Dewa Putu Kantor

Full Name: Dewa Putu Kantor
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Biography

In English

Dewa Putu Kantor, born in Sukawati, Gianyar, 1957. He is a traditional painter who adheres to the Batuan painting style. He learned to paint the Batuan technique from the painters Dewa Putu Mangku, Dewa Made Jaya, and Made Body. For more than nine years he has absorbed the famous Batuan style painting technique with the concept of a picture space that is full, complicated, dark in color and without a clear focus.

He then simplified the complex style into the pulling and twisting of lines that form a certain shape without any Chinese ink coating process. The drawings rely solely on the strength of the lines that affect the integrity of the work. The themes of his works have also changed, from wayang stories to the daily themes of rural communities. He became known as a neo-traditional painter because he portrayed the daily life of Balinese rural people in the contemporary era. He returns the power of Balinese painting to its core, namely, lines. At first glance, his drawings remind people of the works of I Gusti Nyoman Lempad.

The wholeness and strength of his work rests on the simplicity and sharpness of the lines. Using Chinese ink and a small bamboo brush, he draws the atmosphere of the market, the penggak stall, the tajen, the ceremony at the temple, the village youth playing the gamelan, the car with its cargo, the children with their games, folklore, the girl bathing in the river, and various activities. village life. The subject matter he works on is funny, naive, ridiculous, satire, full of irony and of course, refreshing.

His works have been exhibited singly or together in a number of galleries, including a solo exhibition at the Duta Fine Arts Gallery, Jakarta (1999), a joint exhibition “Mother Rupa Batuan” at Bentara Budaya Bali (2019).

In Balinese

In Indonesian

Dewa Putu Kantor, lahir di Sukawati, Gianyar, 1957. Dia adalah seorang pelukis tradisional yang menganut gaya seni lukis Batuan. Dia belajar melukis teknik Batuan kepada pelukis Dewa Putu Mangku, Dewa Made Jaya, dan Made Tubuh. Lebih dari sembilan tahun ia menyerap teknik melukis gaya Batuan yang terkenal dengan konsep ruang gambar yang penuh, rumit, bernuansa gelap dan tanpa fokus yang jelas.

Ia kemudian menyederhanakan gaya yang rumit itu menjadi tarikan-tarikan dan liukan-liukan garis yang membentuk wujud tertentu tanpa ada proses pelapisan tinta Cina. Gambar-gambarnya melulu bersandar pada kekuatan garis yang berpengaruh pada keutuhan karya. Tema-tema karyanya juga mengalami perubahan, dari cerita pewayangan menjadi tema-tema keseharian masyarakat pedesaan. Ia kemudian dikenal sebagai pelukis neo-tradisional karena mengangkat kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat pedesaan Bali pada era kontemporer. Dia mengembalikan kekuatan lukisan khas Bali kepada intinya, yaitu: garis. Sepintas karya-karya drawingnya mengingatkan orang pada karya-karya I Gusti Nyoman Lempad.

Keutuhan dan kekuatan karyanya bertumpu pada kesederhanaan dan ketajaman tarikan garis. Dengan menggunakan tinta Cina dan kuas bambu ukuran kecil, ia menggambar suasana pasar, warung penggak, tajen, upacara di pura, pemuda desa menabuh gamelan, mobil dengan muatannya, bocah-bocah dengan permainannya, cerita rakyat, gadis mandi di sungai, dan berbagai aktivitas kehidupan desa. Subjek matter yang digarapnya mengesankan kelucuan, lugu, konyol, satire, penuh ironi dan tentu saja menyegarkan.

Karya-karyanya pernah dipamerkan secara tunggal maupun bersama di sejumlah galeri, antara lain pameran tunggal di Gallery Duta Fine Arts, Jakarta (1999), pameran bersama “Ibu Rupa Batuan” di Bentara Budaya Bali (2019).

Examples of work

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