In my free hours, between tours, I visited the Museum Puri Lukisan, specializing in Balinese Art. Another great manifestation of fun landscaping…
The museum features some of the finest Indonesian Art, particularly Pita Maha style painting, unique to Bali, and similar to a particular exhibit in the National Museum in Jakarta (see my first post of this trip). Serendipitously, I followed the general historical pattern of old to new as I walked through the four building of the museum…
What may be lacking in perspective, is made up for in detail, as these do – and which I love. The intricate, the baroque, the Byzantine labyrinthine…
This next batch focuses on statuary, wood sculpture being another notable Indonesian art form. So, note the flowy, liquid forms…
More of Museum Puri Lukisan, going hard on the Pita Maha style…
This batch features more modern art, living Balinese artists, and some history. Walter Spies was one of the Pita Maha founders, and note the letter from RFK…!
This batch is from my walk back to the hotel from the museum. Nick’s has a great garden and one of the only bridges connecting to the main street…
The next morning we were driven to a spot outside town, given some instruction in Balinese religion – their variation of Hinduism – including making our own offerings, and we walked back…
Then, rather than going to the hotel, I kept walking on a scenic route through some rice paddies. First tho’, a school and some kids, and more objets Balineses. Note the shrines, the ducks, and the custom stepping stones, etc…
Note the craftsman above!
Note the barber below. And back to the hotel…
Before dinner we went to a Kecak Fire & Dance Show, which was perhaps more about rhythmic singing? Ya gotta know the story first…
Just leaving Nick’s Pension this morning – sadly. Perhaps there’ll be more Ubud, but this post is stacked. Thanks again…