Description: Ida Bagus Made Wija (1912-1992; Batuan, Gianyar, Bali) was an original member of Pitamaha, but his work was barely influenced by this artists, organization. Wija’s dense paintings have multiple persepectives, naive stylization, and bold colors on dark background. Awards; Wija Kusuma (Gianyar, Bali), Dharma Kusuma (Bali, 1982, Anugerah Seni (Indonesia, 1985). Exhibitions : East-West Center (Honolulu hawaii, 1998), Singapore Art Museum (1994), Museum Nasional, Jakarta (Indonesia, 1995), ” Images of Power “, (U.S.A., Australia, Bali, Japan, 1995-1996), Indonesia-Japan Friendship Festival (Morioka, Tokyo, 1997). |