Togog, Ida Bagus Made | |
| (1913 - 1989, Indonesian) | |
| Batuan, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia 1913 - 1989. He was a famous painter who received the Wija Kusuma award from Gianyar District and the Dharma Kusuma award from Bali Provincial Government in 1984. Regarded as someone whose great contrbution is in introducing the anatomical rendering of human figures in the mod-ern sense to traditional balinese painting. Most of his surviving works dated 1930-1940 are black and white. Formerly painted in the Kama-san style, copying drawings he found in lontar manuscripts. In 1930 he met Win Bakker who asked him to draw an illustration on paper. Since then, he worked to improve his forms and themes. And the Batuan style prevailed in his works on paper. Togog knew Rudolf Bonnet and Walter Spies very well. He even joined Pita Maha. His works are cherished in Museum Puri Lukisan, Museum Neka, Museum Arma in Ubud, Rijks-museum voor Volkendunde, Leiden and Tropenmusuem-Amsterdam, among others. Participated in in tens of exhibitions, at Taman Budaya, Denpasar, Sari Pan pacific Hotel, jakarta, pasar Seni Ancol, jakarta and in several cities in Japan and Europe. | |
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