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Nengah Sujena, artist who born in the Bangli city, talk about loneliness.
Loneliness, which is not only beautiful, but also poetic.

Reminiscent of the Moai stone figures of Easter Island, Sujena's figures also have the evocative simplicity of the primitive figures.The culture and religion of Bali is multifaceted, varied and layered, with no distinct boundary between culture and religion.It varies from village to village and is the product of millennia of evolution . There are still traces back to megalithic times, when awe of the dynamic forces of nature entwined with ancesto worship. Seeded with Hindu and Buddhist philosophies that entered the archipelago during the heyday of spiritual, intellectual and physical trade between China and India, the resulting melange of beliefs that give Bali its orientation is unique.
Primitive pieces of "temporary art" made from whatever materials locally available have become a rarity. Perhaps the belonged to the days when the layperson still had ample time on their hands and still dared to donate art to their temples instead hiring artisans. For greater longevity, standstone, faux mud-brick and concrete seem to have taken overm and the style has become more ornate, more reflecting palace architecture than that of the original temples.
With tortured slashes, jabs and scrapes he builds towards an imagery of the ideal state of mind that he strives fo. the resultant layers of laboured symbols and the juxpatosition of harsh and soft techniques sit surprisingly at ease together.
Sujena is an artist who works on an empty canvas wit no pre-conception of the end product. His art is a process of unravelling emotions. The objects found upon his canvas are icons lected through his journey. In seeking a new vantage point from which to see environs, he has rediscovered symbols that depict Bali's 'life philosophy'. Between anxiety tacks, he would find brief calm: quiet spaces of solitude filled with golden silence. It is to this tune that he would like his heart to sing, manifesting as strokes of fresh green and white, the occasional strong black or red, and accents of gold.

Upon his canvas Sujena Has poured his tortuous journey in search of equilibrium and the sense of peace that he has found.

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