Made, Wayan (Bali series)
Bali series, oil, painting, sketch
August 24, 2017
133*94,5 cm, oil on canvas
I used to live in Bali for 5 months in 2013–2014. I was much inspired by Ari Smit's and Paul Husner's paintings of the village Ubud, which was my home-town for that time. While living in Bali, I made sketches, which I used later on for my paintings.
The first work is called Made. Made was my landlord, every day she used to come for ceremonies to the place I lived. I loved the way she was dressed and enjoyed the ritual of cleaning her (my) beautiful garden. I was very much inspires by the colors of balenese fabrics.
The second painting is titled Wayan (65*90 cm, oil on canvas) . There are 4 names in Bali. The firstborn child is always named Wayan, the second is named Made, the third child goes by Nyoman or Komang, and the fourth is named Ketut. It is one of the first paintings from Bali, so I named it Wayan. The Balinese are very tradition concerned. They wear sarongs — a piece of a fabric with ethnic pattern which is also a skirt for men and women. The men also were 'garuda' on the heads, a symbol of Vishnu's bird.
