Lot 74 | 4 February 2024

 

 

LOT 74

MADE WIANTA

B. Indonesia, 1949 – 2020

Untitled, 1992

Mixed media on canvas

50 x 39.5 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

Signed and dated “Wianta 1992” on lower right

RM 4,000 – 7,000

Studied at the school of fine art in Denpasar and The Indonesian Academy of Fine Art in Yogyakarta. Before completing the programme, however, he went to Brussels, Belgium. For several years he worked and visited museums and galleries there, then returned to Indonesia in 1972. He has participated in many group and solo exhibitions in Indonesia and abroad, including the Venice Biennale in 2003, and Mike Weiss Gallery in New York, USA in 2005. His artistry has been documented in the books Made Wianta (1990), Made Wianta : Universal Balinese Artist (1999), Made Wianta : Art and Peace (2000), and Wild Dogs in Bali : The Art of Made Wianta (2005).