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Bali Handicrafts Overview

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Arts and Crafts

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These include wood Puppets, shadow Puppets, terra-cotta figurines, ceramic large pots from Lombok and Banten West Bomeo, primitive statues from the eastern islands, brass bowls bronze statues and other decorative items- Furniture has become very big business in recent years. With few exceptions, it all comes from Java and is made of teakwood.

The best is made of old recycled teakwood, which can be recognized by its rich deep color as opposed to young teak, which tends to be yellow. There are very few original pieces left anymore, so take a good look before you pay a Premium price for a married piece.

In furniture it is always, a good idea to look underneath and in the corners carefully, for it is there you will discover how well made or old the piece is. Remember that when you buy a few large pieces that the cost of shipping can be more than the buying price.

As for antiques, this is now a very flexible word in Indonesia and in Bali. Oftentimes, the best antiques are to be found among simple items that have never really caught the attention of those in search of more important pieces. Usually the longer the story about its origin, the more doubtful its authenticity.

There are numerous villages and people whose livelihood is based on making new things look old. Bronzes, for example, are treated in everything from battery acid to mildly corrosive leaves. Remember that just because something looks old and the seller seems to be a great guy who wants to give you the bargain of the century, it does not mean anything.

Like everything, the best advice is that if you love and can afford it, buy with no illusions. If you do not now what you are doing, then seek expert advice. You will probably save yourself a major headache. Shopping for art, artifacts and crafts is supposed to fun and Bali is one of the best places in the world to find something beautiful for yourself or somebody that you love.
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Silver, Gold Smiths and Baskets

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The village of Celuk is now lined with galleries all selling silver ware. They are typical Balinese work using granulation and a process of attaching gold to the surface of silver. Today the industry is very sophisticated and includes everything from classical pieces to modem designs that you would not even guess were made in Bali.

The silver business has grown so large in the last few years that many of the smiths are Javanese working for Balinese bosses. Most of the silver that you will see in the galleries is also probably from Java. If you are looking for a good price, the farther you wander off from the main road, the lower the prices will be.

The price of silver should be detained by the weight and work. A fair price at the place of manufacture is around Rp 1000 per gram, though this is only a guideline and not a rule. Most silver is sterling. Be careful of vendors on the beach, though, who have been known to sell plate or the price of the real thing. As for gold, you will most probably have to order it. The only exceptions are the goldsmith shops of Denpasar catering to the Balinese themselves. Here you buy gold by weight.

Baskets

There are many types of woven baskets made of bamboo, rattan and other fibers. In the vicinity of Ubud, large baskets are woven of pandan leaves with designs resembling American Indian motifs, in Tenganan village, which is more famous for its geringsing, extremely fine and expensive baskets that are woven of a type of grass found growing on the banks of rivers.

There are also numerous other types of baskets such as those used to carry fighting cocks. Many of these can be found in the market of Denpasar. Two other popular types of baskets found in Bali are those from the island of Lombok to the east and fine rattan weaving from Borneo.
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Stone Carving

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The preferred material for stone carving is known as volcanic tuff that resembles the color of cement when it is newly carved. Many visitors to Bali assume that they are cast, not hand made! To see the truth with your own eyes, go Visit the bend in the road in Batubulan which has long been touted as being the village of stone carvers.

There are several other places where stone carving takes place. You will find traditional Balinese statues albeit often sterile and a host of kreasi baru or new creations catering to the orders of those who came before you, including Balinese versions of angels, to busts of Beethoven.

As large pieces of tuff are becoming difficult to find and expensive, smaller ones are often pounded up and mixed with cement to make blocks this are then carved. If the mixture is wrong, your sculpture might disintegrates when you get it back home. Moss and lichen loves to grow on tuff, so your statue might already be covered with it when you buy it.

Remember that stone is porous and that in especially cold climates could split in freezing weather. One should also know that many of the large statues of Hindu gods and goddesses carved in hard dark pitted stone are actually not from Bali, but from Java. The stone is andesite, the same material of which the Borobudur Temple was carved. It is very durable.

Unfortunately, few of the carvings, despite their size, display the grace or beauty of the originals they seek to replicate. Under no conditions, believe anyone who tells you that they have the original Borobudur head or statue for sale. These simply do not exist and if they did, they would be illegal.
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Wood Carving

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Traditional Balinese woodcarving has always been of religious subjects. In the 1930’s though a new type of carving developed in Mas near Ubud catering to the tourist market. Today, the best Balinese carving galleries are still there.

One of the oldest is the Ida Bagus Njana, Ida Bagus Tilem Gallery where you will still be able to see a number of carvings from the earlier period – these are not for sale. Quality is good and prices are sky high. If you search among a number of the less famous galleries in the area, you might be able to find a piece by the same carver for a fraction of what it would cost you in an expensive gallery.

Remember too that if you come with a guide, most galleries will pay him a significant commission on your purchases. Another important area for woodcarving is on the road up to Sebatu. This is the region where most of the Antik Baru or new antiques are made. There are sometimes genuine old carvings to be found but not in these villages.

Dirt and brown shoe polish are cheap and if you want it to look beat up, they will be happy to oblige. The important thing is that you find something you like for a price you can afford, There are also numerous other Balinese standards like wooden banana trees, flowers and the type of things that might often be found at cheaper prices, when they are on sale at Cost Plus !

Remember to bargain! Also check out the enormous Garuda statues made in this area ever since the first President of Indonesia starting giving them away to foreign dignitaries as gifts.
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Bali Arts & Crafts

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Bali Batik
Bali's batik, ikat and double ikat have designs inspired by religion and Bali's myths and legends, but there are also more contemporary designs inspired by Javanese motifs.

Modern batik artists find expression through various subjects, ranging from objects of nature, to beautiful landmarks and cultural events, and sometimes accompany traditional designs with an insightful modern interpretation.

The Balinese have also perfected the art of ikat and double ikat weaving. Though inspired by the batik of Java, this cultural art form is very unique and carries its own character. Ikat literally means tie. This art is so-called as a piece of ikat cloth is woven in a way that the ink is "tied" in one of the two threads.

A double ikat, meanwhile, is a repeat of this technique, where both threads contain ink. The ink bleeds beautifully to its surrounding areas of cloth, creating a piece of cloth with subtle and unique patterns. The village of Tenganan is famous for its excellent double ikat cloths, and a good piece of double ikat may take months to finish.

Certain patterns of the ikat, especially black and white, and chequered pieces are believed to have the power to protect the wearer against evil spirits. This belief is widely seen in the pieces of ikats covering or dressing statues guarding the entrances of temples.

Bali Artists
For centuries Bali's artists and craftsmen have worked skillfully under the patronage of the priests and ruling classes, decorating palaces and temples. But Bali's artists have always been anonymous, never putting their name to pieces of lovely work, but always living close together in "artist villages".

Given the richness of skill and striking talent of the Balinese, it is interesting to note that Balinese artists did not have much room for personal expression. Creativity plays second fiddle to strict aesthetic and religious guidelines. But it is indeed fascinating that this practice soon changed with the arrival of Western artists at the start of the century. The talented Balinese started to develop their own individual styles, where imagination and art reigned supreme in painting, woodcarvings, jewellery making, textiles, stone carvings, dance, drama and music.

Ubud is heart of Bali's arts world, although the entire isle of Bali can be seems to be to the manifestation of art on earth. The Raja of old Ubud, strongly encouraged Bali's artistic development, especially in painting. Artistic, if somewhat eccentric westerners like the Dutch born Hans Snel, German born Walter Spies and American Antonio Blanco were prominent artists, who made Ubud their homes during the 1930's.

Located in the hills north of Denpasar, Ubud is a wonderful place for both art and the performing arts. Visitors who come for a few days nearly always end up staying much longer. Road expansion has made Ubud more accessible resulting in rapid expansion which now includes the neighbouring artistic villages of Campuan, Penestanan, Padangtegal, Peliatan and Pengosekan.

For a real picture of artistic Bali, visit the homes of the late Gusti Nyoman Lempad, a local pioneer of Balinese artist; American artist, Antonio Blanco; Walter Spies, the influential and rather infamous German artist from 1930s, which is now one of rooms at Hotel Tjampuhan; and the restaurant of Dutch painter Hans Snel.

Check out the Handicraft Villages where Bali's talented artisans live. These villages are Batubulan for stone carving, Celuk for silver & gold jewellery, Mas for wood carving, and Pengosekan for painting. Or make a stop at the "Art Market" in Sukawati to bargain for all kinds of handicrafts and textiles.
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Bali Arts & Crafts

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Artistic Bali is a melting pot of cultures and traditions. The Balinese have an inborn talent of absorbing different cultural elements, blending them with their own, to produce dynamic new artistic hybrids. Across the years, Bali has soaked up Chinese, Buddhist, Indian, Hindu, Javanese and Western influences.

The Balinese were, traditionally, animists. Even when Hinduism arrived in Bali, its practices were adapted to go hand in hand with local traditions, thus making Hinduism in Bali very much different from its original form in India. Even the Hindu Mahabarata and Ramayana epics take on Balinese nuances and beliefs when played out in the wayang.

Other aspects of Balinese life follow suit. Take for instance, its performing arts. Bali's dance, music and Wayang theatres still retain rich religious connotations, after having been enriched by contemporary artistry, and are still performed to appease and please the gods. This is illustrated in the trance dance of the Barong, or the intense Kecak dance; which retains very Balinese elements but includes a rhythm set by Western influences.

Canvas
Traditionally, Balinese paintings depict religious and mythological symbolism, but Western influence wrought a change resulting in paintings freely creative but still distinctively Balinese.

Painting in Bali has certainly undergone tremendous development. To the inherently talented Balinese, painting was merely another means of self expression, of transferring feelings of faith and reverence into form.

Absorbing free expression from Western artists and painters who made the island their home, Balinese painting then took a beautiful turn by adapting this new influence into Balinese culture creating fresh nuances and clever styles of paintings which remain distinctively and unmistakably Balinese.

The artists and painters of Bali today apply their talent to capturing contemporary pieces of nature, daily life and even tourists; and have brightened up their canvasses by adding colour to the traditional shades of coal grey and the dominating religious or mythical characters of Bali's Wayang.

The island's artistic culture really owes its evolution to the Raja of Ubud, well-known for his fondness of arts and paintings, and his openness to foreigners and their ways. It is only fitting that Ubud became and still remains the centre of Bali's art world, having welcomed renowned artists like Bonnet, Spies, Blanco and Snel, who visited the island and found that they just couldn't leave.

Wonderful museums like the Puri Museum Lukisan, the Neka Museum, and the Rudana Museum house permanent collections of some of the best paintings ever produced by the talented Balinese and their foreign counterparts.

Bali Wood Carving
Gold and silver making, wood and stone carvings, have also kept their grace through their evolution.

Mythological forms of stone and wood stand guard in front of shrines and temples, or gaze out from the walls of houses and museums.

In Balinese culture, woodcarvings have the honour of holding the most sacred of offerings, and also the bodies of Balinese as they are cremated.

Wooden carvings also adorn the Balinese home and are often placed near the gate in welcome.
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