Oct
25
Ellen C. Caldwell, adjunct professor of art history and Seaver web producer, earned a 2014 Department of Cultural Affairs grant to travel to Bali and complete an arts writing residency. There, she interviewed over 15 artists and has spent the rest of the year writing about their work, their processes, and her experiences. Please join us to […]
Jun
26
In 2014, I received a Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs grant to travel to Bali. During my arts residency at Yayasan Bali Purnati, I met and interviewed artists and began a series of writing about their work. Please explore this time and process with me in Kate Johnson and Michael Masucci’s video production, From Bali […]
Jun
23
Readers, you’re invited to… Los Angelenos at Yayasan Bali Purnati An afternoon tour of cultural exchange in Bali & Java with Ellen C. Caldwell and Sara Velas Saturday, June 28th, 2014 4-6 pm @ The Velaslavasay Panorama 1122 West 24th Street Los Angeles, California 90007 Reservations are not necessary for this free event. In February […]
Jun
18
Budhiana’s work is generally large (a minimum of about 4-6 feet wide) and very colorful. Steady lines of bright reds, yellows, and oranges pack the canvases’ frames and tell a larger story. Humor and visual narrative, both large and integral parts of Balinese culture, are as much his medium as the paint and canvas themselves.
May
21
Through this international foraging foray, I was able to explore artworks I would have never otherwise seen and get to know artists I would have never otherwise met. In a nutshell, it was an aesthetic experience of a lifetime.
Apr
08
Astawa’s canvases feature a comic-like aesthetic consisting of outlined figures and two-dimensional, flattened perspective. He incorporates the traditional wayang-style painting conventions throughout, using precise details such as shape and shading of natural forms or popular characters from the Hindu epic Ramayana. He also infuses his paintings with iconography from the wayang tradition; if he wants to indicate that a figure is an important member of the royal family, then he uses an established symbol, such as a signifying headpiece, that would visually indicate this.
