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Wianta was born in the village of Apuan, Tabanan, Bali. Possesed
of an intense concentration of energy, he is bubbling and constantly
moving. His creation flows from the depth of his psyche. Over
two decades, some 14,000 works of art have emerged from his
energy and creativity. Those art works are widely known and
have been exhibited nationally as wet[ as internationally at
prestigious galleries and museums. Wianta is a multi-modal artist.
His mastery of color and form on canvas is matched by his mastery
of words in poetry; body movement in dance and sense of rhythm
in music. He often combines all three into "installations"
or "happening" art such as will happen at the upcoming
Art and Peace event.
Wianta is an artist with strong sense of environmental awareness
and social responsibility. His environmental awareness has materialized
into several art instaltations/happenings such as "Forest
and Life" in Apuan, Tabanan (1999) "Sound and Nature"
in Apuan, Tabanan (1997); "Water, Fire, and Air" in
Apuan, Tabanan and Gajah Wong river, Yogyakarta, Central Java
(1995). His strong sense of social responsibility prompted him
to hold several exhibitions to donate his paintings for sate
in support of many social causes. These include a fundraising
exhibition together with other artists at the Bali Cliff Hotet
to help poor regions of Bati (1995) and the sale of several
paintings to help AIDS research in San Francisco and the earthquake
victims of Flores, Indonesia (1993). Since 1992, through his
"Wianta" Foundation, he has collaborated with the
Ford Foundation to help preserve endangered traditional art
and culture in Bati. And, in 1991, he staged an "Art Camp"
in Apuan to bring together many Indonesian and international
scholars and contemporary artists.
As an appreciation for the breath of. his creativity and the
depth of his social and environmental awareness, Wianta has
been awarded the Dharma Kusuma Award by the Bali Provincial
Government (1999). He holds the title of Professor for Corrrespondence
of Academie from the Academia Internationate Gressi- Marino,
Italy (1996). |
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