Museum Rudana or Rudana Art Museum is an

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in Peliatan,

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, Indonesia. It was built by Nyoman Rudana, following the concept of the Bali

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philosophy of

Tri Hita Karana Tri Hita Karana is a traditional philosophy for life on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The literal translation is roughly the "three causes of well-being" or "three reasons for prosperity." The three causes referred to in the principle are: # Harm ...

, where art makes a contribution to public wellbeing.

History

The 500 square meter building was built on of land, and its

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was laid on December 26, 1995. Its blessing ceremony was held on August 11, 1995 as part of the commemoration of the ''50th Anniversary of Indonesian Independence'' with its ''Golden Indonesian Spirit''. President

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officially opened it on December 26, 1995.

Architecture

Nyoman Rudana designed the building, which is three stories tall and built using

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and philosophical artifacts. ''Tri Angga'', the three parts of a human body: the head, trunk, and legs; ''Tri Manggala'', the division of a compound into 3 sections: the inner, middle, and outer sections; ''Tri Loka'', the concept of the universe which is divided into , , : the worlds beneath, intermediate and above. The outer walls of the museum reflect the national flag of

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: red and white. The red part is made up of red bricks and the white is made up of

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Collections

Museum Rudana exhibits more than 400 pieces of fine art and sculpture made by various Indonesian artists. The arrangement of paintings aims to represent a harmony of style in line with the philosophical concept of the building. On the first and second floor, works of modern Indonesian artists are displayed, including works by

Affandi Affandi (18 May 1907 – 23 May 1990) was an Indonesian artist. Born in Cirebon, West Java, as the son of R. Koesoema, who was a surveyor at a local sugar factory, Affandi finished his upper secondary school in Jakarta. He gave up his studies to ...

Basuki Abdullah Fransiskus Xaverius Basuki Abdullah (born Muhammad Basuki Abdullah, January 25, 1915 – November 5, 1993) was an Indonesian painter and a convert to Roman Catholicism from Islam. His work is characterized as realism and has been exhibited ...

, Srihadi Soedarsono (best known for his series of

Borobudur Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur ( id, Candi Borobudur, jv, ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦝꦸꦂ, Candhi Barabudhur) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indone ...

paintings), Nyoman Gunarsa, and

Made Wianta Made Wianta (20 December 1949 – 13 November 2020) was an Indonesian artist who was concerned with social and cultural changes and social issues. He has been described as one of his country's best known artists. Selected works ''Growing Hands'' ...

. The works of post-modern Indonesian artists such as Nyoman Erawan and Made Budhiana are also presented. Museum Rudana also has paintings depicting temples in Indonesia such as

Besakih Besakih Temple ( Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬩᭂᬲᬓᬶᬄ) is a ''pura'' complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, an ...

in Bali, and

Prambanan Prambanan ( id, Candi Prambanan, jv, ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ, Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the P ...

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. On the third floor, various traditional works of traditional Balinese masters from

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and Batuan are exhibited, including works by

I Gusti Nyoman Lempad I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (1862?–1978) was a Balinese stone sculptor, architect (''undagi'' in Balinese) and painter who built palaces and temples in Ubud and its neighboring villages. Lempad's exact birth date, as is the case for many Balinese ...

and I Gusti Ketut Kobot. The museum also exhibits the works of foreign artists who reside in Bali, including Don Antonio Blanco (Spain), Yuri Gorbachev (Russia), Jafar Islah (Kuwait) and Iyama Tadayuki (Japan).

Exhibitions

Museum Rudana has held exhibitions overseas. In 1997 and 1998, while Indonesia was affected by the

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, it held exhibitions in

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, Kuwait and in

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, Italy in 2000, where Nyoman Rudana received the ''L’albero dell’umanita (The Tree of Humanity)'' award from the

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. Regular exhibitions are held several times a year, with the biggest one usually taking place in August as a commemoration of its anniversary. The 4th anniversary in 1999 and the 8th in 2004 were commemorated by presenting ''The Ksatria Seni Awards'' to fellow artists who dedicated their works for the development of the Indonesian arts.

References

Bibliography

* Mann, Richard, 2006. ''Treasures of Bali – A Guide to Museums in Bali''. Gateway Books International, UK. * August 2007, ''Museum Rudana'' Buletin (issued commemorating the 12th Anniversary of Museum Rudana).

External links

*
Ubud News, 28 August 2004 ''Rudana Celebrates with Nahappan''

Bali Discovery Tours 8 Oct 2007 ''Modern Indonesian Masters : 8 Senior Indonesian Artists Celebrate the 12th Anniversary of Ubud's Museum Rudana in a Joint Exhibition''

''Jakarta Post 23 August 2007 - Museum Rudana marks 12th anniversary''
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