Essentials
An Exhibition of Painting by Galang Kangin Group
Opening: Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Closing: August 2, 2010
Venue: Ganesha Gallery
Address: Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran, Bali
Playing with The Ancestors
An exhibition of sculpture by Lindu Prasekti
Start Time: Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:30 pm
End Time: May 31, 2010
Venue: Ganesha Gallery
Address: Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran, Bali
Embracing Nature’s Poem
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Born in Ubud, Nyoman Sujana Kenyem belongs to a small circle of contemporary artists whose work, while modern in spirit and execution, still retains the lyricism of traditional art. It is clear that Kenyem adheres to the ancient mystical belief that humans and artists can best find their inspiration in nature. In one painting, ‘Peace with Nature’, we see a large orb of flowers creating a veil for the sun. More
Questions?
A painting exhibition by Paul Whitehead
Start Time: December 10, 2009 at 7pm
End Time: January 4, 2009
Place: Ganesha Gallery
Address: Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran, Bali
One Foot in Heaven One Foot on Earth
One Foot in Heaven One Foot on Earth
an exhibition of paintings by Xante Gabriela
A colorful woman, from a colorful family, who has led a colorful life; the Irish-English artist Xante Gabriela, like the above Daoist description of the state of human existence, is a study in mysterious contrasts. Her art is decidedly influenced by classical European painters like Caravaggio and Rembrandt, who excelled in the use of shadow and light to create mystery and pathos. While her subject matter, also like the old masters, inevitably revolves around the human body, her subject mater belongs more to the East and its ancient spiritual traditional.
In her latest series of canvases using an experimental technique mixing egg tempera and oil paints, she dazzles her audience with a series of images depicting a young Indonesian man and girl at prayer. As in Man Praying I, her subjects seem to float against dark moody backgrounds exuding an inner glow that suggest peace. With outstretched palms he holds a white shawl, perhaps a symbol of purity or a sacred gift, before him. We can sense peace and surrender, not as in defeat but as in the gracious acceptance of reality.
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