Ida Wayan Bendi (1950)
Modern Bali
signed and annotated 'Iwy. Bendi. Batuan. Bali.' (lower left)
acrylic on canvas, 105x139 cm (with frame: 123x157 cm)
Provenance: -Collection Dr Hedi Hinzler, Leiden, the Netherlands.
This painting depicts a village scene with cars, buses, women carrying rice bundles, offerings on their heads, vendors, food stalls, barong and rangda display, boxers in an arena, a modern statue of a man, and more.
While the style referenced by Bendi is classically Balinese, the subjects depicted by him are clearly contemporary, with a sense of humour. His works meld tradition with the everyday, providing the viewer with a unique (and sometimes literal) lens through which to view and gain an understanding of the Balinese psyche.
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Modern Bali
signed and annotated 'Iwy. Bendi. Batuan. Bali.' (lower left)
acrylic on canvas, 105x139 cm (with frame: 123x157 cm)
Provenance: -Collection Dr Hedi Hinzler, Leiden, the Netherlands.
This painting depicts a village scene with cars, buses, women carrying rice bundles, offerings on their heads, vendors, food stalls, barong and rangda display, boxers in an arena, a modern statue of a man, and more.
While the style referenced by Bendi is classically Balinese, the subjects depicted by him are clearly contemporary, with a sense of humour. His works meld tradition with the everyday, providing the viewer with a unique (and sometimes literal) lens through which to view and gain an understanding of the Balinese psyche.