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At first glance this painting simply shows daily
133 life in Bali: a densely populated neighborhood,
BuDiaRta, nyoMan filled with buildings all around. There is one lot
(b. Tabanan, Bali, 1967) that remains as a rice field, and men are utilizing
Yang Tersisa (The Remaining) their cows to plough it. Many of the buildings,
if not most, are equipped with swimming pools.
2014
acrylics on canvas A closer look shows that this painting discusses
140 x 140 cm about the issue about land in Bali. Rice fields are
√ signed √ dated becoming scarce on the island, as it is turned into
villas, hotels, and other tourism related facilities.
Rp. 8 - 12.000.000
What is left in the end is only that single lot of
US$ 552 - 828 rice fields, that sooner or later will become like
the others. Signed and dated: 2014.
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