amalia gil-merino

AMALIA GIL-MERINO
AMALIA GIL-MERINO
YAYASAN BALI PURNATI (Indonesia)
Mai-July 2016
Bali Bali
"Frangipani flowers, coconut trees, geckos and
dragonflies embellish the rice fields' views from the ricebarn-studio with the sound of the river murmuring the
beauty of nature. There are magical places on earth.
Yayasan Bali Purnati is one of them. Creating art here is an
amazing experience, which will walk along with me,
reminding me softly the privilege of being an artist".
Amalia Gil-Merino, visual artist from Spain,
working in Australia and Germany, where she was trained
(M.A. by research at FU and University of Fine Arts Berlin)
created a project specific for Bali Purnati Center of the arts:
the works on paper are mounted on textiles from the
island of Bali showing brighten pure pigments and laques.
"My art practice is deeply enriched with the originality of Balinese traditions: The idea of relating different cultures in an artistic form (pigments from all over
the world, Spanish paper and Balinese textiles) came into reality thanks to the richness of the cultural heritage of Indonesia along with the Balinese nature
and its animism and mythology: the Ramayana stories, Legong dances, the Barong dances in Batuan, the Fire-Kecak dances in Uluwatu, Gamelan Concerts in
the Art Center in Denpasar, the Wayang Kulit/ puppet shadow, the volcan Gunung Agung, Indonesia islands and Papua New Guinea….I couldn't wish for
more, even in a fairy tale! Thanks to Restu Imansari Kusumaningrum for making it real, thanks to Ni Wayan Wartini and the fabulous team of Bali Purnati
Centre for the Arts/ Yayasan Bali Purnat for enabling me to discover it."
Amalia Gil-Merino
2016
1. Flower-girl, pigments and Japanese lacquers (cover)
2. Hanuman and the Kamoro people (previous page)
3. Wayang Kulit with the Songket-Geisha
4. Holy Springs behind Tagosa (previous page)
5. Frangipanis for the Dragon-Gecko
6. The magical Weaver from Tenganan (previous page)
7. Fire-dance lava of Gunung Agung
8.
Water-bird dancing Legong over Uluwatu
9. Bali Bali
10. Sosekis for Dewi Sri, Goddess of the rice
11.
Rice Fields behind Kintamani (Tegalalang)
All the works are pigments and Japanese aquarelle/lacquers on Spanish paper mounted on Balinese textiles (Batik, Ikat, wool, silk and weave materials):
1.
Flower-girl 30 x 20 cm
2.
Hanuman and the Kamoro people
3.
Wayang Kulit with the Songket-Geisha
4.
Holy Springs behind Tagosa
5.
Frangipanis for the Dragon-Gecko
6.
The magical Weaver from Tenganan
7.
Fire-dance lava of Gunung Agung
8.
Water-bird dancing Legong over Uluwatu
9.
Bali Bali
10.
Sosekis for Dewi Sri, Goddess of the rice
11.
Rice Fields behind Kintamani (Tegalalang)
12.
Offerings to the Batuan temple
www.amaliagilmerino.com
Special thanks to Restu Imansari Kusumaningrum
and Ni Wayan Wartini for their support.
YAYASAN BALI PURNATI/ BALI PURNATI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
Jalan Gunung Abang. Br. Penataran. Negara Batuan. Sukawati. Gianyar.
Bali. Indonesia