Made Wianta a Multi Modal Artist Bali Painter

Made Wianta was born in the village of Apuan, Tabanan, Bali. Possesed of an intense concentration of energy, he is bubbling and constantly moving. His creation flows from the depth of his psyche. Over two decades, some 14,000 works of art have emerged from his energy and creativity. Those art works are widely known and have been exhibited nationally as wet as internationally at prestigious galleries and museums. Wianta is a Balinese multi-modal artist. His mastery of color and form on canvas is matched by his mastery of words in poetry; body movement in dance and sense of rhythm in music. He often combines all three into "installations" or "happening" art such as will happen at the upcoming Art and Peace event.

Wianta is an artist with strong sense of environmental awareness and social responsibility. His environmental awareness has materialized into several art instaltations/happenings such as "Forest and Life" in Apuan, Tabanan (1999) "Sound and Nature" in Apuan, Tabanan (1997); "Water, Fire, and Air" in Apuan, Tabanan and Gajah Wong river, Yogyakarta, Central Java (1995). His strong sense of social responsibility prompted him to hold several exhibitions to donate his paintings for sate in support of many social causes. These include a fundraising exhibition together with other artists at the Bali Cliff Hotet to help poor regions of Bali (1995) and the sale of several paintings to help AIDS research in San Francisco and the earthquake victims of Flores, Indonesia (1993). Since 1992, through his "Wianta" Foundation, he has collaborated with the Ford Foundation to help preserve endangered traditional art and culture in Bali. And, in 1991, he staged an "Art Camp" in Apuan to bring together many Indonesian and international scholars and contemporary artists.

As an appreciation for the breath of his creativity and the depth of his social and environmental awareness, Wianta has been awarded the Dharma Kusuma Award by the Bali Provincial Government (1999). He holds the title of Professor for Corrrespondence of Academie from the Academia Internationate Gressi- Marino, Italy (1996).

Bali Painter
I Made Sumadiyasa (1971-..., Lalanglinggah, Tabanan, Bali), better known as Made, studied at Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI, Indonesian Institute of Arts) in Yogyakarta, Central Java. His abstract expressionistic works show the universal aspects of Balinese culture and philosophy. He focuses on movement and color to bring out the spiritual essence of his subject. Made was the first Indonesian artist invited to participate in the prestigious Art Asia International fine arts exhibition held in Hong Kong in 1995.