THE GUIDE - The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok - page 190

Fifth Pavilion: Contemporary Indonesian Art Hall
The fifth pavilion focuses on works by formally trained Indonesian artists, whose style is of-
ten labelled “Academic”. Outstanding examples include large oils by Javanese-born Anton
Hwang (Anton Kustia Widjaja), who moved to Ubud in 1969, and Abdul Aziz 's much-re-
produced diptych entitled Mutual Attraction .
Sixth Pavilion: East-West Art Annex
The upstairs galleries feature the paintings of foreign artists in Bali , including the Dutch
painter Rudolf Bonnet 's sensual portraits, including Temptation of Arjuna . The bright
Gauguin-esque oils of Swiss-born Theo Meier draw on the lurid light and tropical emotions
of Bali, in contrast to the Dutch Willem Gerard Hofker 's minutely observed crayon studies
of temples, such as Temple at Campuhan , Ubud . Also on show are some erotically charged
portraits by the Catalan-born Antonio Blanco , whose studio-gallery is nearby; the Australian
Donald Friend 's charmingly fanciful Chagall-esque evocations of his Sanur home, including
Batujimbar Village ; and the Dutch Han Snel 's striking Girls Carrying Offerings .
Not all the impressions of Bali come from outside Asia: the dynamic Gabor-Pendet Dance
is by J. Elizalde Navarro from the Philippines, while the striking works Fight to the Finish ,
The Gambler and Barong and Rangda Dance are by the Javanese expressionist Affandi .