Batuan Style

PAINTINGS

Batuan Style :

 

Strongly Wayang based, this styleinvolves hundreds of intricately painted representations of Balinese lifefilling every available nook and cranny of the canvas. Batuan artists likeI Wayan Bendi, Ni Wayan Warti & I Made Budi, make much more of a statementabout life in Bali, with subject matter including everything from traditionalvillage activities to camera-toting tourists and even surfers. EarlierBatuan artists, Ida Bagus Made Togog and Ida Bagus Made Wija, dealt muchmore with the darker, supernatural side of life in Bali with people depictedas extremely vulnerable to the spririts and powers of nature.