Denpasar (indo.com): The history of Bali's painting was started long before Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet came to this island. If you are in the origins of Bali's painting then Klungkung is interesting is the place to explore. Your mind is in the golden age of Gelgel Kingdom in the 15th century, but to become a painter, started in the palaces of the famous fly.And there are two places in Klungkung where you can enjoy and learn "the true classical paintings of Bali. First, the good of the courthouse, Kert GOSA known. The canopy of the building was in the 18 Century was founded and is duly painted with scenes of Tantric and Panji, horoscopes and stories of divine punishment for the sin of the world roofline in concentric circles, with attention to detail and the obvious superhuman effort.
They were painted by artists from Kamas, and only allowed to restore Kamas artists today. The first generation of artists Kamas that the first opportunity to paint in front of King Mahendra had Sangging.
Under the reign of king Dewa Agung Made, Gelgel king, ordered the paintings of wayang puppets and the paint is thus born Kamas. From the beginning, followed Kamas paint a folk art style. The king was the creation of formal composition: ordered beautiful, elegant and ornamental. The main objective is not only decorative, but also a historical record.
The painters were also farmers. In the morning, worked in the fields. Ten of the afternoon when the sun is very hot he had picked up her brushes and began to speak. Often worked in groups to produce a painting.
All materials used in this process is completely out of nature. The colors used were bone white, black with soot, red Chinese vermilion, ocher yellow clay, brown, indigo blue and red clay-oxide. And they painted on the finest cotton, starched with rice flour. They used bamboo brushes and pens, to produce their works of art.
When the Dutch arrived, many foreigners came to the island and bought Kamas to recover paintings abroad. So it's no wonder that Bali's classic paintings adorn many walls in many countries.
The second place to enjoy classical paintings of Bali is located in the museum Gunars in Banda Village, Klungkung, where were some of Bali's painting was sent abroad to see. This is the private collection of Gunars Nyoman, a painter of Klungkung, who spent their money and time to make photos at home.
