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1. The Abduction of Sita, Anak Agung Gambir, Mas, natural pigments on paper, ca. 1910, 96.5 x 54.5 cm

2. Garuda, Wibawasu, Supratika, Anonymous, Karangasem District, natural pigments on machine-made cotton cloth, probably late-19th or early 20th century, 173 x 128.5 cm

3. Panji Wandering in the Mountains Encounters Princess Rangkesari, probably by Nyoman Dogol, Kamasan, natural pigments on hand-loomed cotton cloth, pre-World War II, probably 1920s, 183 x 84 cm

4. Panji at the Court Festivities of Gegelang, probably by Nyoman Dogol, Kamasan, natural pigments on hand-loomed cotton cloth, pre-World War II, probably 1920s, 216 x 87 cm

5. Deities of the Directions, Wayan Suweca, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 126.5 x 132.5 cm

6. Sutasoma and the Tigress, Gusti Ketut Kusir, Bedulu, natural pigments and acrylic on machine-made cotton cloth, probably 1950s, 200 x 81.5 cm

7. Sita’s Ordeal by Fire or Sita Satya, Pan Suda, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 134 x 89.5 cm

9. Semara and a Deputation of Deities, Anonymous, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, Chinese coins attached at top with print cloth below, pre-World War II, 166 x 170 cm

9. Semara and Siwa, Anonymous, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 159 x 86.5 cm

10. Abduction of Sita, Nyoman Mandra, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 58 x 70 cm

Paintings 1-10 at the “Storytelling Art of Bali”
exhibition at the Consulate General of Indonesia, 5 E. 68th St. New
York, NY. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM
from Monday, October 24 through Monday, November 7, 2016.

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11. Abduction of Sita, Made Swacita, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 87.5 x 58.5 cm

12. Sanghyang Aji Saraswati, Ketut Madra, Peliatan, ink on paper, 1973, 30 x 39 cm

13. Kumbakarna, Ketut Madra, Peliatan, ink and acrylic on paper, 1973, 30 x 40 cm

14. Walmiki Teaching the Sons of Rama and Sita, Ketut Madra, Peliatan, ink and acrylic on canvas, 1973, 38 x 28.5 cm

15. Hanoman Receives his Magical Kain Poleng from Siwa, Ketut Madra, Peliatan, ink and acrylic on paper, 1973, 27.5 x 38 cm

16. Kumbakarna, Wayan Suweca, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 99 x 87.5 cm

17. Sutasoma and Kala, Ni Made Suciarmi, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 86.5 x 66.5 cm

18. Boma and Kresna or Bomantaka, Wayan Yudara, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 87.5 x 58.5 cm

18. Meditation of Arjuna, Wayan Suweca, Kamasan, natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 89.5 x 64 cm

20. Rama and Laksmana Released by Garuda from Meganada’s Attack, Nyoman Rumiana, Kamasan Natural pigments on cotton cloth, 1973, 122.5 x 80 cm

Paintings 11-20 at the “Storytelling Art of Bali” exhibition at the Consulate General of Indonesia, 5 E. 68th St. New York, NY. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM from Monday, October 24 through Monday, November 7, 2016.

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“Garuda, Wibiwasu, and Supratika,” a 19th century Balinese temple painting from Karangasem, shown here at the top as it was purchased in 1973 and last exhibited at Ubud’s Museum Puri Lukisan in 2013, and below as cleaned and completely restored in Bali in 2015. The unrestored painting appears with the story on page 44 of the exhibition catalog, Ketut Madra and 100 Years of Balinese Wayang Painting.

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Agung Muning, curator and institutional memory of MuseumPuriLukisan.com Ubud

Twalen and Tintiya (right) and Merdah and Mahadewa, by Ketut Madra, 2011

Delem and Brahma (left) with Sangut and Wisnu

Museum Puri Lukisan, central gallery, building 4.

Museum Puri Lukisan, south gallery corner, building 4

Walmiki Teaching the Ramayana to Rama and Sita’s twin sons, Kusa and Lawa, by Ketut Madra, 1973

At top left, Agung Muning, curator at the Museum Puri Lukisan where he has worked for the past 59 years, plus a few installation shots of the exhibition “Ketut Madra and 100 Years of Balinese Wayang Painting” at the Musuem Puri Lukisan in Ubud, 7 October to 10 November, 2013. Photos by Anggara Mahendra.

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The opening crowd thins.

Wayan Konderi with “Prince Panji at the Court of Gegelang.

The audience engaged with the pictures.

People and pictures – opening night for Ketut Madra and 100 Years of Balinese Wayang Painting at the Museum Puri Lukisan

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Ketut Madra with his 2009 Kresna-Boma painting

First shots of the opening of Ketut Madra and 100 Years of Balinese Wayang Painting, at Ubud’s Museum Puri Lukisan, 7 October 2013

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The two photos above show two paintings by Ketut Madra depicting the story of Kala Rahu.

The first was taken at his sanggah or family temple in Banjar Kalah in Peliatan in 1973. The second is an installation shot of the same pair of paintings in the exhibition “Ketut Madra and 100 Years of Balinese Wayang Painting” at Ubud’s Museum Puri Lukisan from October 7 to November 7, 2013.

The paintings were retired from temple service in the mid-1990s after 20-plus years and replaced with new ones. The top photo is part of a series shot by Barbara Miller as the family renovated the sanggah in preparation for its odalan.