BUDIANA, I. KETUT (1950 - )

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“Untitled (Padangtegal, Ubud)” (c.1980)
Oil on canvas
80 x 60cm
Signed lower right
*private collection, Sydney
 
Budiana is a prominent Balinese Painter. He comes form a family of traditional master artisans and is skilled at making temple images, sacred masks, and cremation artifacts. He learned briefly from Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch, 1895-1978), and from 1969-1972 he studied at the Sekolah Seni Rupa Indonesia (SSRI, Indonesia School of Fine Art) and the Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Lanjutan Pertama (PGSLP, Teachers' Vocational Secondary School) in Denpasar. Since 1972 Budiana has taught at several schools, and has been a leader in the Yayasan Ratna Wartha (Gems of Discovery Art Foundation) in Ubud since 1980. He has exhibited at the Balinese Art Festival (Tokyo, Japan, 1985), festival of Indonesia (U.S.A., 1990-1992), World Presidents Organization (Washington, D.C., U.S.A, 1992), Singapore Art Museum (1994), Museum Nasional (Jakarta, Indonesia, 1995), Indonesia-Japan Friendship Festival (Morioka, Tokyo, 1997). His works are represented in several important National Collections including the Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam, Holland) & the Fukuoka Art Museum (Japan).