This is the final weekend of the Kuta Karnival, a good opportunity to get down to Kuta Beach, and check out the nightlife activities.
Here’s some of the nightlife action in our part of the world.
Date: September 22nd, 2006 |
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Bali museum: Denpasar
The Bali museum in Denpasar was built in 1931 and it is unique collection of buildings and art. Designed by architect P.J. Moojen, the exterior walls, courtyards and gates, are designed in the style of a Denpasar royal palace.
Date: July 31st, 2006 |
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Where to find Arts & Crafts in Bali
Bali is a mecca for arts and handicrafts. The way they do it over here, is that a particular village will specialize in one thing. I guess this started in the good old Bali tradition of ‘my neighbor is having success doing this, so I should copy’. One expat I talked to said it doesn’t occur to locals to sell other stuff. For example, in Celuk, the silversmith village, they don’t sell woodcarvings. But imagine if you were the only one selling woodcarvings, you might actually sell some!
Date: November 3rd, 2006 |
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Art in Klungkung Bali: Kamesan village and Art Center
Balinese painting has gone through a number of stages in its development, one of which is the wayang style. The wayang style draws its inspration from the wayang kulit ’shadow puppets’, that are an important part of the Balinese culture. The wayang style of painting tends to be a flat depiction of these ‘puppet like figures’, involved in scenes from the Indian epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Date: October 9th, 2006 |
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Important people in Bali: Janet DeNeefe
Janet DeNeefe, the ‘Queen of Ubud’, as some people have called her, is the owner of Casa Luna and Indus restaurants, author of Fragrant Rice, and creator of the Ubud Readers & Writers Festival. Her connection with Bali goes way back.
Date: September 28th, 2006 |
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Ubud Writers & Readers Festival coming soon
Bali’s #1 literary event, the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, is coming soon, starting on Friday, 29 September 2006. The event, project of the Saraswati Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit organization which aims to bring together writers, readers, artists and performers from Indonesia and from South-East Asia and the West to;
•Exchange information and ideas between the diverse cultures in Asia, the South Pacific and the West, thereby increasing cross-cultural understanding between East and West.
•Foster greater public awareness and understanding of writing, cultures and issues in this region.
•Create opportunities for emerging and established writers from our region to present their work in an international context and to participate in cross-cultural exchanges.
•Foster on-going creative partnerships between Indonesia and the wider Asia and Pacific regions.
•Support and provide educational programs for young Indonesians to reach their full potential.
Date: September 18th, 2006 |
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The Very Bare Necessities of Art: Ubud, Bali
When I was at University in Australia I actually did a bit of nude modelling for the Arts Department. At that time I had a good body unlike now!.
Date: July 24th, 2006 |
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