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Essentials

fiona — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:09:15 +0000

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

fiona — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:50:46 +0000

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

fiona — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:01:27 +0000

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 flowers rain down like a yellow bead-like curtain. In the background a stallion rises up on its hind legs as if in defiance against a yellow-green background of leaves. Mysterious tiny dancing figures whirl in the tapestry. There is joy and beauty but also a trite undertone; perhaps an acknowledgment that beauty and life are like all things transient. As in meditation the mind wanders but the artist with simple but profound symbols such as the sun, the moon, flowers and dance brings our focus back to the centre and the beginning and end of all things.

Start Time: March 4, 2010 at 6:30pm
End Time: April 5, 2010 at 10:00am
Venue: Ganesha Gallery
Address: Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
E-mail: luh.resiki@fourseasons.com

Questions?

fiona — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:38:27 +0000

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

fiona — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:05:06 +0000

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.

In an age when many iconoclasts declare the old arts – literature, painting, sculpture and live music redundant if not irrelevant, Xante stands out as proof of the awesome power of one image and one word to defeat those too lazy or intolerant to realize that some things are timeless, and that as long as humans tread this earth and contemplate their place in the Universe, there will be eaning and space for art in all its manifold forms.

http://xantegabriela.com

Start Time: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 6.30 PM
End Time: Monday, August 3, 2009 at 6PM
Place: Ganesha Gallery
Address: Four Seasons Hotel, Jimbaran, Bali – Indonesia