Welcome to a Fine Art Gallery of Pilar Batu Gallery's paintings in oil on canvas, watercolours, pastels and mixed media drawings by local balinese painter which known as a familiar name artists in Bali and the gallery is managed and maintained by its self (I Wayan Suarmadi) which currently painting in his studio in Pengosekan Village, Ubud Bali, Indonesia.
The paintings express the artist's inner life and feelings on canvas using strong colour and contrast in a lyrical semi - abstract expressionist style; also through enlarged views of nature and life realism. This virtual gallery's collection also contains abstracts, animals, beach, landscape, and some traditional collections
I Wayan Suarmadi
Lahir di Denpasar, 20 September 1975. Sejak usia dini tumbuh dan mengembangkan hobi melukisnya di Peliatan, Ubud - Bali. Kebanyakan dari karya-karyanya merupakan gambaran dari imajinasinya tentang alam baik itu merupakan rekaman dari pengalaman visualnya ataupun sebuah alam khayal. Disamping keindahan dan keharmonisan yang berusaha ditampilkan, terkadang juga ia berupaya untuk dapat menyisipkan pesan-pesan ataupun motivasi tertentu yang tersirat dalam lukisannya.
Before the 1920's and 1930's Balinese painting was limited to religious
applications, calendars and Wayung Kulit: leather shadow puppet
theatre. The subject matter of the paintings were charactarized by
serialized stories about religion or classical Hindu-Bhuddist culture.
The main use of painting was as adornment for temples and collections
by local rulers. The paintings illustrated many scenes of a story on a
single, large canvas, giving the pieces a crowded and busy texture, but
telling a story from beginning to end.
The emergence of Ubud as an international Centre for
the Arts happened during the 1920's and 1930's. This was in large part
due to the insight and energy of the King of Ubud at that time, Cokorde
Agung Sukawati, who acted as a great patron of the local Balinese arts.
Meanwhile in Gianyar regency developed art tradition
with different styles. They painted wayang style, demons and magical
figures taken from old Bali folklore and Hindu legends. Later they used modern technique and material for coloring. This in
part, because of suggestions from some expatriate artists who visited
and lived around Ubud village at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Paintings of Bali have experienced remarkable
evolution. Traditionally another means of expressing religious and
mythological ideas, paintings of Bali have been subjected to a number
of influences, including deep interaction with Western painters who
came and lived in Bali.
As with any other artistic expression found in the island, these
influences have been uniquely adapted into Bali's personality, creating
new nuances and styles of paintings that are distinctly Balinese.
Although
art has been created for its own sake
throughout history, Commerce has always
played an important part in sustaining
growth. In traditional Balinese painting,
where the use was ceremonial or religious,
the art-form was in steep decline before
the introduction of the Pita Maha Artists
Cooperative and its development of alternative
markets. The Pita Maha's influence on
the content of Balinese painting also
made the output more marketable due, in
part, to it's simpler topics. Traditional
Ramadan paintings told a story that most
westerners would not be able to decipher,
but scenes of everyday life in Bali were
more easily identified, and appreciated
for their simplicity.
Lahir di Denpasar, 20 September 1975. Sejak usia dini tumbuh dan mengembangkan hobi melukisnya di Peliatan, Ubud - Bali. Kebanyakan dari karya-karyanya merupakan gambaran dari imajinasinya tentang alam baik itu merupakan rekaman dari pengalaman visualnya ataupun sebuah alam khayal. Disamping keindahan dan keharmonisan yang berusaha ditampilkan, terkadang juga ia berupaya untuk dapat menyisipkan pesan-pesan ataupun motivasi tertentu yang tersirat dalam lukisannya. 
