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I Made Djirna

I Made Djirna was born in 1957 in Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta (Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta) in 1985, and is a member of Sanggar Dewata Indonesia (SDI).

Djirna is very active in holding and joining exhibitions, both solo and group, in many Indonesian cities as well as overseas. He is known to be very productive in creating all kind of experimental works, using different materials, techniques and styles. His artistry is documented in a book, Selected Works of Made Djirna From the Year 2000 (2001). Now he lives and works in his home village.

A glance at Djirna’s multifaceted works shows his artistic motivations and the tempestuous emotions that influence his creative process. Djirna passionately transforms lines, colours, texture and figures into all kinds of graphic compositions. Sometimes he refuses to respect order, preferring to use his energy in a desperate effort to capture and eternalize the aesthetic moment, to prevent it from slipping trough his fingers. Consequently, Djirna’s works start out as a visual deconstruction, ordered and harmonious, but as they develop his endeavors to free himself from this discipline become obvious.

*source: Modern Indonesia Art from Raden Saleh to the Present Day

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007
“Seascopes”, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2002
“Taksu”, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2001
“Selected Works of Made Djirna from the Year 2000”, Hotel Padma, Bali, Indonesia
2000
Galeri Santi, Jakarta, Indonesia
1998
“Mystique of Motherhood”, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
1989
Northern TerritoryMuseum of Art and Sciences, Darwin, Australia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006
“Angkor-The Djin Within, Gajah Gallery, Singapore”
2005
“Between Glasses and Two Bottles, jaoint exhibition with Vietnamese artist, Nguyen Trung, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2004
“Asian Masters”, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
“The Big Picture”, The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
2003
“Epic”, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2001
“Patterns of Identity: Artist Experience Bali”, Komaneka Gallery, Ubud-Bali, Indonesia
2000
“12 Painters of Sanggar Dewata”, Hotel Padma Bali, Indonesia
“Exhibition of Contemporary Arts”, Hotel Padma, Bali, Indonesia
1998
“Ruwatan Bumi”, Art Centre, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia
1997
“Between Two Worlds: Contemporary Balinese Art”, Parliament House, Darwin, Australia
1996
Biennial Arts Exhibition X, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia
1995
Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Canada
“Farewell to Paradise?New Views from Bali”, Museum für Völkerkunde und Schweizerisches Museum für Völkskunde, Basel-Switzerland
1995
“Torque”, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
“ARK 4 Asia Pacific”, Pica Art Gallery, Perth, Australia
1994
“Paintings Exhibition of Asian Countries”, Art Fair, Singapore
Group exhibition of Contemporary Art (Installation), Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1993
Art Centre Guam, USA
Museum Volkerkunde Basel, Switzerland
1992
Art Centre, Guam, USA
Museum Für Völkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland
1989
8th Biennial Indonesian Painting Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
1982
SDI Group Exhibition, Karta Pustaka, Yogyakarta and Indonesia America League Building, Jakarta, Indonesia
1978
Young Artist Group Exhibition, Ratna Warta Museum, Ubud-Bali, Indonesia

ACHIEVEMENTS

1993
Spent 3 month in Bassel in an artist exchange program between Bali and basel
1983
Pratisara Affandi Karya from the Indonesia Academy of Fine Arts, Yogaykarta
1982
Lempad Prize for Best Painting from Sanggar Dewata Indonesia, Yogyakarta
1987
Best Painting award, PORSENI Exhibition, Jakarta
1978
Best Sketch and Best Painting awards, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI), Yogyakarta

“Bunga Merah”
80 x 130 cm
Mixed media on canvas
2000

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