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464 Nyoman Gunarsa’s paintings are among the
GunarSa, nyoMan most dynamic and expressive portrayal of wom-
(Klungkung, Bali, 1944 - 2017) en in Balinese art or art about Bali. Born in
Penari Seruling (Flute Dancer) Klungkung, Bali, in 1944, Nyoman Gunarsa
did not have the privilege of growing up within
oil on canvas
70 x 70 cm the emerging Ubud and Batuan traditions of
110 x 100 cm including frame Balinese painting, which were fostered in the
√ signed √ framed preceding decades by the artistic dialog which
took place between the European painters who
Rp. 28 - 42.000.000 lived on the island and the Balinese artists who
US$ 2.000 - 3.000 formed the Pita Maha association. Instead,
Gunarsa grew up in an older painting tradition
which is known as the Kamasan tradition, which
flourished in the Klungkung courts in the 17th
century. He admired the visual and perform-
ing arts of his region, and felt that he needed to
study it even further.
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