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Galeri Hadiprana Beautiful Balinese Landscapes

December 18, 2020
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Born in the village of Kapal, at Mengwi in Bali in 1968, the youthful Galuh learnt painting from her honourable father. Her uncle, Ngurah KK, was known as one of the members of the Young Artists of 1960 in Penestanan, Ubud. Galuh also actively joined as a member of the Seniwati Gallery and Iswali (Bali Female Artist Association) from 1991. Galuh saw light as an absolute magical medium, one of the precious gifts from God, and she tries to portray this magic onto her canvas.

 

“With the absence of light, there will be nothing to see. When there is nothing to see, the will be no painting. With no painting means no light depicted.” - I Gusti Agung Galuh.

 

Galuh portrays the power of light through her scenery and landscape paintings, absorbing it, reflecting it, blurring it, and embracing it with the numerous elements like land, stone, wood, leaves, water, sky, and many others that Nature provides so lovingly. There is no doubt that light becomes the soul, the main character that lives like no other element in her paintings. As depicted in the painting “Kampung”, she elaborates on the harmony of village life in Bali. She is clearly depicting the people living in the village, accentuating on a man looking after his flock of ducks. At the same time there is a girl who brings offerings for the temple. And last but not least, is the famous “subak” or commonly known as the famous terraced irrigation system in Bali. Other examples of her work can be found in the painting depicting the making of Penjor, going to the fields, playing with kites and many others. The main theme shows village life in Bali. As a Balinese artist, who is known to have a very close relationship with nature, the unity of the light and the village landscape become a symbol of gratitude imprinted on canvas by the artist. The use of techniques such as perspective with the fog-haze, reflections of light and smooth colors distinguish her artworks from the other painters. I Gusti Agung Galuh is a dedicated, disciplined and meticulous painter. Hence, only a limited number of paintings are created each year and this makes her works worth the wait. It has been a decade since I Gusti Agung Galuh’s last solo exhibition. Galeri Hadiprana is now proudly presenting her newest creations. The harmonious scenery with perfect lighting techniques will still inevitably fascinate audiences who will be inevitably thrilled and grateful that God put a treasured artist like I Gusti Agung Galuh in Bali.

 

 

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