Oceania, Etc: vendor of South Seas Art - Collecting Tiki

IDOT I dream of tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh, PA Joined: Jan 12, 2004 Posts: 501	IDOT I dream of tiki Posted posted on Sun, May 22, 2005 12:18 AM More traditional Balinese painting I suggested to Dominique that this may be a great opportunity to demonstrate how these two artist have departed from what is associated with the Balinese style. A bit of education for the rest of us. "Here is a list of the traditional Balinese styles below and we carry all of them:" Ubud Style " Influenced by the Western use of perspective and everyday-life subject matter, the Ubud style is one of the most 'Expressionists' of all the Balinese schools. Despite this, Ubud art still retains many traditional features including attention to detail and very stylized characters." Keliki Style "Keliki art is very similar to the Old Batuan Style with the one exception being size; Keliki paintings measures 20cm by 15cm.They contain scenes of mythical and Ramayana characters engaged in battle, good versus evil, on sinister backgrounds. Keliki artists also follow the tradition of the old Wayang artists in that they seldom sign their work." Pengosekan Style "From this village, on the outskirts of Ubud, a new style sprang up during the 60's that concentrated on just a few natural components like; birds, insects, butterflies and plants. These paintings tend to be more realistic and less expressive than the Ubud style." Batuan Style "Strongly Wayang based, this style involves hundreds of intricately painted representations of Balinese life filling every available nook and cranny of the canvas. Batuan artists' subject matters includes everything from traditional village activities to camera-toting tourists or expressions of the darker supernatural side of life, with people depicted as extremely vulnerable to the spirits and powers of nature." [ Edited by: I dream of tiki 2009-03-22 21:08 ]

More traditional Balinese painting
I suggested to Dominique that this may be a great opportunity to demonstrate how these two artist have departed from what is associated with the Balinese style. A bit of education for the rest of us.

"Here is a list of the traditional Balinese styles below and we carry all of them:"

Ubud Style

" Influenced by the Western use of perspective and everyday-life subject matter, the Ubud style is one of the most 'Expressionists' of all the Balinese schools. Despite this, Ubud art still retains many traditional features including attention to detail and very stylized characters."

Keliki Style

"Keliki art is very similar to the Old Batuan Style with the one exception being size; Keliki paintings measures 20cm by 15cm.They contain scenes of mythical and Ramayana characters engaged in battle, good versus evil, on sinister backgrounds. Keliki artists also follow the tradition of the old Wayang artists in that they seldom sign their work."

Pengosekan Style

"From this village, on the outskirts of Ubud, a new style sprang up during the 60's that concentrated on just a few natural components like; birds, insects, butterflies and plants. These paintings tend to be more realistic and less expressive than the Ubud style."

Batuan Style

"Strongly Wayang based, this style involves hundreds of intricately painted representations of Balinese life filling every available nook and cranny of the canvas. Batuan artists' subject matters includes everything from traditional village activities to camera-toting tourists or expressions of the darker supernatural side of life, with people depicted as extremely vulnerable to the spirits and powers of nature."

[ Edited by: I dream of tiki 2009-03-22 21:08 ]

Post #160671 by I dream of tiki on Sun, May 22, 2005 12:18 AM