Made 'Kaek' Dharma Susila

Full Name: Made 'Kaek' Dharma Susila
Pen Name: Made Kaek
Photograph by: Dewi Dian Reich
Link to Photograph: https://sawidji.com/about-sawidji/artists-sawidji-gallery/made-kaek/
Website for biography
Place: Sawidji Gallery
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Biography

In English

Made Kaek in His Own Words,.. a biography..A contemporary artist residing in Banjar Palak Sukawati Bali. A graduate of law and a self-taught artist. Made Kaek is a creative pillar with pivotal contributions to the landscape of contemporary Indonesian art.

Excerpt "Background and Education

In high school, I liked drawing and doing things like making wall art. I studied in a regular high school. When it was time to continue my studies I was advised to go to Yogyakarta to do law. So I did. In Yogya I found that law is a little conflicted in my life. Perhaps with my character and perception. But I also thought it could be something good in my life and continued with the study of law.

You can say I went to Yogya to study law but in Yogya I became an artist. I met Nyoman Gunarsa.. he lived near the campus and we often met at his house. There are many places where Balinese students from ISI would gather. I would say that I found my true self there. It was a long process, going through two extremes. On the one side, there is the law and on the other is art."

Read the full article on Made Kaek

https://sawidji.com/about-sawidji/artists-sawidji-gallery/made-kaek/

In Balinese

In Indonesian

Made Kaek dengan Kata-Katanya Sendiri,.. sebuah biografi..Seorang seniman kontemporer yang bermukim di Banjar Palak Sukawati Bali. Lulusan hukum dan seniman otodidak. Made Kaek adalah pilar kreatif dengan kontribusi penting bagi lanskap seni rupa kontemporer Indonesia.

Kutipan "Latar Belakang dan Pendidikan

Di sekolah menengah, saya suka menggambar dan melakukan hal-hal seperti membuat seni dinding. Saya belajar di sekolah menengah biasa. Ketika tiba waktunya untuk melanjutkan studi, saya disarankan untuk pergi ke Yogyakarta untuk mengambil jurusan hukum. Jadi saya lakukan. Di Yogya saya menemukan bahwa hukum sedikit bertentangan dalam hidup saya. Mungkin dengan karakter dan persepsi saya. Tapi saya juga berpikir itu bisa menjadi sesuatu yang baik dalam hidup saya dan melanjutkan studi hukum.

Bisa dibilang saya pergi ke Yogya untuk belajar hukum tetapi di Yogya saya menjadi seniman. Saya bertemu Nyoman Gunarsa.. dia tinggal di dekat kampus dan kami sering bertemu di rumahnya. Banyak tempat berkumpulnya mahasiswa ISI Bali. Saya akan mengatakan bahwa saya menemukan diri saya yang sebenarnya di sana. Itu adalah proses yang panjang, melalui dua ekstrem. Di satu sisi, ada hukum dan di sisi lain ada seni."

Baca artikel selengkapnya tentang Made Kaek

https://sawidji.com/about-sawidji/artists-sawidji-gallery/made-kaek/

Examples of work

Lidah Api

Tounges of Fire by Made Kaek is part of a new body of works that displays Made Kaeks' enigmatic dimensionality as well as a sharp community consciousness. Exhibited in 'World Without Sound Anthology' at Sawidji Gallery. "This work is a reflection of how chaotic it is in the real world. In the real world, it is important to also have a silent world. We do need this balance of silence." ~ Made Kaek

https://sawidji.com/2023/04/16/world-without-sound-an-anthology/