Ida Bagus Putu Purwa is a rising contemporary artist from Bali creating works inspired by traditional Balinese dance. His paintings are lyrical compositions of the body in various movements and postures, which seek to express his “own emotional thoughts of fear, happiness, struggle, anger and doubts, but also a depiction of the longing for freedom and autonomy innate to mankind.” The masterful control of strokes depicting anatomical gestures allows the artist to convey pure emotion and express inner thoughts on canvas. The painting is composed of a dynamic ensemble of sculpted male bodies each posing in different movements revealing their spiritual state. In the center of the canvas, a figure presents a glorious lilac coloured flower, symbolizing nature and life.
 

Ida Bagus Putu Purwa graduated from Indonesian High School of Art (STSI) Denpasar (1996 - 1998). His solo exhibitions include Sign Session, Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2009), and Breakout, Elcanna Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2008). His selected group exhibitions include Paper Power, Danes Art Veranda (2015), Fascination, Avantgarde Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2013), Imba Tubuh, DIA.LO.GUE Art Space, Jakarta (2013), Hello, Goodbye, It is all about East and West, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2012),Face Face Face, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2012), Edge of Indonesia, EDGE Gallery, Hong Kong (2010), and SCOPE Basel 2011, Basel, Switzerland.
 

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