"It seems that every Balinese native, out of the uterus is the grave creative" rhymed Noel Coward in his irreverent 1932 ditty about Charlie Chaplin, now among Western notions of Bali as a community of artists.
Indonesian art critic cemented, however, complain that Bali is trapped in rigid, fossilized traditions. That there is no meaningful development in Balinese art. But wait. What are we talking? What is art anyway? Allow me, through the sharing of stories that illustrate behind two seen from Bali's art. would grow up children in Bali before the 190s stories like Gatotkaca final battle during the war in Kuru Setra, from the ancient epic Mahabharata, countered by shadow-puppet performances. Before the advent of television, shadow-puppet performances were the theaters of Bali, Java and beyond. Shadow puppeteer wove the imagination of people, interspersing morality in ancient epic embedded code with episodes of comic relief, where the characters from the epic discuss day-to-day village life, gossip, and most importantly, the dissemination of information to the population ,
visitors to Bali Ngurah Rai Airport arriving, offered a scene from this story at the first light on the way to Denpasar bypass airport. The sculpture shows Gatotkaca baring his chest defiantly, standing pull on the horses Karna car. Horses, chariots and warriors are larger than life, all frenetically indicates vitality and movement.
This modern concrete sculpture of I Wayan Winten of Teges, Peliatan, Ubud, is a crucial point in the war between the two branches of the Bharata clan. After ignoring provocation after provocation from their ogre-like Korawa Cousins, explain the five virtuous Pandawa brothers reluctantly war. During the battle, the warrior Karna, bound to serve the Korawa, wanted to settle a personal score against Arjuna, the third Pandawa brother, the captain was the army. Karna had an invincible weapon that he received as a blessing of Surya, the sun god. The Pandawa knew when he had the chance to use it against Arjuna, the death of Arjuna would break their spirit for the fight.
During Soeharto of the New Order era, Wayang shadow puppeteers were "encouraged" to concentrate the final chapter of Mahabharata on retelling. After the war was over, when the king was, and people lived in harmony, all contents and prosperity. It was through such cultural tools that Suharto from 1965 to 1998. Nevertheless, kept an iron grip over Indonesia, Bali has always enjoyed poetic license in following directives from Jakarta, and it was with an interpretive leap that this statue in 1994 was commissioned [1945007[
Although the story is an amazing statement filial obedience (Gatotkaca was his father Bima the word obey), officially this sculpture is a tribute to the victims, a making of a nation, or "king and fatherland ", if you like. In Balinese philosophy, parents, teachers, government and God all as Catur Guru or four teachers are respected. Ostensibly, they know better, and we should respect it and follow.
A sculpture by the same artist is known as "Dewa Ruci roundabout" at the site, where in 1996 in order, provides Bima slays a sea serpent. This story is not from the Indian Mahabharata, but from an old Javanese text that expands on them. It tells of Bima odyssey in search of the elixir of life at the behest of his teacher Drona.
On a superficial reading, an example of the history, the virtue of a good student obedience to his teacher. Powerful Bima is an honest, naive warrior with firm determination. He can not be bought. He holds on to its values.
The evil Drona in fact trying to find ways to kill Bima. Drona favorite students who want to go Korawa brothers in the war with the Pandawa, but they fear the mighty warrior Bima. Before they open show their hostility to the Pandawa, ask to find Drona ways to eliminate Bima from the equation. Drona says Bima that to attain perfection and liberation, he must obtain the elixir of life.
Drona misdirects Bima to the tops of mountains, deep in the woods and caves, and finally to the bottom of the Pacific. In the tradition of quests, faces Bima numerous powerful monsters at each place he is addressed. Bima prevails power. Not only did he defeat the monster to defeat them Bima breaking their oaths to reveal them as divine beings again so that allies out of them.
At the bottom of the South Seas, Bima defeat a mighty dragon. It is this scene that is depicted in the sculpture. In the field of Dewa Ruci input but Bima is powerless and made capitulations. He gladly accepts his fate, his impending end to know that he has done his best. Dewa Ruci reveals itself and speaks to the warrior to give him advice. "Do not set if you do not understand why you go. Do not take part in the food you have not tried. Not dressed in unusual garb, if you do not know their meaning. You can ask questions to learn ..."
Later Bima achieved enlightenment enter through the ear of Dewa Ruci. The details of the story are full of symbolism. Officially this sculpture is another monument to piety, duty and obedience.
The next time your eyes on these sculptures, unless you are of course the driving force to reflect on these stories. Perhaps you too can be new meanings to discover.
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