PUTU SUTAWIJAYA (b. Indonesia 1970)
PUTU SUTAWIJAYA (b. Indonesia 1970)

Melawan siapa (Fighting who)

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PUTU SUTAWIJAYA (b. Indonesia 1970)
Melawan siapa (Fighting who)
signed and dated 'Putu Sutawijaya 2004' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled (on reverse)
oil on canvas
54 1/8 x 54 1/8 in. (140 x 140 cm.)

Lot Essay

The movement in this work is reminiscent of the artist's own experience with traditional Balinese dance in his younger years. The dance which he protested against whilst learning it as a child has become a way to accentuate his Balinese cultural identity since leaving his home island. Depicting the figures working together to push back the all-encompassing white wall, 'Fighting who' evokes feelings of ritualism and primitivism which bring potent and symbolic value to his work.

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